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In reply to the discussion: U.S. created 501,000 fewer jobs as of March 2019 than previous reported [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(56,897 posts)30. Announcement 2019 CES Preliminary Benchmark Revision
{edited} I see progree already did this: Found this from BLS.gov itself
Announcement 2019 CES Preliminary Benchmark Revision
Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
CES Preliminary Benchmark Announcement
In accordance with usual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is announcing the preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series. The final benchmark revision will be issued in February 2020 with the publication of the January 2020 Employment Situation news release.
Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment for the month of March. These counts are derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. For national CES employment series, the annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have averaged plus or minus two-tenths of one percent of total nonfarm employment. The preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision indicates a downward adjustment to March 2019 total nonfarm employment of -501,000 (-0.3 percent).
Preliminary benchmark revisions are calculated only for the month of March 2019 for the major industry sectors in table 1. The existing employment series are not updated with the release of the preliminary benchmark estimate. The data for all CES series will be updated when the final benchmark revision is issued.
Table 1 shows the March 2019 preliminary benchmark revisions by major industry sector. As is typically the case, many of the individual industry series show larger percentage revisions than the total nonfarm series, primarily because statistical sampling error is greater at more detailed levels than at an aggregated level.
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Last Modified Date: August 21, 2019
CES Preliminary Benchmark Announcement
In accordance with usual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is announcing the preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series. The final benchmark revision will be issued in February 2020 with the publication of the January 2020 Employment Situation news release.
Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment for the month of March. These counts are derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. For national CES employment series, the annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have averaged plus or minus two-tenths of one percent of total nonfarm employment. The preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision indicates a downward adjustment to March 2019 total nonfarm employment of -501,000 (-0.3 percent).
Preliminary benchmark revisions are calculated only for the month of March 2019 for the major industry sectors in table 1. The existing employment series are not updated with the release of the preliminary benchmark estimate. The data for all CES series will be updated when the final benchmark revision is issued.
Table 1 shows the March 2019 preliminary benchmark revisions by major industry sector. As is typically the case, many of the individual industry series show larger percentage revisions than the total nonfarm series, primarily because statistical sampling error is greater at more detailed levels than at an aggregated level.
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Last Modified Date: August 21, 2019
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Start here to see the archival data: Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
Go over to the left hand side of the page. There's a column of topics. Go down the column:
BROWSE CES
SEARCH CES
CES TOPICS
Under CES TOPICS, click on BENCHMARK.
You'll go to Current Employment Statistics - CES (National) Tables Created by BLS - Benchmark Information
In that category, click on Archived Benchmark Articles
They have .pdfs going back to March 2002.
HTH.
Thanks for the thread, UpInArms. Good job.
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U.S. created 501,000 fewer jobs as of March 2019 than previous reported [View all]
UpInArms
Aug 2019
OP
I knew the lying, cheating bastards were rigging the employment numbers.
democratisphere
Aug 2019
#2
Me, too. I don't believe anything that comes out of this government. Period! n/t
Peregrine Took
Aug 2019
#36
So at this point they are just straight up lying. That is more than a revision it is a
SweetieD
Aug 2019
#8
I don't trust any Numbers the Trump administration puts out. They will do anything to paint a rosie
Meadowoak
Aug 2019
#9
we've tipped off the edge and are gaining momentum as we slid toward the bottom...
Javaman
Aug 2019
#10
Gigantic number to make up for past lies and make room for new ones until Nov 2020
bucolic_frolic
Aug 2019
#11
Truly hope someone missed a decimal point in the revision and it is 50,000 jobs
Freethinker65
Aug 2019
#14
Is anyone really surprised that the Trump administration is caught lying yet again?
cstanleytech
Aug 2019
#15
What's more, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produces both the monthly jobs reports
progree
Aug 2019
#20
I'm looking for exactly what months were revised .... but in the meantime I ran across this
progree
Aug 2019
#22
So basically this isn't a 'jobs created' number, it's a 'total employed' number
mr_lebowski
Aug 2019
#54
Cookin' the books & pulling the wool over deplorable eyes. LIES, all lies. n/t
slumcamper
Aug 2019
#26
Socialist sounding Bureau of Labor Statistics and their "seasonally adjusted" socialism
IronLionZion
Aug 2019
#29
Here's the job series they are talking about (the famed and storied non-farm payroll job numbers
progree
Aug 2019
#33
So if 10,000 BabyBoomers are hitting 65 every day and a bunch of them work and a bunch of them
NoMoreRepugs
Aug 2019
#43