An establishment survey is used to calculate
A) the unemployment rate.
B) the level of payroll employment.
C) both the unemployment rate and the level of payroll employment.
D) neither the unemployment rate nor the level of payroll employment.

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An establishment survey, such as the Current Employment Statistics survey, primarily measures the level of payroll employment by asking businesses about the number of employees on their payrolls, their pay, and the hours they work. It does not measure the unemployment rate, which is derived from household surveys.

An Establishment Survey Is Used to Calculate