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re: Baton Rouge area gains 12,700 jobs over 12 months

Posted on 7/26/14 at 4:33 pm to
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
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Posted on 7/26/14 at 4:33 pm to
Anyone know why the specify "Nonfarm" jobs?


And I had no idea BR metro was so big
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 7/26/14 at 4:34 pm to
BR metro is an 8 parish region.
Posted by southernelite
Dallas
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 7/26/14 at 4:45 pm to
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Anyone know why the specify "Nonfarm" jobs?




It excludes a certain number of jobs to avoid skewed statistics. I would assume it's because of the cyclical nature of farm jobs. They are gained and lost every season.

Also excluded are governmental employees and a couple of other categories.
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