According to the BLS, when the published data on payroll employment are benchmarked this coming February to comprehensive counts of employment from unemployment insurance tax records, the level of private payroll employment in March 2009 is expected to be revised down by 855,000.
7  This statement remains true when job loss is measured as a percentage of total initial payrolls rather than in absolute terms. 4  BIS Review 145/2009  work experience and on-the-job training, potentially reducing their future wages and employment opportunities.