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Article: Census Bureau to update numbers on employment.
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- August 11, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-11 August 2004-US CENSUS BUREAU: Census Bureau to update numbers on employment(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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U.S. Census Bureau data show that the country's official unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in July 2004. So what's the source for this important economic indicator?
The information was gathered in the Census Bureau's monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) -- which dates from 1942 -- making it the longest-running household survey in the country.
"The CPS is the primary source of information for governments and businesses regarding the country's labor force," said James Holmes, director of the ...