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Activity Number:
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39
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, August 2, 2009 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #304445 |
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Title:
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Response Analysis Survey: Examining Reasons for Employment Differences Between the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages and the Current Employment Statistics Survey
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Author(s):
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Kristin Fairman*+ and Maggie Applebaum and Polly Phipps and Chris Manning
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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 Massachusetts Ave, N.E., Washington, DC, 20212,
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Keywords:
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measurement error ; survey and administrative data ; employment ; response analysis survey ; data quality
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Abstract:
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects employment figures through two programs: the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) and the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. These two programs collect monthly employment counts from an establishment for the same reference period so the employment figures should generally be identical for each establishment. However, differences exist in the monthly employment figures from the two programs - at the micro and aggregate levels, both at a point in time and in seasonal patterns. Using results from a 2008 response analysis survey (RAS) in which 3,000 establishments with large seasonal differences were asked about reasons for differences in employment reported to CES and QCEW, we analyze the employment differences and potential reasons behind them.
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