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News release: “In October, 102 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, down from 129 areas a year earlier, while 78 areas posted rates be- low 7.0 percent, up from 74 areas in October 2009. El Centro, Calif., again recorded the highest unemployment rate, 29.3 percent, followed by Yuma, Ariz., 26.7 percent. …
News release: “The market for ethanol fuel in the United States is still unconcentrated, with 160 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to be in production within the next 18 months, according to the Federal Trade Commissions 2010 report on the state of U.S. ethanol production. The FTC report is the agencys sixth annual …
Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force, Christine M. Matthews, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy, October 28, 2010 “The increased presence of foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs and in the scientific workforce has been and continues to be of concern to some in the scientific community. …
Bank for International Settlements: “Statistics on payment and settlement systems in selected countries – Figures for 2009 – Preliminary release, CPSS Publications No 93, December 2010. This is an annual publication that provides data on payments and payment systems in the CPSS countries. This version of the statistical update contains data for 2009 and earlier …
Annual Electric Power Industry Report data files Dec 6, 2010: “Data files include retail and wholesale electricity sales, revenue, and price information as well as data on advanced metering, green pricing, net metering, mergers & acquisitions, and time- and incentive-based demand response programs from the 2009 Form EIA-861. The data geographic coverage is the …
Military and Veterans Disability System: Pilot Has Achieved Some Goals, but Further Planning and Monitoring Needed, GAO-11-69, December 06, 2010 The Housing Assistance Council’s Use of Appropriated Funds, GAO-11-189R, December 06, 2010 Maritime Security: Ferry Security Measures Have Been Implemented, but Evaluating Existing Studies Could Further Enhance Security, GAO-11-207, December 03, 2010 Agricultural Chemicals: USDA …
“The Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool is a new tool designed to help you determine who is discharging, what pollutants they are discharging and how much, and where they are discharging. The tool calculates pollutant loadings from permit and DMR data from EPAs Permit Compliance System (PCS) and Integrated Compliance Information System for …
News release: “The federal budget deficit was $283 billion for the first two months of fiscal year 2011, CBO estimates, $14 billion less than the shortfall recorded through November of last year. Outlays and revenues alike are higher than they were last year at this time, by about 2 percent and 9 percent, respectively taxes …
Banking crises and the international monetary system in the Great Depression and now by Richhild Moessner and William A. Allen. Bank for International Settlements, Working Papers No 333, December 2010. “We compare the banking crises in 2008-09 and in the Great Depression, and analyse differences in the policy response to the two crises in light …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a new website called Reg Stat that will enhance public understanding of its regulatory process and the number, type, and range of regulatory documents developed each year by the agency. This new resource is part of the EPAs continuing efforts to enhance the accessibility and …
Coordinated Bulk Power Supply and Demand Report Dec 3, 2010: “The “Coordinated Bulk Power Supply and Demand Report” (Form EIA-411) data files are available on EIA’s Electricity page. The Form EIA-411 collects information from the Nation’s power system planners about the electricity supply, both capacity and energy, that is needed to serve current demand …
Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program — November 2010 “CBO’s current estimate of the cost of the TARP’s transactions is substantially less than the $66 billion estimate incorporated in the agency’s latest baseline budget projections (issued in August 2010) and the $109 billion estimate shown in the agency’s previous report on the TARP (issued …
