Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
LMU Professor Presents Case for Dolphins as Nonhuman Persons at Science Conference: “Are dolphins nonhuman persons? Loyola Marymount University professor Thomas White insists they are, and presented his research this week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego. White, the author of In Defense of Dolphins: The New Frontier, …
News release: The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.4 percent in December, and nonfarm payroll employment increased by 103,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality and in health care but was little changed in other major industries. The number of unemployed persons decreased by …
The geeks strike back: despite enduring an industry bubble and the threat of outsourcing, Software Engineer ranks as the Best Job of 2011: “In recent years, the job market has increasingly rewarded math whizzes at the expense of less technical professionals. Jobs like Actuary, Mathematician and Accountant have all ranked among the best in America …
How the Recession Changed Us – What a difference two years makes, by Timothy Lavin “Officially, the Great Recession lasted from December 2007 to June 2009. A mere 18 monthsabout average, as recessions go. Yet if the trauma this time feels deep and lasting, that may be because, as the figures on these pages show, …
The U.S. housing bubble and bust: impacts on employment, Kathryn J. Byun, an economist in the Division of Industry Employment Projections, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics “Employment Projections Program data are used to estimate employment impacts due to the recent housing market cycle, and alternative nonbubble demand scenarios indicate …
