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Manufacturers' Outsourcing To Employment Services
This paper estimates the effects of manufacturers' use of employment services - comprised primarily of temporary help and professional employer organizations - on measured employment and labor productivity in manufacturing between 1989 and 2004. A major contribution of the paper is the construction of panel data on employment by occupation...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics.(MARKET TRACKING)
THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WASHINGTON ... reports that manufacturing productivity grew by an average of 4.8 percent in 2005. ... THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WASHINGTON ... reports that manufacturing productivity grew by an average of 4.8 percent in 2005. Durable-goods manufacturing...
U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of wage and salary workers represented by unions in the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy fell by 19,000 last year to 2.017 million, the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The percentage of manufacturing The number of wage...
1915: the July review
"With this issue the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor begins the publication of its MONTHLY REVIEW." Thus the editors began Volume I--Number 1 of this periodical 90 years ago. The first feature was a very short note, "'Conciliation work of the Department of Labor,"...
Food Manufacturing
This report focuses on the food manufacturing industry where there is high incidence of injury and illness; meat packing plants have the highest incidence among all food manufacturing industries. The industry's production workers account for more than half of all jobs. Most jobs in this industry require little formal education...
U.S. economic performance relative to other group of seven members
Economic Growth The real gross domestic product GDP of the United States--the output of goods and services produced in the United States measured in 1996 prices--increased at an annual rate of 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003, compared with 8.2 percent growth in the third quarter, according...
Anchorage consumer prices up in 2003
Consumer prices in the Anchorage metropolitan area advanced 1.3 percent in the first half of 2003, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Increases in transportation and housing led the advance in the overall index. Prices paid for food and beverages rose 1...
U.S. Economic Reports Show Continued Productivity Gains in Second Quarter.
By Allister Heath, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 12--Corporate America's extraordinary resilience in the face of adversity was confirmed yet again last week, with new figures showing that the US productivity miracle continued apace during the second ...uarter....
Manufacturing workers earning more. (Industry News). (in 2002, Bureau of Labor Statistics).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Manufacturing workers in nonsupervisory roles are making more money this year than last. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, manufacturing workers made an average of $15.15 an hour in February this year. That Manufacturing workers in nonsupervisory roles...
1990s AD - Decade
Aviation employment and business activities increased massively for decades, but growth slowed in the '90s Commercial air transportation has grown rapidly in the United States since 1938 or earlier.(1) The most significant reason for such growth is probably that air travel has become almost continuously more affordable. Ticket prices...
The accuracy of the BLS productivity measures - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Overall productivity growth may be somewhat underestimated; despite continued progress, measurement and conceptual barriers remain The Bureau of Labor Statistics has made sustained efforts to improve its productivity measures. The goals of these efforts have been to enhance the reliability of the measures; to facilitate analysis of economic performance;...
Government agencies. (includes related article on sources of further information on government agency actions) (1994 Guide & Directory Issue) (Directory)
A directory of government agencies related to the food industry is presented. The responsibilities of each office within the agencies are described and the telephone numbers of the appropriate officials to contact regarding specific questions are provided. The listed agencies are the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Labor,...
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ABC Adding 2,000 New Jobs Despite Economic Slowdown
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- America's Best Companies ABC has announced today they plan to hire 2,000 people over this holiday season, despite the country's financial crisis. That is good news for job seekers facing a tight job market. According to recent U.S. Bureau of...
The Daily Record News Briefs: November 24, 2008
Workers comp rates to drop IWIF Workers' Compensation Insurance said its board of directors has approved a 6.8 percent overall reduction in base rates that will bring significant rate decreases to 27 industries. The new rates take effect Jan. 1, 2009. The reductions are driven largely by...
After New Mass Layoff and Unemployment Reports, California Consulting Company Predicts Increased Demand for Seasoned Consultants
New U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Report Shows Continued Trend for Layoffs and Spiking Unemployment Numbers in California - Some Companies Respond by Increasing Their Flexible Workforce SAN FRANCISCO -- Following today's release of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Mass Layoffs and Unemployment reports for the month...
Job Losses, Unsteady Economy Underscore Important Role of Career Planning
ADEL, Iowa -- When the nation's economy faces rocky times, the first concern of many is job security. With last month's announcement by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that over 10 million American's were jobless - the highest rate in over 25 years - career development and guidance for...
Statement of Terence M. O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, On the Spiraling Loss of Jobs
Unemployment reaches 10.8% in key sector of the economy "America cannot keep losing good jobs - we need action now" WASHINGTON -- Terence M. O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, today made the following statement regarding the spiraling loss of jobs: Today's employment report is...
Statement by Tig Gilliam, CEO of Adecco Group North America, on October's Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report
MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Tig Gilliam, CEO of Adecco Group North America, on October's Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report which was released today at 8:30 AM ET. "Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported our 10th straight month...
Social Security benefits to rise
The Capital-Journal Social Security recipients will see a 5.8 percent increase in benefits in January, the largest rise in 26 years. Last month, Social Security announced a 5.8 percent benefit increase for 2009 monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than...
Steve Drexel, CORESTAFF President and Chief Executive Officer, Available as Expert Source for US and Texas Employment, Economy and Post-Presidential Election Implications
HOUSTON -- The week of Nov. 3, 2008, is sure to be an especially important week in America with media and public attention focused on topics related to the presidential election, employment and the economy. On Wednesday, Nov. 5, everyone around the world will know whether Senator Barack Obama or...
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