Monday, May 09, 2011
Tweet[IWS] DAILY POSTINGS--NO MESSAGES until 19 AUGUST 2011
IWS Documented News Service
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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
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NO MESSAGES will be posted until 19 AUGUST 2011.
(There may be some exceptions—special reports from the ILR School for example).
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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.
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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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] NCES: CIVICS 2010: THE NATION'S REPORT CARD [4 May 2011]
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
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Naitonal Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The Nation’s Report Card: Civics 2010 [4 May 2011]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011466
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2010/2011466.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
Executive Summary
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/main2010/2011466.asp
Description:
This report presents results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2010 civics assessment. National results for representative samples of students at grades 4, 8, and 12 are reported as average scale scores and as a percentage of students performing at or above three achievement levels: Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. Scores are also reported at selected percentiles, showing changes in the performance of lower-, middle-, and higher-performing students. Results for student demographic groups defined by various background characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, and students’ eligibility for free or reduced-price school lunch) are included, as well as sample assessment questions with examples of student responses. Results from the 2010 assessment are compared to those from two previous assessments in 1998 and 2006. The Technical Notes and appendix tables provide information on NAEP samples, school and student participation rates, and the exclusion and accommodation of students with disabilities and English language learners.
In comparison to the last assessment in 2006, average scores in 2010 were higher at grade 4, not significantly different at grade 8, and lower at grade 12. Gains for Hispanic students from 1998 to 2010 contributed to a narrowing of the White–Hispanic score gaps at all three grades. The percentage of students performing at or above the Proficient level in 2010 was 27 percent at grade four, 22 percent at grade eight, and 24 percent at grade twelve.
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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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] ILO/ADB: WOMEN AND LABOUR MARKETS IN ASIA: REBALANCING FOR GENDER EQUALITY [29 April 2011]
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_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
A joint publication of the
International Labour Organization (ILO) and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Women and labour markets in Asia: Rebalancing for gender equality
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_154846.pdf
[full-text, 68 pages]
Press Release 29 April 2011
Window of opportunity for Asia to improve gender equality at work - ILO, ADB
http://www.ilo.org/asia/info/public/pr/lang--en/WCMS_154852/index.htm
[excerpt from report]
This publication provides an overview and trend analysis of
available information on where and how women work, and under what
conditions, before, during and after the recent crisis as well as in the
current recovery. It aims to offer evidence-based policy recommendations
on strategies to advance gender equality through addressing persistent
gender labour market gaps, which could contribute to strong, balanced
and sustainable development in the region. In particular, it delivers key
messages on the importance of directing policy towards the informal
economy in the context of inclusive growth, underpinned by sufficient
decent work opportunities.
Contents
Foreword...............................................................................................................iii
Executive summary...........................................................................................vii
1. Introduction..................................................................................................1
2. Women in labour markets in Asia..........................................................3
2.1. Gender inequities in labour utilization........................................... 3
2.2. Where and how Asian women work...............................................6
2.3. Women in the informal economy....................................................10
3. Impacts of the crisis on women workers............................................18
3.1. Women workers: the buffer workforce in good and bad times..18
3.2. Women agricultural workers buffeted by unstable prices
and increasing cost.............................................................................21
3.3. International women migrants less likely to have lost jobs.........22
3.4. Women informal workers paid the highest price of the crisis....24
3.5. The “lived human experience” of crisis was harsher on women..29
3.6. Strong economic recovery but vulnerabilities persist...................29
4. Gender-responsive rebalancing..............................................................34
4.1. The gendered implications of “rebalancing”................................34
4.2. Gender-responsive rebalancing policies.........................................39
5. Concluding remarks..................................................................................50
References...........................................................................................................52
Appendix:
Defining Informal Sector and Informal Employment............................56
List of tables
2.1. Annual real GDP growth rate, employment growth rate and
employment elasticities (average 2000-07), Asia and global,
by sex...................................................................................................3
2.2. Youth labour force participation rate, youth employment-topopulation
ratio, youth unemployment rate and ratio of
youth-to-adult unemployment rate by sex and region,
1999, 2009...........................................................................................6
2.3. Vulnerable employment shares, Asia, by sex, 1999, 2009
(% of total employment)..................................................................8
2.4. Distribution of total employment by sector of employment,
Asia and subregions, by sex, 2009...................................................8
2.5. Informal Employment by country and sex, various years...........11
2.6. Informal employment by employment status and sex
(in percentages) .................................................................................14
2.7. Informal employment by industry and sex, 2005, Bangladesh....15
3.1. Unemployment rates by region, country, sex, 2000-2009
(% of labour force)............................................................................20
3.2. Unemployment rates by region and sex, 2008-2010.....................32
List of figures
2.1. Distribution of female and male working-age
populations by main
economic activity, Asia, 2009............................................................3
2.2. Labour force participation rate, Asia and subregions,
by sex, 2009.........................................................................................4
2.3. Unemployment rate, Asia and subregions, by sex,
1999 and 2009.....................................................................................4
2.4. Distribution of total employment by status in employment,
Asia, by sex, 2009.............................................................................7
2.5. Female share of employment by 1-digit sector in 26 Asian
countries/territories, minimum, maximum and median
(latest years).........................................................................................9
2.6. Segmentation of the informal economy by sex, average
earnings and poverty risk..................................................................13
4.1. The benefits of hiring women.........................................................49
List of text boxes
3.1. Sectoral and labour market impacts of the crisis
on Asian countries..............................................................................18
3.2. Deteriorating labour conditions for women workers....................21
3.3. Increased numbers and increased hardships in the
informal economy...............................................................................26
3.4. Why women informal workers were harder hit than men
by the crisis..........................................................................................28
3.5. Gendered household adjustment and coping strategies...............29
3.6. Crisis and recovery in Bangladesh: different impacts
on different livelihoods......................................................................30
3.7. Reported changes in export sector employment in Indonesia
2009-2010.............................................................................................31
4.1. Why the demand for female labour migrants is likely
to increase............................................................................................38
4.2. India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee and
gender equality.................................................................................... 41
4.3. Support for women entrepreneurs.................................................. 42
4.4. The Chars Livelihood Programme: Addressing economic
and social vulnerabilities of women.................................................46
4.5. The WIEGO Organization and Representation Programme......48
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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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] ILO Bangkok: ASIA-PACIFIC LABOUR MARKET UPDATE, APRIL 2011
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_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
ILO Bangkok
Asia‐Pacific Labour Market Update, April 2011
http://www.ilo.org/asia/whatwedo/publications/lang--en/docName--WCMS_154215/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_154215.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Provides a snapshot of recent economic and labour market trends for a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, based on official data available as of 7 March 2011.
________________________________________________________________________
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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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Friday, May 06, 2011
Tweet[IWS] BLS: HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS: A GROWING OPTION IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY [4 May 2011]
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
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BLS PROGRAM PERSPECTIVES, vOL. 3, ISSUE 4
HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS: A GROWING OPTION IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY [4 May 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/program_perspectives_vol3_issue4.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
[excerpt]
To respond to higher health care costs and provide coverage for more workers, employers are offering a new type of health
plan: high deductible health plans (HDHPs).
HDHPs were specifically created to have higher deductibles and lower premiums than traditional health plans and provide, at minimum,
catastrophic health coverage. Traditional plans have copayments for doctor visits and prescription drugs. HDHPs require the insured
person to make payments up to a defined annual deductible amount before the insurance plan pays for any benefits. The Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) sets the minimum deductible for what qualifies as an enroll in a health savings account (HSA), a tax-advantaged medical
saving account that helps participants save money to pay for medical expenses.
This issue of Program Perspectives highlights HDHP data for private industry workers, including participation and comparisons
between deductibles for traditional plans and HDHPs. Access data for HSAs are provided for private industry workers.
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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.
****************************************
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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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] BLS: HOW LONG BEFORE THE UNEMPLOYED FIND JOBS OR QUIT LOOKING? [5 May 2011]
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 11-1/May 2011
How long before the unemployed find jobs or quit looking? [5 May 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils89.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
[excerpt]
This brief report presents estimates of the length of time someone is unemployed before finding a job or before giving up searching for work. These measures were derived from the CPS labor force status flow data, which capture the extent to which the unemployed find jobs, leave the labor force, or stay unemployed from one month to the next.
Recently, researchers at BLS linked unemployment duration for persons jobless in one month with their labor force status in the following month. In this manner, estimates of unemployment duration were created for the unemployed who became employed in the subsequent month, as well as for the unemployed who quit looking for work and left the labor force.
Includes CHARTS & TABLES….
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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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDES [1 May 2011]
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
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U.S. Commercial Service
1 May 2011
Country Commercial Guide
· Country Commercial Guide France 2011 [04/27/2011]
· Chile Country Commercial Guide 2011 [04/21/2011]
· Country Commercial Guide: Czech Republic 2011 [04/20/2011]
· Doing Business in Morocco: 2011 Country Commer... [04/19/2011]
· 2011 Country Commercial Guide for The Bahamas [04/18/2011]
· Doing Business in Taiwan: 2011 County Commercia... [04/15/2011]
· Doing Business in Korea: 2011 Country Commercia... [04/15/2011]
· Doing Business in Vietnam: 2011 Country Commer... [04/13/2011]
· Doing Business in Belgium: 2011 Country Commer... [04/01/2011]
· Greece: 2011 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. ... [04/01/2011]
________________________________________________________________________
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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] CBO: UNDERFUNDING OF STATE & LOCAL PENSION PLANS [4 May 2011]
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_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
The Underfunding of State and Local Pension Plans [4 May 2011]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12084
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12084/05-04-Pensions.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Abstract
The recent financial crisis and economic recession have left many states and localities with extraordinary budgetary difficulties for the next few years, but structural shortfalls in their pension plans pose a problem that is likely to endure for much longer. This issue brief discusses alternative approaches to assessing the size of those shortfalls and their implications for funding decisions.
________________________________________________________________________
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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS} BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS First Quarter 2011, Preliminary [5 May 2011]
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_______________________________
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
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PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS First Quarter 2011, Preliminary [5 May 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 1.6 percent
annual rate during the first quarter of 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. The gain in productivity reflects increases of
3.1 percent in output and 1.4 percent in hours worked. (All quarterly
percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annual rates.)
From the first quarter of 2010 to the first quarter of 2011, output
increased 3.2 percent while hours rose 1.9 percent, yielding an increase
in productivity of 1.3 percent. (See tables A and 2.)
Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated by dividing an index
of real output by an index of hours worked of all persons, including
employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers.
Unit labor costs in nonfarm businesses rose 1.0 percent in the first
quarter of 2011, as a 2.6 percent increase in hourly compensation outpaced
the 1.6 percent gain in productivity. Unit labor costs rose 1.2 percent
from the same quarter a year ago. (See tables A and 2.) In the first
quarter of 2011, the consumer price series increased at a 5.3 percent
annual rate, resulting in a decline of 2.5 percent in real hourly
compensation.
BLS defines unit labor costs as the ratio of hourly compensation to labor
productivity; increases in hourly compensation tend to increase unit labor
costs and increases in output per hour tend to reduce them. Real hourly
compensation is equal to hourly compensation divided by the consumer price
series.
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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- APRIL 2011 [6 May 2011]
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
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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- APRIL 2011 [6 May 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 244,000 in April, and the unemployment rate
edged up to 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Job gains occurred in several service-providing industries, manufacturing,
and mining.
Household Survey Data
The number of unemployed persons, at 13.7 million, changed little in
April. The unemployment rate edged up from 8.8 to 9.0 percent over the
month but was 0.8 percentage point lower than in November. The labor
force also was little changed in April. (See table A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men
(8.8 percent), adult women (7.9 percent), teenagers (24.9 percent),
whites (8.0 percent), blacks (16.1 percent), and Hispanics (11.8 percent)
showed little change in April. The jobless rate for Asians was 6.4 percent,
not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
The number of persons unemployed for less than 5 weeks increased by
242,000 in April. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for
27 weeks and over) declined by 283,000 to 5.8 million; their share of
unemployment declined to 43.4 percent. (See table A-12.)
The civilian labor force participation rate was 64.2 percent for the
fourth consecutive month. The employment-population ratio, at 58.4 percent,
changed little in April. (See table A-1.)
The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons
(sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little
changed over the month, at 8.6 million. These individuals were working
part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were
unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.)
In April, 2.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force,
about the same as a year earlier. (These data are not seasonally adjusted.)
These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available
for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They
were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in
the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 989,000 discouraged workers in
April, a decline of 208,000 from a year earlier. (These data are not
seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently
looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them.
The remaining 1.5 million persons marginally attached to the labor force
in April had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey
for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.
(See table A-16.)
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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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