Corrections
Corrections and revisions
Every correction to a published figure is logged here with its date, its cause and its effect. This policy is published before there is anything to correct.
An index that silently changes its own history is not a measurement. It is an opinion with a number attached. This page exists so that anyone citing SeniorCareWork can see exactly what changed, when and why.
The public log
Correction log
No corrections have been issued.
SeniorCareWork has not yet published an index value, so there is nothing to correct. This log is live from the first day of publication and every future correction will appear here.
What counts as a correction
A correction is any change to a figure that has already been published. Corrections are logged above and the affected figure stays visibly marked as corrected wherever it appears.
A revision is different. Some readings are published as preliminary, meaning the observation met the publication threshold but part of the source panel had not yet reported. When the remaining panel reports, a preliminary figure is updated to a measured one. That is a scheduled revision, not a correction, and preliminary figures are always labelled as preliminary at the moment they are published — never after the fact.
A restatement is a third case: a methodology change that alters how a series is calculated. Restated series are flagged in the archive alongside the methodology version that produced them, so a reader can always tell which method a number came from.
What triggers a correction
- Duplicate listings. The same vacancy counted more than once because deduplication failed across sources.
- Source misclassification. Listings attributed to the wrong employer, market or occupational family.
- Collection failure. A source that appeared to report normally but returned incomplete data.
- Calculation error. An error in the index mathematics itself.
- Threshold error. A value published for a market or period that should have been reported as insufficient data.
How corrections are handled
When a correction is required, the corrected figure is published as soon as it is verified rather than held for a scheduled release. The correction is logged here with the date, the affected series and period, the cause, and the effect — including the previous value and the corrected value. A correction notice appears on the affected pages, and anyone who received the figure through the weekly briefing gets the correction in the next edition.
We do not remove incorrect figures from the record. Showing what was published, and what it became, is the point of a correction log.
Reporting an error
If you believe a published figure is wrong, tell us. Include the figure, where you saw it and what you think is incorrect. We will respond whether or not the report results in a correction, and a report that turns out to be right is credited in the log if the reporter wants it to be.
Email [email protected] with Correction in the subject line, or use the contribution form.