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Originally Posted by blynk
What's the spike each year. Xmas holidays? or end of Fin Year and companies doing something dodgy
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Seasonal workers. From the US Bureau of Labour Statistics.
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Over the course of a year, the size of the labor force, the levels of employment and unemployment, and other measures of labor market activity undergo fluctuations due to seasonal events including changes in weather, harvests, major holidays, and school schedules. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by seasonally adjusting the statistics from month to month
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