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Activity Number:
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467
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #306471 |
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Title:
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Temporary Help, Leased, and Contract Workers: Designing and Testing a Supplement to the Current Employment Statistic Survey
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Author(s):
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Polly Phipps*+ and Kathy Downey and Christopher Manning and Kirk Mueller
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Companies:
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Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Address:
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2 Massachusettes Ave., NE, Washington, DC, 20212,
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Keywords:
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establishment survey ; survey design ; cognitive interviews ; alternative employment arrangements ; flexible staffing
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Abstract:
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The CES is a monthly establishment survey producing data on employment, hours, and earnings. There are occasions when supplemental information from respondents would allow us to gain a deeper understanding of economic trends. The first undertaking in this effort is a survey of temporary help, leased, and contract workers (TLC). Use of TLC workers is a leading indicator of labor market trends, and a better understanding of industry hiring would help quantify gains and losses in payroll employment. The survey has gone through several development phases: consultation with industry experts on concepts; exploratory interviews with CES respondents to assess data availability/quality; and cognitive interviews testing the questionnaire, including respondents' understanding of survey terms. We present results from each phase, and outline quality measures to be used in evaluating survey results.
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