Day archives: October 23rd, 2011

Speech by Governor Duke on the Federal Reserve System and individual financial planning

The Federal Reserve System and Individual Financial Planning, Governor Elizabeth A. Duke At the 2011 Virginia Beach Financial Planning Day, Virginia Beach, Virginia, October 22, 2011 Beginning in 2008, in the face of rising unemployment and falling home values, households reduced spending and increased saving. Although many households have suffered tremendous financial hardship, in the …

Subjects: Government Documents

BEA October 2011 Survey of Current Business

Survey of Current Business, October 2011: “In October, we traditionally present recent statistics on services traded across borders and services delivered via affiliates of multinational companies, thus taking a broad view of services provided to and by the United States in international markets. Cross-border trade statistics are presented for 2010, while services provided through affiliates …

Subjects: Government Documents

BLS: Workplace Injury and Illness Summary 2010

Workplace Injury and Illness Summary 2010 “Nearly 3.1 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses we reported among private industry employers in 2010, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.5 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers– down from 3.6 cases in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The total recordable cases (TRC) injury …

Subjects: Government Documents

Jobless rates down in 25 states, up in 14 in Sep; payroll jobs down in 25, up in 24 states

Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, September 2011: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in September. Twenty-five states recorded unemployment rate decreases, 14 states posted rate increases, and 11 states and the District of Columbia had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-eight states registered unemployment …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Costs of Reproduction: History and the Legal Construction of Sex Equality

The Costs of Reproduction: History and the Legal Construction of Sex Equality, Deborah Dinner, Washington University in Saint Louis – School of Law. Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review (CR-CL), Vol. 46, 2011 “Today, legal and political actors argue that sex equality does not require society to share the costs of pregnancy, childbirth, and childrearing …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Legal Research