WASHINGTON, Aug 18 — The US economy likely created 166,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated, the Labour Department’s Bureau of Labour Statistics said today. The reading is a preliminary estimate of the BLS’ annual “benchmark” revision to closely watched...
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 — The US economy likely created 166,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated, the Labour Department’s Bureau of Labour Statistics said today.
The reading is a preliminary estimate of the BLS’ annual “benchmark” revision to closely watched payrolls data. Once a year, the BLS compares its non-farm payrolls data, based on monthly surveys of a sample of employers, with a much more complete database of unemployment insurance tax records. A final benchmark revision will be released in February along with the BLS’ report on employment for January. Government statisticians will use the final benchmark count to revise payroll data for months both prior to and after March. — Reuters
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