IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS: August 2007

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

EuroStat
Statistics in Focus

Highly qualified workers in science and technology [23 August 2007]
National employment characteristics
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-07-103/EN/KS-SF-07-103-EN.PDF

Highly qualified workers in science and technology (HRSTC) are active
stakeholders in the development of knowledge and technical innovation.
Across the EU, there has been dynamic growth in HRSTC employment in the
last five years. In 2006, 34 million tertiary educated persons were employed in
an S&T occupation, most of them as professionals. The highest share of
HRSTC is found in the education sector. The share of young HRSTC is
growing fastest in Cyprus and in Poland.

Includes the following Figures (Charts) & Tables...

Figure 1: Employment distribution of human resources in science and
technology (HRST) and non-HRST, aged 25-64, as a
percentage and in thousands, in the EU and selected
countries, 2006

Figure 2: Annual average growth rates in 2001-2006 of highly qualified human resources employed in
science and technology (HRSTC) aged 25-34 and proportion of HRSTC aged
25-34 of all age groups, in the EU and selected countries, 2006

Figure 3: Gender distribution of highly qualified human resources employed in science and technology
(HRSTC), aged 25-64, in the manufacturing and service sectors, as a percentage and in
thousands, in the EU and selected countries, 2006
Exceptions to the reference year: LU, IS and CH 2005.
EU-27 aggregate estimated with 2005 data for LU.
Source: Eurostat HRST database

Figure 4: Annual average growth rates 2001-2006 of highly qualified human resources employed in science
and technology (HRSTC) aged 25-64, in all sectors and in education sector, in the EU and
selected countries

Figure 5: Distribution of highly qualified human resources employed in science and technology
(HRSTC), aged 25-64, by occupation, as a percentage and in thousands, in the EU and
selected countries, 2006

Table 1: Highly qualified human resources employed in science and technology (HRSTC) aged 25-64, in
thousands and as a percentage of respective employment, in all sectors and in selected sectors
of economic activities, in the EU and selected countries, 2006

(Thanks to Gary Price at Resourceshelf.com for the tip)

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:17 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JULY 2007 [31 August 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0707.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/xls/pi0707.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0707_fax.pdf

Personal income increased $61.9 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $57.3 billion, or 0.6 percent, in July, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $37.8 billion, or 0.4 percent. In June, personal
income increased $45.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $36.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE
increased $16.1 billion, or 0.2 percent, based on revised estimates.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:47 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007 [30 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

In the second quarter of 2007, there were 1,249 mass layoff events that
resulted in the separation of 238,721 workers from their jobs for at least
31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Department
of Labor�s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both the total number of layoff
events and separations were lower than in the April-June 2006 time period.
(See table A.) The largest over-the-year decreases in separations were in
transit and ground passenger transportation, administrative and support
services, and general merchandise stores. Extended layoffs in the second
quarter 2007 averaged 191 separations, down from an average of 219 separa-
tions reported in the second quarter 2006. Much of the decline reflects a
decrease in layoff events involving more than 150 workers.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:42 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

New Quarterly Data From BLS on Business Employment Dynamics by State [30 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmstate.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]

Data on Business Employment Dynamics (BED) by state were introduced today
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. These
data track the number of jobs gained from opening and expanding
establishments and the number of jobs lost at contracting and closing
establishments each quarter from September 1992 to December 2006 for the
50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Beginning with data for first quarter 2007, state data will appear in the
quarterly BED news release.

TABLES included are:

Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, December 2006, seasonally adjusted

Table 4. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change as a percent of total establishments by state, December 2006, seasonally adjusted

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:41 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Issues in Labor Statistics
Summary 07-07/ August 2007
Wages and Bonuses in Investment Banking [30 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils60.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]

[excerpt]
For people working in investment banking, especially those in and around
Wall Street, it�s hard to deny that late 2005 and early 2006 was very,
very good to them. With steady employment totals, very handsome bonuses
being handed out in fourth quarter 2005, and even larger ones awarded in
first quarter 2006, it would seem to be an understatement to say that
investment banking was thriving. In first quarter 2006, private sector
investment banking and securities dealing recorded average weekly wages of
$8,367, well above that of any industry with the exception of the other
Wall Street bonus giant, securities brokerage. The investment banking
industry�s quarterly total wages ranged from $6 billion to $18.9 billion
in late 2005 and early 2006 and the industry�s average weekly wage was
nearly 10 times the national average.

Within this industry a small number of counties accounted for a large
proportion of the wages. Five counties were responsible for 71.8 percent
of total wages in investment banking during the first quarter of 2006.
Fairfield, Connecticut, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Cook
County, Illinois, combined for wages of $13.5 billion from January through
March 2006. During this time, 38.3 percent of March employment in
investment banking was within these five counties.

AND MORE...including Chart and Table....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:37 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2006 [14 August 2007]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007006
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007006.pdf
[full-text, 92 pages]

[excerpt]
Introduction
This report describes how the education system in the United
States compares with education systems in the other Group of
Eight (G-8) countries. The G-8 countriesCanada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the
United Statesare among the world's most economically developed
countries. Comparative Indicators of Education in the United
States and Other G-8 Countries: 2006 draws on the most current
information about education from three primary sources: the Indicators
of National Education Systems (INES) project, conducted
by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD); the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment
(PISA 2003), also conducted by the OECD; and the 2003 Trends
in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2003),
conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA). Begun in 2002, the series is published
on a biennial basis.

It should be noted that most of the indicators in this report do not
contain data for the complete set of G-8 countries. For example,
Canada, France, and Germany did not participate in TIMSS 2003;
therefore, these countries do not appear in indicators using these
data. The United Kingdom is not included in indicators using PISA
2003 data due to low response rates; and in indicators using data
from TIMSS 2003, the United Kingdom is represented separately by
two of its component jurisdictions, England and Scotland.
The main findings of this report are summarized below. These
highlights are organized around the five major sections of the
reportpopulation and school enrollment; academic performance;
context for learning; expenditure for education; and education
returns: educational attainment and income.

Contents
Summary............... iii
Acknowledgments.......vi
List of Tables............. ix
List of Figures........... ix
Introduction......... 1
Indicators Part I: Population and School Enrollment............7
1: Youth Population..................... 8
2: Enrollment in Formal Education..... 10
3: Foreign Students in Higher Education................ 12
Indicators Part II: Academic Performance......................... 15
4: Academic Performance of Fourth-Graders in Mathematics and Science.. 16
5: Differences in Fourth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement by Sex 18
6: Mathematics Proficiency of 15-Year-Olds ............. 20
7: Mathematics Performance of 15-Year-Olds Across Content Areas....... 22
8: Mathematics Achievement and Socioeconomic Status............... 24
9: Mathematics Achievement and Language Spoken at Home ............ 26
10: Relationship Between Reading and Mathematics Achievement...... 28
Indicators Part III: Context for Learning....... 31
11: Time Spent on Mathematics Learning....... 32
12: Class Size and Ratio of Students to Teaching Staff....... 34
13: Teacher Professional Development in Mathematics and Science..36
14: School Principals' Uses for Assessments.............. 38
Indicators Part IV: Expenditure for Education.............................. 41
15: Public School Teachers' Salaries........................ 42
16: Expenditure for Education................................. 44
Indicators Part V: Education Returns: Educational Attainment and Income. 47
17: Educational Attainment in the Adult Population..... 48
18: First University Degrees by Field of Study........ 50
19: Employment Rates.................. 52
20: Distribution of Population by Education and Income..... 54
References...... 57

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 9:23 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: SECOND QUARTER 2007 (PRELIMINARY) [30 August 2007]
CORPORATE PROFITS: SECOND QUARTER 2007 (PRELIMINARY)
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp207p.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/xls/gdp207p.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp207p_fax.pdf

Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 4.0 percent in the second quarter of 2007,
according to preliminary estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter,
real GDP increased 0.6 percent.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 9:19 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY

Industrial relations in the postal sector [24 August 2007]
August 2007
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704018s/index.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704018s/tn0704018s.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0704018s/tn0704018s.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]

This comparative report provides a general overview of the main features
and recent trends in the postal sector in EU Member States. It assesses
the impact of these trends on employment, the terms and conditions of
employment, and the relationships between the social partners over the
past decade. It reveals a sector characterised by rapid transformation and
increased competition among the service providers, underpinned by the
search for cooperation and social dialogue between the social partners.The
planned liberalisation of the market is well underway but was still the
subject of debate in the European Parliament in July 2007.

CONTENTS
Introduction
Basic features and trends
Changes in mail services and the impact on employment conditions
Industrial relations in the mail services sector
Strike action and collective bargaining
Worker participation and social dialogue
Commentary
References
Annex
______________________________
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****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 9:01 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Census

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006 report
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf
[full-text, 78 pages]

Press Release [28 August 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/010583.html

includes links to --
Media kit / Reports
Income data
Poverty data
Health insurance coverage data
American Community Survey data
Broadcast release

CONTENTS
TEXT
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage
in the United States: 2006 . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Source of Estimates and Statistical Accuracy . . . . . . 1
State and Local Estimates of Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance . . . 2
Survey of Income and Program Participation(SIPP) .. . . 3
Income in the United States . . . . 4
Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Household Income . . . . . . . . . . 6
Race and Hispanic Origin . . . . . . 7
Nativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Metropolitan Status . . . . . . . . 7
Income Inequality . . . . . . . . . 7
Equivalence-Adjusted Income Inequality . . . . . 8
Work Experience and Earnings . . . . 9
Per Capita Income . . . . . . . . . 10
Poverty in the United States . . . .11
Highlights . . .. . . . . . . . . . 11
Race and Hispanic Origin . . .. . . 11
Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Nativity . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 13
Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Metropolitan Status . . . . . . . . 14
Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . 14
Families . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 14
Depth of Poverty . . . . . . .. . . 14
Ratio of Income to Poverty . . . . 14
Income Deficit . . . . .. . . . . . 17
Health Insurance Coverage in the United States . . . 18
Highlights . . .. . . . . . . . . . 18
What Is Health Insurance Coverage? . . 18
Type of Coverage . . . . .. . . . . 20
Race and Hispanic Origin . . . . . 22
Nativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Economic Status . . . . . . . . . . 22
Children�s Health Insurance Coverage . . . . .. . 23
Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Metropolitan Status . . . . . . . . 24
State-Level Data . . . . . . . . . 25
CPS Data Collection . . . . . . . . 26
Additional Data and Contacts . . . 26
Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:59 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Census
International Population Reports
Issued June 2007
P95/07-1

Population Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic Dimensions 2006 [20 August 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p95-07-1.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]

CONTENTS
TEXT
Population Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic Dimensions 2006
Introduction .. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Data Quality Issues . . . . . . . . 2
Demographic Dimensions . . .. . . . 3
Global Context of Aging . . . . . . 3
�No Older People� in Africa? . . . .4
Effect of Redefining Old Age . . . .6
Countries With at Least 1 Million People Aged 60 and Over . . . . 6
Countries With at Least 1 Million People Aged 50 and Over . . . . 8
Proportion of the Population Aged 60 and Over in Sub-Saharan Africa . 10
Projected Growth in the Number Aged 60 and Over . . . . . . 12
Composition of Older Age Groups . . . . 12
Median Age Is Low in Most of Sub-Saharan Africa . . 13
Dynamics of Population Aging . .. . 13
Declining Fertility . . . . . . . . 13
Increasing Longevity . . . . . . . 14
Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . 15
Life Expectancy With and Without HIV/AIDS . .. . 17
Measuring the Effect of HIV/AIDS . . . . 18
Impact of HIV/AIDS in Population Pyramids . . . 18
Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Size of the Older Population . .. . 21
Conclusion . .. . . . . . . . . . . 22
References . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:53 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Spotlight on STATISTICS

BACK to SCHOOL [6 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2007/back_to_school/

Includes charts on --

Education pays in higher earnings and lower unemployment rates

Careers with Good Wages and Plenty of Jobs

School Enrollment by Sex

Teachers' Wages
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:51 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG YOUTH--SUMMER 2007 [24 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/youth.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

[excerpt]
From April to July 2007, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old
increased by 2.3 million to 21.7 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. July is the traditional
summertime peak for youth employment. This summer�s increase in youth
employment was slightly lower than last year�s 2.5 million increase.
Unemployment among youth increased by 548,000 between April and July, a
smaller rise than in 2006. (Because this analysis focuses on the seasonal
changes in youth employment and unemployment that occur every spring and
summer, the data are not seasonally adjusted.)

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:48 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY:
WHOLESALE TRADE, RETAIL TRADE, AND FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, 2006 [28 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]

        Labor productivity--defined as output per hour--increased in wholesale
trade, retail trade, and food services and drinking places in 2006 as
follows:

        4.3 percent in wholesale trade
        4.9 percent in retail trade and
        2.4 percent in food services and drinking places.

Output grew in each of these sectors in 2006. Hours rose in wholesale
trade and in food services and drinking places, but fell in retail trade.
Productivity advanced in 42 of the 50 industries studied, as output grew
in 40 industries while hours declined in 21 industries. Unit labor costs
fell in half of the detailed industries measured and in the retail trade
sector, but increased in the wholesale trade and food services and
drinking places sectors overall. (See table 1.)

        From 1987 to 2006, labor productivity increased at the following average
annual rates:

        3.5 percent in wholesale trade
        3.4 percent in retail trade and
        0.8 percent in food services and drinking places.

Output and hours rose in each of these sectors over the period.
Productivity and output increased in 47 of the 50 detailed industries,
while hours fell in 13 industries. Unit labor costs declined in 18
industries and in the retail trade sector, but rose in the wholesale
trade and food services and drinking places sectors during this period.
(See table 2.)

        Measures for industries in other sectors have been published in
separate releases and can be accessed online at:
http://www.bls.gov/schedule/archives/prin_nr.htm.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:47 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
August 2007
Summary 07-05

National Compensation Survey:
Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, March 2007 [22 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebsm0006.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]

[excerpt]
Just over one-half of workers in private industry
participated in employer-sponsored retirement and
medical care plans in March 2007. More workers had
access to medical plans (71 percent) than to retirement plans
(61 percent), but workers were more likely to participate in
the latter. Nearly all workers who had access to a defined
benefit retirement plan took advantage of the opportunity to
participate in it. This summary presents information on the
incidence and key provisions of these and other employee
benefit plans by a variety of worker and establishment
characteristics and for various geographic areas.

This summary marks the first release of data on
employee benefits under new industry and occupational
classifications. The 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) replaced the 1987 Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) system, and the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system replaced
the 1990 Occupational Classification System (OCS). Benefit
estimates for additional occupational groups are now
available, replacing the white-collar and blue-collar
groupings. In addition, new imputation procedures were
introduced, resulting in imputed values for missing
information on access and participation for life insurance
and the elimination of not determinable estimates for other
benefits published previously. For more information on the
transition, see the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Website
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/ebsm0005.htm.

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:45 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Monthly Labor Review Online [22 August 2007]
June 2007
Vol. 130, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans economy
Michael L. Dolfman, Solidelle Fortier Wasser, and Bruce Bergman
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]

Abstract
Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans economy; tourism, port
operations, and educational services, the foundation of the city�s
economy, survived, offering a base for recovery.

Gender differences in occupational distributions among workers
Paul E. Gabriel and Susanne Schmitz
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Abstract
An investigation of gender differences in occupational attainment of
prime-age U.S. workers reveals that such differences do exist, especially
among women, but apparently are the results of voluntary choices and
long-term changes in the labor market.

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:44 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Charts from the American Time Use Survey [28 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/home.htm

About the Charts
The American Time Use Survey collects information about the activities
people do during the day and how much time they spend doing them. For
example, on an average day in 2006, Americans age 15 and over slept about
8.6 hours, spent 5.1 hours doing leisure and sports activities, worked for
3.8 hours, and spent 1.8 hours doing household activities. The remaining
4.7 hours were spent in a variety of other activities, including eating
and drinking, attending school, and shopping.

List of ATUS charts

Older Americans

Leisure time of individuals ages 65 and over: employed vs. not employed
Hours per day that individuals age 55 and over spent doing selected activities
Hours per day of waking, non-work time that individuals age 65 and over spent with others

Students

Time use on an average weekday for full-time university and college students
Percent of university and college students who did educational activities, by hour of day on weekdays
Average hours per weekday spent by high school students in various activities

Care of household children (by adults living in households with children)

Weekday time use of married women living with young children, by employment status

Household activities

Average hours per day men and women spent in various activities
Percent of population who did household activities on an average day

Leisure and sports activities

Leisure time on an average day
Average hours spent per day in leisure and sports activities, by youngest
and oldest populations

Sleep

Average sleep times per day, by age and sex

Work and employment

Time use on an average work day for employed persons ages 25 to 54 with children
Percent of population who worked on weekdays and weekend days
Percent of employed persons who worked at home on an average workday
Percent of employed persons who worked at home on an average workday, by education level
Percent of employed persons who did selected activities on workdays by hour of the day

______________________________
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****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:40 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Compensation and Working Conditions Online [29 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Changes in Occupational Ranking and Hourly Earnings, 1997-2005
by John E. Buckley
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20070824ar01p1.htm

Abstract:
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) published estimates of average
hourly earnings for 418 occupations that could be compared in 1997 and
2005. Although the NCS is not designed to measure changes in earnings
within individual occupations, 227 occupations had increases in hourly
earnings of at least 25 percent over the period. Among the 191 occupations
that had increases of less than 25 percent, 21 reported declines in hourly
earnings. The occupations with declining earnings include high-ranked jobs
(in terms of hourly earnings), middle-ranked jobs, and low-ranked jobs.

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:37 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau

Labor Day 2007: Sept. 3
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010328.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ff-13.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of
10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J.
McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half
the states were observing a "Labor Day" on one day or another, and
Congress passed a bill to establish a federal holiday in 1894. President
Grover Cleveland signed the bill soon afterward designating the first
Monday in September as Labor Day.

Who Are We Celebrating?

152.8 million
Number of people 16 and older in the nation's labor force in May 2007. In
the nation's labor force are 82.1 million men and 70.7 million women.
< http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf>

Employee Benefits

82%
Percentage of full-time workers 18 to 64 covered by health insurance
during all or part of 2005. (Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance
Coverage in the United States: 2005, at
< http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/007419.html >

77%
Percentage of workers in private industry who receive a paid vacation as
one of their employment benefits. In addition:

76 percent of workers receive paid holidays.
15 percent have access to employer assistance for child care.
12 percent have access to long-term care insurance.
71 percent have access to medical care, 46 percent to dental care, 29
percent to vision care and 64 percent to outpatient prescription drug
coverage.
(Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008)
Another Day, Another Dollar

$41,386 and $31,858
The 2005 annual median earnings for male and female full-time, year-round
workers, respectively. (Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance
Coverage in the United States: 2005, at
< http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/007419.html >)

AND MUCH MORE....

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:35 AM

IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS

Friday, August 31, 2007

[IWS] EuroStat: HIGHLY QUALIFIED WORKERS in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY [23 August 2007]

[IWS] BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JULY 2007 [31 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007 [30 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: New! STATE BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS [30 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: WAGES & BONUSES in INVESTMENT BANKING [30 August 2007]

Thursday, August 30, 2007

[IWS] NCES: COMPARATIVE INDICATORS of EDUCATION in the U.S. & Other G-8 Countries: 2006 [14 August 2007]

[IWS] BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: SECOND QUARTER 2007 (PRELIMINARY) [30 August 2007]

[IWS] EIRO: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS in the POSTAL SECTOR [24 August 2007]

[IWS] Census: INCOME, POVERTY, & HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE in the United States: 2006 [28 August 2007]

[IWS] Census: POPULATION AGING in SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [20 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: BACK to SCHOOL (Spotlight on STATISTICS) [6 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG YOUTH--SUMMER 2007 [24 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: PRODUCTIVITY & COSTS BY INDUSTRY [28 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS in PRIVATE INDUSTRY in the U.S., March 2007 [22 August 2007]

[IWS] MLR: (1) Hurricane Katrina (2) GENDER DIFFERENCES in OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS among WORKERS [22 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: Charts from the American Time Use Survey [28 August 2007]

[IWS] BLS: Changes in Occupational Ranking and Hourly Earnings, 1997-2005 [29 August 2007]

[IWS] Census: LABOR DAY 2007: Sept. 3

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