General
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Production data are typically released every month. “Status” data (cross-sections; used for total employment aggregates) are available one to two months after the end of each month. “Dynamics” data (all personnel actions; used for hiring numbers, retirement figures, etc.) require more time, approximately four months from the end of a particular month, to become production data because of the late actions, cancellations, and corrections, which Status data do not have.