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• Updated summary of NIPA methodologies

  - 2007-11-01

  The Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA has recently improved its estimates of current-dollar gross domestic product GDP, current-dollar gross domestic income GDI, and real GDP as part of the 2007 annual revision of the national income and product accounts NIPAs. (1) The sources of data and methodologies that are now...

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• Households in the U.S. spent an average of $5,931 on food in 2005, accounting for 12.8% of their average annual expenditures of $46,409, according to analysis by the Food Institute of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2005 Consumer Expenditure Survey

  - 2007-09-01

  Households in the U.S. spent an average of $5,931 on food in 2005, accounting for 12.8% (7.1% at-home, 5.7% away-from-home) of their average annual expenditures of $46,409, according to analysis by the Food Institute of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2005 Consumer Expenditure Survey the latest data available. For more...

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• Bureau of Labor Statistics' Supplemental Survey Shows Veterans' Overall Unemployment Rate Is Lower Than That of Nonveterans

  - 2006-05-26

  WASHINGTON, May 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- -The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS today announced the results of the Biennial Employment Situation of Veterans survey as of August 2005, which showed the overall veterans' unemployment rWASHINGTON, May 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- -The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau...

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• A comparison of income concepts across agencies: IRS, Census, and BLS

  - 2005-12-22

  The Internal Revenue Service, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the U.S. Census Bureau all collect data on personal and household income. As their purposes for collecting these data vary, so do the definitions they use. The authors propose to study the differences and similarities in the income definitions used...

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• Statement of Elaine L. Chao, Former Director of Peace Corps & Former President of United Way, on Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey

  - 2005-12-09

  WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS regarding volunteering in the United States: WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following...

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• Bad news from the Bureau of Labor Statistics about coverage of rail prices: We will continue to receive intermodal and carload price data, but the carload detail on the various commodities being hauled has been eliminated from the survey.(RAIL)

  - 2005-09-01

  Bad news from the Bureau of Labor Statistics about coverage of rail prices: We will continue to receive intermodal and carload price data, but the carload detail on the various commodities being hauled has been eliminated from the survey. Our analysi Bad news from the Bureau...

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• The Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey of U.S. airlines' scheduled flights shows another 0.5% price hike in June.(AIR)

  - 2005-08-01

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey of U.S. airlines' scheduled flights shows another 0.5% price hike in June. That's the fourth consecutive monthly price increase. All told, in the second quarter of 2005, airline prices were up 6% from year-ago l The Bureau of Labor Statistics'...

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• Statement of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey on Volunteerism

  - 2004-12-16

  WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS regarding volunteering in the United States. Key findings from the survey show thatWASHINGTON, Dec. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor...

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• Women's and men's access to employer-provided benefits: an assessment of women's acceptance as breadwinners.

  - 2003-03-22

  INTRODUCTION One of the most significant economic and social trends over the last half-century is the large-scale entry of women, particularly mothers, into the paid labor force. In 1940, women made up under 25% of the labor force, whereas today this proportion has increased...

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• TITAN AWARDED DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MASTER AGREEMENT HAVING A POTENTIAL VALUE OF $14 MILLION.(Brief Article)

  - 2002-01-14

  The Titan Corporation (NYSE: TTN) has been awarded a one-year GSA Master Agreement by the Department of Labor DOL to provide all DOL organizations a broad range of IT services. The agreement has a ceiling of $14 million with specific task orders being awarded to Titan Systems...

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