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Employment; The gospel according to the book of jobs.(2007 City Facts)(Brief article)
People are happier when they have jobs. So goes the New York economy. The unemployment rate is lower than it has been in years, and it even compares well with those for other big cities and the nation as a whole. No borough has been left behind...
Ready for the gold watch.(MILESTONE)
If it weren't for a knee injury, Tom Barrett might have never worked for Earnest Machine Products Co. But now, 50 years after he joined the Parma-based seller and distributor of bolts, nuts, screws and 35,000 other fasteners, his entire adult life has...
The January review
Our first issue of the year has long comprised features compiling changes in labor law and other legal issues. It is not just a gesture of good fellowship with our colleagues in the U.S. Department of Labor that enforce many aspects of such laws and provide us with these compendia;...
References.(Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market)
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...
Fayetteville MSA posts lowest jobless rate
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan statistical area once again logged the state's lowest unemployment rate, with 3.7 percent in July, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The MSA's unemployment rate increased four-tenths of a percentage point from the same month last year,...
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
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...
Producer price indexes--1982=100.
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HOMEPAGE: A LOOK AHEAD...TEN YEARS AGO...QUESTION OF THE WEEK.
A LOOK AHEAD Retailers will release December same-store sales on Jan. 5. Helen of Troy will report its third-quarter earnings on Jan. 9. Advance monthly retail sales for December will be released by the U.S. Commerce Department's...
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,"...
York, Pa., area's unemployment rate holds steady, follows trends.
By Michelle Starr, York Daily Record, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 6--York County's small shift in unemployment numbers is in line with state, regional and national trends. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in July dropped one-tenth of a percentage...
Second-quarter wages show gain, discrepancies
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...
Study shows contractors facing labor shortage
A Construction Industry Institute study indicates that 75 percent of contractors are experiencing shortages--and the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the construction industry will need to attract 240,000 workers each year, to replace those leaving the workforce or retiring, while still allowing for industry growth....
Department of Labor sees big changes in next decade: every two years, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts trends for America's workforce for the coming decade. In February, BLS released its figures for 2002-2012, and the re
Overall, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that employment in the U.S. economy will rise 15 percent to 165 million, an increase of 21.3 million jobs. Much of franchising is conducted in the service industries and the BLS projections show almos Overall, the Bureau of Labor...
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. Labor Department Publishes International Labor Comparisons on U.S., Europe and Asia
WASHINGTON, July 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Labor Department has issued A Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons: United States, Europe, and Asia. The book, a collaborative effort the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, is the department's first international chartbook to compare select...
Producer price indexes--1982=100.(Illustration)
Producer Price Indexes--1982=100 Year Feb. Mar. ...
Women's and men's access to employer-provided benefits: an assessment of women's acceptance as breadwinners.
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...
Chao Speaks to AFL-CIO Exec Council Meeting; Highlights Economic Plan's Benefits for Workers, Job Creation, DOL's Enforcement Record
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...
Tampa, Fla., Hourly Wages Increase 3.3 Percent, Approach National Average.
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...
Jobless rate jumps
The unemployment rate rose to 6 percent in April, and payroll employment was little charged (+43,000), reported the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment rose in the services industry, but fell in construction. Job losses in manufacturing continued to moderate. [GRAPHIC OMITTED]
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