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Where do these figures come from in the first place? Are they based on W-2 filings? Who notifies the federal government when I leave my job? How can anyone inde
by rgovostes 7y ago
Where do these figures come from in the first place? Are they based on W-2 filings? Who notifies the federal government when I leave my job? How can anyone independently verify these figures are accurate?
Edit: This seems to go into many of these details: https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cestn.htm https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cestn.htm
- mdorazio 7y agoFor those who aren't familiar and haven't read the link, most initial BLS data is derived from surveys, not from W2 + 1099 filings. As such, it's an indicator, not the whole truth.