Projection Evaluations

• Fullerton, Howard N, Jr., "Evaluating the BLS labor force projections to 2000." Monthly Labor Review, October 2003,  pp. 3-12.
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• Alpert, Andrew and Auyer, Jill, "Evaluating the BLS 1988-2000 employment projections" Monthly Labor Review, October 2003,  pp. 13-37.
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• Rosenthal, Neal H., "The quality of BLS projections: a historical account," Monthly Labor Review, May 1999,  pp. 27-35l
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• Rosenthal, Neal H., "Evaluating the 1995 BLS projections: Introduction," Monthly Labor Review, September 1997, pp. 3-4.
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• Fullerton, Howard N, Jr., "Evaluating the 1995 BLS projections: Labor force projections," Monthly Labor Review, September 1997, pp. 5-9.
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• Fullerton, Howard N., Jr., "Evaluating the 1995 BLS labor force projections," Proceedings of the Section on Government Statistics and Section on Social Statistics, (Alexandria, VA, American Statistical Association, 1997), pp.394-399.
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• Andreassen, Arthur, "Evaluating the 1995 BLS projections: Industry employment projections," Monthly Labor Review, September 1997, pp. 9-15.
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• Veneri, Carolyn M., "Evaluating the 1995 BLS projections: Occupational employment projections," Monthly Labor Review, September 1997, pp. 15-31.
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• Fullerton, Howard N, Jr., "An evaluation of labor force projections to 1990," Monthly Labor Review, August 1992, pp. 3-14.
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• Saunders, Norman C. "An evaluation of industry employment projections for 1990," Monthly Labor Review, August 1992, pp. 15-31.
  
  
• Rosenthal, Neal, "An evaluation of occupational projections to 1990," Monthly Labor Review, August 1992, pp. 32-48.
  
  
• Fullerton, Howard N, Jr., "An evaluation of labor force projections to 1985," Monthly Labor Review, November 1988, pp. 7-17.
  
  
• Tschetter, John H., "An evaluation of BLS projections of the 1985 economy," Monthly Labor Review, September 1988.
  
  
• Tschetter, John H., "An evaluation of BLS's projections of 1980 industry employment," Monthly Labor Review, August 1984, pp. 12-22.
  
  
• Fullerton, Howard N, Jr., "How accurate were the 1980 labor force projections?," Monthly Labor Review, July 1982, pp. 15-21.
  
  
• Carey, Max L., and Kasunic, K., "Evaluating the 1980 projections of occupational employment," Monthly Labor Review, July 1982, pp. 22-30.
  
  
• Carey, Max L., "Evaluating the 1975 projections of occupational employment," Monthly Labor Review, June 1980, pp. 10-21.
  
  
• Christy, Paul T., and Horowitz, Karen J., "An evaluation of BLS projections of 1975 output and employment," Monthly Labor Review, August 1979, pp. 8-19.
  
  
• Ryscavage, Paul M., "BLS labor force projections: a review of methods and results," Monthly Labor Review, April 1979, pp. 15-22.
  
  
• Personick, Valerie A., and Sylvester, R.A., "Evaluation of BLS 1970 economic and employment projections," Monthly Labor Review, August 1976, pp. 13-26.
  
  
• Rosenblum, M., "On the accuracy of labor force projections," Monthly Labor Review, October 1972.
  
  
• Swerdloff, Sol, "How good were manpower projections for the 1960's?," Monthly Labor Review, November 1969, pp. 17-22.
  
  

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