21.   Seasonal adjustments were largely responsible for the lodging spike.

22.   Separately, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said today it corrected a coding error in its seasonal adjustment of the business payroll survey that first cropped up in June.

23.   Some analysts contend the report overestimated auto sales because of a seasonal adjustment quirk.

24.   Still, a Labor Department official cautioned that the January gain may have been partially exaggerated by seasonal adjustments to the statistics.

25.   Still, a Labor Department official cautioned the January gain may have been exaggerated by statistical seasonal adjustments.

26.   Still, a Labor Department official cautioned the January gain may have been partially exaggerated by seasonal adjustments to the statistics.

27.   That could have prevented some workers from filing, economists said, though seasonal adjustments should have accounted for the holiday.

28.   That is the first decline this year other than those that reflected the vagaries of the weather and seasonal adjustments.

29.   The Bureau of Labor Statistics said today it corrected a coding error in its seasonal adjustment of the business payroll survey that first cropped up in June.

30.   The corrected seasonal adjustment formula and shorter than usual survey period make the numbers difficult to read, analysts said.