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• Campaign for America's Future: 'State of the Union 2007: By the Numbers'

  - 2007-01-23

  To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Toby Chaudhuri, +1-202-587-1653, or Noreen Nielsen, +1- 603-858-2607, both for the Campaign for America's Future WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Bush is expected to hail the state of the union as strong tonight, but for Americans worrying about how to make ends meet, the country is...

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• References.(Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market)

  - 2006-10-01

  Altonji, J. G. and R. M. Blank (1999), 'Race and gender in the labor market'. In: O. C. Ashenfelter and D. Card (eds.): Handbook of Labor Economics, Vol. 3. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science B.V. Anderson, D. J., M. Binder, and K. Krause (2003), 'The motherhood...

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• Northwest Arkansas' Washington and Benton counties were among the top 100 counties in the nation for fourth-quarter wage growth in 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics

  - 2006-08-21

  Northwest Arkansas' Washington and Benton counties were among the top 100 counties in the nation for fourth-quarter wage growth in 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Washington Country ranked 80th with an average weekly wage of $685, a 2.4 percent increase from the fourth...

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• Trends in Retirement Plan Coverage Over the Last Decade

  BNET - 2006-02-01

  As lifespan lengthen, retirement benefits have become a growing concern among both employees and employers. Although there has been only a slight decline in overall retirement plan coverage, employer-sponsored plans have changed considerably in the last decade. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, the Bureau) show a notable...

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• Second-quarter wages show gain, discrepancies

  - 2004-07-21

  Median weekly earnings of the nation's 101.3 million full-time wage and salary workers were $639 in the second quarter of 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported Tuesday. This was 3.7 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 2.8 percent...

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• Chao Speaks to AFL-CIO Exec Council Meeting; Highlights Economic Plan's Benefits for Workers, Job Creation, DOL's Enforcement Record

  - 2003-02-26

  HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Feb. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today spoke to the annual winter executive council meeting of the AFL-CIO, stressing the benefits the Administration's economic growth proposal would provide for union members. It is the third annual AFL-CIO meeting Secretary Chao has...

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• Tampa, Fla., Hourly Wages Increase 3.3 Percent, Approach National Average.

  - 2002-07-24

  By Jerome R. Stockfisch, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 24--Hourly wages in the Tampa Bay area appear to be approaching the national average, a survey released Tuesday shows. The Department of Labor data come as good news to...

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• Employment, unemployment, and wages - Statistical Data Included

  - 2001-12-01

  STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE In November, employment fell by 478,000, and unemployment rose by 419,000. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [Thousands of persons 1-6 years of age and over, except as noted; monthly seasonally adjusted except as noted by NSA] ...

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