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World of Work Report 2009 – The Global Jobs Crisis and Beyond, International Labour Organization (International Institute for Labour Studies) 2009 “The world economy is exhibiting encouraging signs of a recovery. The IMF now predicts over 3 per cent economic growth for 2010, with Brazil, China and India leading the economic rebound. In addition, this …
Crime in the United States: Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report (January to June) “Preliminary figures indicate that, as a whole, law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation reported a decrease of 4.4 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention for the first six months of 2009 when compared with figures reported for …
Changes in the Aggregate Labor Force Participation Rate, Julie L. Hotchkiss, Economic Review, Vol. 94, No. 4, 2009 “Human capital is a vital component in the production process, so the size of the labor force can profoundly affect the potential for economic growth. In the United States, the overall labor force participation rate (LFPR)the percent …
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly), December 18, 2009: “In November, 36 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 8 states registered increases, and 6 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 19 states and decreased in 31 states and the District of Columbia…Among the nine geographic divisions, …
News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new rule that significantly strengthens protections afforded to consumers by, among other things, establishing a hard time limit after which U.S. airlines must allow passengers to deplane from domestic flights. The new rule prohibits U.S. airlines operating domestic flights from permitting an aircraft to remain …
News release: “Eighty-seven percent of the city’s heating oil soot pollution is created by burning the dirtiest heating oils available in only one percent of all buildings in New York City, according to a new report released today by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). As a result of burning this toxic sludge (No. 4 and 6 …
Surge Driven by Steep Jump in Immigration Filings: “As a result of an unusual flood of immigration prosecutions, the total number of federal criminal filings reached an all time high in the just ended fiscal year, according to timely Justice Department data analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The latest data show that …
News release: “The 2010-11 editions of the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Career Guide to Industries were released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Handbook and the Career Guide can be accessed online at www.bls.gov/oco and www.bls.gov/oco/cg, respectively. The print version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook is expected to be available in the …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its most comprehensive study of the nations lakes to date. The draft study, which rated the condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States as good and the remainder as fair or poor, marked the first time EPA and its partners used a nationally …
Person of the Year 2009: “The story of the year was a weak economy that could have been much, much weaker. How the mild-mannered man who runs the Federal Reserve prevented an economic catastrophe.” “The Fed chairman sat down with TIME managing editor Richard Stengel, Time Inc. editor-in-chief John Huey, assistant managing editor Michael Duffy …
Biosurveillance: Developing a Collaboration Strategy Is Essential to Fostering Interagency Data and Resource Sharing, GAO-10-171, December 18, 2009 Department of Veterans Affairs’ Implementation of Information Security Education Assistance Program, GAO-10-170R, December 18, 2009 DOD Civilian Personnel: Intelligence Personnel System Incorporates Safeguards, but Opportunities Exist for Improvement, GAO-10-134, December 17, 2009 Overseas Contingency Operations: Funding and …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its National Water Research Strategy to engage a broader range of researchers in meeting the challenges of protecting and improving our nations water resources. The strategy identifies and promotes the research needs of EPAs national water program to potential partners.” See also EPA Releases First-Ever Baseline …
