"c           VAR 0256      08326 PAY GOVT R 915-963               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0256         LOC 2265 WIDTH  9             DK  36 COL 62-70  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              PAYROLLS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS                       "
"c              ---------------------------------------                       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  08326                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF DOLLARS                                   "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  04/1951-12/1963                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  1951-1954: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT,  "
"c              QUARTERLY PUBLI- CATION, APRIL 1952 THROUGH JANUARY 1955;     "
"c              1955-1963: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, STATE AND LOCAL        "
"c              GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLLS, DECEMBER 1961, JULY       "
"c              1962, MONTHLY TABLES THEREAFTER.                              "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS BEGAN COMPILING THIS   "
"c              DATA IN JANUARY 1955. COMPARABILITY WITH THE ESTIMATES MADE   "
"c              BY THE CENSUS BUREAU HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND THE SERIES IS    "
"c              CONTINUOUS (SEE EXPLANATORY NOTE IN THE DECEMBER, 1961        "
"c              SUMMARY TABLE).                                               "
"c                   BEGINNING IN JANUARY 1959 DATA INCLUDE ALASKA AND        "
"c              HAWAII. THIS INCREASED PAYROLLS BY 0.6% OR $12 MILLION        "
"c              IN THE SURVEY MONTH OF OCTOBER.                               "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "