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included in the following discussion is intentionally far greater than in other chapters. |
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The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produces two independently derived measures of employment on a monthly basis. The establishment, or payroll, measure is based on payroll records and measures employment in nonagricultural industries. The second measure, household employment, is based on a survey and measures civilian, noninstitutional employment of persons aged 16 years and older and includes agricultural workers and self-employed individuals. |
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This information is adapted from Trading the Fundamentals, Revised Edition, by Michael P. Niemira and Gerald F. Zukowski; 1998, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. |
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