The monthly jobs number we know and love is a seasonally adjusted data series. But is the algorithm correct? The Brookings Institution has been publishing an "improved" seasonal adjustment number for a while now and BLS economists have given some indication that they agree this is better than the one they're using. The improved method makes this month's jobs report look a bit better:
BOOM! Improved seasonal adjustment algorithm says we created +304k jobs last month, not +288k.
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— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 2, 2014
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