Day archives: January 22nd, 2010

NOAA: December Global Ocean Temperature Second-Warmest on Record

News release: “The global ocean surface temperature was the second warmest on record for December, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Based on records going back to 1880, the monthly NCDC analysis is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides. Scientists also reported the combined global land …

Subjects: Government Documents

BLS: Union Members – 2009

News release: “In 2009, the union membership rate–the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a union–was 12.3 percent, essentially unchanged from 12.4 percent a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions declined by 771,000 to 15.3 million, largely …

Subjects: Government Documents

BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment, December 2009

News release: “Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in December. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, four states registered rate decreases, and three states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the year, jobless rates increased in all 50 states and …

Subjects: Government Documents

Review of NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Programs and Operations

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Review of NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Programs and Operations, Final Report No. OIG-19887, January 2010, Office of Investigations. “In short, we found systemic, nationwide issues adversely affecting NOAA’s ability to effectively carry out its mission of regulating the fishing industry. These issues have contributed significantly to a highly-charged regulatory climate and …

Subjects: Government Documents

Census Bureau Launches 2010census.gov in Spanish

News release: “With an innovative, unique and digitally rich experience, the U.S. Census Bureau today launched its 2010 Census Spanish language Web site. The site’s goal is to inform the more than 34 million people who speak Spanish at home about the 2010 Census and to demonstrate to the Hispanic community that participation is easy, …

Subjects: E-Government