Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Tweet[IWS] BLS: HOW DO U.S. EXPENDITURES COMPARE WITH THOSE OF OTHER COUNTRIES? [26 March 2012]
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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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Focus on Prices and Spending | Consumer Expenditure | Volume 2, Number 16
Current Spending Topics: How do U.S. expenditures compare with those of other countries? [26 March 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume2_number16/cex_2_16.htm
[excerpt]
In Japan, consumers spent more than 17 percent of every yen on groceries, more than twice the 8.3 percent of every dollar that Americans spent. In the United States, households spent almost 7 cents of every dollar on health care, compared with just 1.4 pence of every pound in the United Kingdom. This article compares how consumers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan allocated different shares of total spending to categories such as food, housing, and transportation in 2009. Such variation can be expected, given differences in cultural tastes, the relative availability of goods and services, and institutional factors, such as government regulation and tax laws, among those countries. As shown in chart 1, housing and health care shares of total expenditures were higher in the United States than in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in 2009, whereas Americans had the lowest clothing (or apparel) share. Canada had the highest clothing and transportation shares, and Japan had the highest food share, among the countries compared.
Includes CHART & TABLES....
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[IWS] Dublin Foundation: PAPER INDUSTRY: Representativeness of the European social partner organisations [27 March 2012]
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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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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Paper industry [27 March 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1011028s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1011028s/tn1011028s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn1011028s/tn1011028s.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]
This study aims to provide the necessary information for assisting the existing sectoral social dialogue in the paper sector. The study first sketches the economic and employment situation of the sector, then analyses the social partner organisations in all of the EU Member States (with the exception of Latvia), with special emphasis on membership, role in collective bargaining and public policy, and national and European affiliations. The study finally looks at the European organisations relevant to the sector, in particular their membership composition and their capacity to negotiate. The aim of the EIRO series of studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in selected sectors. The impetus for these studies arises from the goal of the European Commission to recognise the representative social partner organisations to be consulted under the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Hence, this study is designed to provide the basic information required to establish sectoral social dialogue.
The study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by the EIRO correspondents. The text of each of these national reports is available below. The national reports were drawn up in response to a questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it.
Contributing articles:
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[IWS] CLIP CASE STUDIES--ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP--New Material [March 2012]
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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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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditons (Dublin Foundation)
European network of cities for local integration policies for migrants (CLIP)
CLIP – Ethnic entrepreneurship
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clipethnicentrepreneurship.htm
CLIP case studies – Ethnic entrepreneurship
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clipethnicentrepreneurshipcases.htm
CLIP’s fourth and final research module provides an overview of policies and programmes for the promotion of ethnic entrepreneurship as part of a local economic development and integration strategy for migrants. Its findings are based on the contributions from 28 European cities.
NOW INCLUDED ARE--
· Ethnic entrepreneurship - Case study: Athens, Greece en
Ethnic entrepreneurship - Case study: Bologna, Italy en
Ethnic entrepreneurship - Case study: Turku, Finland en
Ethnic entrepreneurship - Case study: Malmö, Sweden en
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[IWS] ADB: ON INTERNAL KNOWLEDGE MARKETS [March 2012]
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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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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutions
ON INTERNAL KNOWLEDGE MARKETS [March 2012]
by Oliver Serrat
http://www.adb.org/publications/internal-knowledge-markets
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/internal-knowledge-markets.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Description
In large organizations, knowledge can move rapidly or slowly, usefully or unproductively. Those who place faith in internal knowledge markets and online platforms to promote knowledge stocks and flows should understand how extrinsic incentives can crowd out intrinsic motivation.
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[IWS] World Bank: RUSSIAN ECONOMIC REPORT: : Moderating Risks, Bolstering Growth [27 March 2012]
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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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World Bank
The World Bank in Russia
Russian Economic Report: Moderating Risks, Bolstering Growth [27 March 2012]
http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/rer-27-march2012-eng.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
[excerpt]
While the global economy weakened, Russia’s economic performance strengthened in the
second half of 2011. Helped by broad-based growth, including a strong rebound in
agriculture, Russia’s output returned to pre-crisis levels at the end of 2011, even though
fixed investment lagged behind. The growth momentum carried over to 2012, supported by
a rebound in non-tradable sectors.
Includes numerous CHARTS & TABLES....
Press Release 27 March 2012
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[IWS] BLS: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES -- MAY 2011 [27 March 2012]
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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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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES -- MAY 2011 [27 March 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ocwage.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Retail salespersons and cashiers were the occupations with the highest
employment in 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
These two occupations combined made up nearly 6 percent of total U.S.
employment, with employment levels of 4.3 and 3.3 million, respectively.
National employment and wage information for all occupations is shown in
table 1.
These data are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program,
which provides employment and wage estimates by area and by industry for
wage and salary workers in 22 major occupational groups and nearly 800
detailed occupations.
Occupations
--The 10 largest occupations accounted for more than 20 percent of
total employment in May 2011. In addition to retail salespersons and
cashiers, the largest occupations included general office clerks;
combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food;
registered nurses; waiters and waitresses; and customer service
representatives.
--Most of the largest occupations were relatively low paying. Of the
10 largest occupations, only registered nurses, with an annual
mean wage of $69,110, had an average wage above the U.S. all-
occupations mean of $21.74 per hour or $45,230 annually. Annual mean
wages for the rest of the 10 largest occupations ranged from $18,790
for combined food preparation and serving workers to $33,120 for
customer service representatives.
--Office and administrative support was the largest occupational group,
making up nearly 17 percent of total U.S. employment. The next
largest groups were sales and related occupations and food preparation
and serving related occupations, which made up about 11 and 9 percent
of U.S. employment, respectively. Seven of the 10 largest occupations
were in one of these three groups. The smallest occupational groups
included legal occupations and life, physical, and social science
occupations, each making up less than 1 percent of total employment.
--The highest paying occupational groups were management, legal,
computer and mathematical, and architecture and engineering
occupations. Most individual occupations in these groups were also
high paying. For example, of the 35 architecture and engineering
occupations, only one--surveying and mapping technicians, with an
annual mean wage of $42,050--had an average wage below the U.S. all-
occupations mean. (See table 1.)
--The lowest paying occupational groups were food preparation and
serving related; farming, fishing, and forestry; personal care
and service; and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations. Annual mean wages for these groups ranged from $21,430
for food preparation and serving related occupations to $25,560 for
building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations. Nearly all
of the individual occupations in these groups had below-average wages.
For example, chefs and head cooks was the only food preparation and
serving related occupation with a mean wage above the U.S. all-
occupations mean, and 15 of the 18 occupations in this group had
annual mean wages of $25,000 or less. (See table 1.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
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[IWS] Census: Evaluation Estimates of the Population for the United States, States and Counties: April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2010 [27 March 2012]
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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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Census
Evaluation Estimates of the Population for the United States, States and Counties: April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2010 [27 March 2012]
http://www.census.gov/popest/research/eval-estimates/eval-est.html
Internet tables and downloadable files contain vintage 2010 estimates of total population, births, deaths, migration and demographic characteristics including age, sex, race and Hispanic origin. The estimates were produced with an administrative records method that incorporates special censuses and local challenges. Additional tables and a downloadable file contain alternative estimates produced with the same method but do not incorporate special censuses and local challenges. All estimates are based on the 2000 Census and were created without knowledge of the 2010 Census results. The evaluation estimates are available on the population estimates
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[IWS] Census: RESEARCH @ CENSUS--new web page [27 March 2012]
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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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Census
RESEARCH @ CENSUS [27 March 2012]
http://www.census.gov/research/
This new Web page is a gateway to the world of research at the Census Bureau. Visit the site to learn about innovations to measure and understand America through improved statistics, statistical products and analysis. The new blog — “Research Matters” — features the work of researchers from all areas of the Census Bureau. Research ranges from substantive topics of interest in demography, economics and other social sciences to methodological questions, such as the role of statistical modeling in surveys, designs for the 10-year census, research on record linkage and confidentiality protection. Census Bureau researchers include geographers, statisticians, economists, demographers and more.
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[IWS] Eurobarometer: SMES, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND GREEN MARKETS REPORT [26 March 2012]
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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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European Commission
Flash Eurobarometer 342
SMES, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND GREEN MARKETS REPORT [26 March 2012]
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_342_en.pdf
[full-text, 99 pages]
This report addresses three core themes: resource efficiency, green markets and green
jobs with a particular focus on SMEs1. Representatives of companies, both SMEs and
large companies as reference group, were interviewed across the EU, a number of other
European countries and the US.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SURVEY DESCRIPTION .................................................................................. 3
MAIN FINDINGS ............................................................................................ 5
INTRODUCTION: ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT ........................ 9
1. USING RESOURCES BETTER: WHO, HOW AND HOW MUCH .................... 16
1.1 Actions to promote resource efficiency: present and future ............... 16
1.1.1 What is being done now? .................................................................... 16
1.1.2 What will be done in two years’ time? ................................................... 20
1.1.3 Why SMEs are taking actions? ............................................................. 24
1.1.4 Why is this not being done? ................................................................ 27
1.2 Does it pay to be "clean and green"? .................................................. 30
1.3 Environmental management systems: a tool enabling companies
to improve their environmental performance ............................................. 36
1.4 Do policies help companies to become resource efficient? ................. 43
1.4.1 General overview ............................................................................... 43
1.4.2 Does public support work? .................................................................. 46
1.4.3 Supporting energy efficiency: where the focus should lie ......................... 49
1.5 Using public procurement to stimulate resource efficiency in SMEs ... 52
2. GREEN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AND
MINIMISING POLLUTION AND USE OF RESOURCES ..................................... 56
2.1 Green markets: Profiles of the SMEs offering green
products or services ................................................................................... 56
2.1.1 Mapping Europe's green SMEs ............................................................. 56
2.1.2 Where do SMEs currently sell green products and services? ..................... 70
2.2 What makes SMEs offer green products or services? .......................... 74
2.3 Can policy help SMEs to offer green products or services? ................. 81
2.4 The number of jobs depending on green goods and services
today and in 2014 ....................................................................................... 93
ANNEXES
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
QUESTIONNAIRE
TABLES
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Tweet[IWS] EEOC: FEDERAL WORKFORCE STATISTICS FY10 [21 March 2012]
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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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EEOC
Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II
Work Force Statistics
Fiscal Year 2010 [21 March 2012]
http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/reports/fsp2010_2/index.cfm
or
[full-text, 177 pages]
Press Release 21 March 2012
EEOC Releases Federal Work Force Data
Annual Report Shows Minorities Make Gains in Securing Senior Level Positions
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-21-12.cfm
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II: Work Force Statistics, Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. The comprehensive report informs and advises the President and the Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) government-wide.
The report includes statistical work force profiles and trends for 64 federal agencies, measures of agencies’ progress toward implementing model EEO programs, and a summary of select EEO program activities and best practices. Each agency’s profile highlights work force participation rates by race, gender, national origin and individuals with targeted disabilities, as well as the breakdown for major occupational categories. This report covers the period from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010.
According to the report, there has been little change in the composition of the federal work force over the years. In FY 2010, there were over 2.8 million people employed by the federal government, of whom 56% were men and 44% were women. Of that total:
· 65.4% were White,
· 17.9% were Black or African American,
· 7.9% were Hispanic or Latino,
· 5.9% were Asian,
· 1.6% were American Indian or Alaska Native,
· .08% were persons of two or more races, and
· .04% were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Despite a modest gain of 554 employees in FY 2010, the participation rate of individuals with targeted disabilities remained at 0.88%. Targeted disabilities include deafness, blindness, missing extremities, partial or complete paralysis, convulsive disorders, intellectual disabilities, mental illness, and distortion of the limb and/or spine.
Over the last 10 years, women, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American and Asian employees have made the most gains in securing senior level positions in the federal government. However, between FY 2009 and FY 2010, women, Hispanic or Latino men and women, men of two or more races, and white women remained below their overall availability in the national civilian labor force.
“This report shows that while the federal government is a leader in employing a diverse workforce, specific areas for improvement remain,” said EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien. “The EEOC will continue to work with federal government leaders to identify and remove barriers to equal employment opportunity and promote diversity and inclusion in the federal workplace.”
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[IWS] White House: Affordable Care Act: The New Health Care Law at Two Years [23 March 2012]
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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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White House
Affordable Care Act: The New Health Care Law at Two Years [23 March 2012]
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/careact.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
[excerpt]
The President’s health plan gives hard working, middle class families the security they deserve. The Affordable Care
Act forces insurance companies to play by the rules, prohibiting them from discriminating against anyone with a
pre-existing condition, dropping your coverage if you get sick, billing you into bankruptcy because of an illness or
injury, and limiting your annual or lifetime benefits. And thanks to health reform, all Americans will have the security
to know that you don’t have to worry about losing coverage if you’re laid off or change jobs, and insurance companies
are required to cover your preventive care like mammograms and other cancer screenings.
Health reform is already making a difference. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act:
•• 2.5 million more young adults have health insurance on their parent’s plan.
•• In 2010 and 2011, over 5.1 million seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare have saved over $3.1
billion on prescription drugs. These savings include a one-time $250 rebate check to seniors who hit the
“donut hole” coverage gap in 2010, and a 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs in the donut hole in
2011. And everyone with Medicare can get key preventive services like mammograms and other cancer
screening tests for free.
•• Insurance companies can no longer drop your coverage when you get sick because of a mistake on your
application, put a lifetime cap on the dollar amount of coverage you can receive or raise your premiums
with no accountability.
•• Insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to children because of a pre-existing condition. And
in 2014, discriminating against anyone with a pre-existing condition will be prohibited.
The Affordable Care Act is helping Americans access the care and coverage they need. At the same time, States and
the Obama Administration are moving forward to continue holding insurance companies accountable, working
with health care providers to improve care for patients, and creating new health insurance marketplaces.
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[IWS] NCHS: HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–September 2011 [March 2012]
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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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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–September 2011 [March 2012]
by Michael E. Martinez, M.P.H., M.H.S.A.; and Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/Insur201203.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
Highlights
• From January through September 2011, 46.6 million persons of all ages (15.2%) were uninsured at the time of interview, 59.3 million (19.4%) had been uninsured for at least part of the year prior to interview, and 34.4 million (11.3%) had been uninsured for more than a year at the time of interview.
• From January through September 2011, the percentage of children under age 18 years who were uninsured at the time of interview was 7.2%.
• Among adults aged 19–25, the percentage uninsured at the time of interview decreased from 33.9% (10 million) in 2010 to 28.7% (8.6 million) in the first 9 months of 2011.
• Among adults aged 19–25, 55.5% were covered by a private plan in the first 9 months of 2011, an increase from 2010 (51.0%).
• From January through September 2011, 29.3% of persons under age 65 with private health insurance at the time of interview were enrolled in a high deductible health plan (HDHP), including 9.2% who were enrolled in a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP). More than 50% of persons with a private plan obtained by means other than through employment were enrolled in an HDHP. An estimated 21.3% of persons with private health insurance were in a family with a flexible spending account (FSA) for medical expenses.
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[IWS] Census: URBAN POPULATION OUTPACES NATION'S OVERALL GROWTH RATE [26 March 2012]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Census
2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria [26 March 2012]
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/2010urbanruralclass.html
Press Release 26 March 2012
Growth in Urban Population Outpaces Rest of Nation, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb12-50.html
The nation's urban population increased by 12.1 percent from 2000 to 2010, outpacing the nation's overall growth rate of 9.7 percent for the same period, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released the new list of urban areas today based on 2010 Census results.
Urban areas — defined as densely developed residential, commercial and other nonresidential areas -- now account for 80.7 percent of the U.S. population, up from 79.0 percent in 2000. Although the rural population -- the population in any areas outside of those classified as “urban” — grew by a modest amount from 2000 to 2010, it continued to decline as a percentage of the national population.
The Census Bureau identifies two types of urban areas: “urbanized areas” of 50,000 or more people and “urban clusters” of at least 2,500 and less than 50,000 people. There are 486 urbanized areas and 3,087 urban clusters nationwide.
The nation's most densely populated urbanized area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif., with nearly 7,000 people per square mile. The San Francisco-Oakland, Calif., area is the second most densely populated at 6,266 people per square mile, followed by San Jose, Calif. (5,820 people per square mile) and Delano, Calif. (5,483 people per square mile). The New York-Newark, N.J., area is fifth, with an overall density of 5,319 people per square mile. (See sortable lists.)
Of the 10 most densely populated urbanized areas, nine are in the West, with seven of those in California. Urbanized areas in the U.S., taken together, had an overall population density of 2,534 people per square mile.
The New York-Newark area continues to be the nation's most populous urbanized area, with 18,351,295 residents. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second most populous (12,150,996), followed by the Chicago area (8,608,208). These areas have been the three most populous since the 1950 Census, when urbanized areas were first defined; however, at that time, Chicago was the second largest. Los Angeles became the second most populous urbanized area in 1960, and the order of the top three has not changed since.
Among urbanized areas with populations of 1 million or more, the Charlotte, N.C.-S.C., area grew at the fastest rate, increasing by 64.6 percent, followed by the Austin, Texas, area, at 51.1 percent, and Las Vegas-Henderson, Nev., at 43.5 percent. The Charlotte and Austin areas also had the highest rates of land area change, increasing by 70.5 percent and 64.4 percent, respectively.
The population within the nation's 486 urbanized areas grew by 14.3 percent from 2000 to 2010. For any given urbanized area, population increase may be attributed to a combination of internal growth, outward expansion to include new growth, and outward expansion encompassing existing communities that previously were outside the urbanized area.
Based on 2010 Census results, the Census Bureau identified 36 new urbanized areas, including Cape Girardeau, Mo.-Ill. (52,900), Grand Island, Neb. (50,440), Lake Havasu City, Ariz. (53,427), Manhattan, Kan. (54,622), Mankato, Minn. (57,784), Midland, Mich. (59,014), and Sierra Vista, Ariz. (52,745). As a result of changes in criteria and delineation procedures, the Census Bureau identified the Williamsburg, Va., area (75,689) as a separate urbanized area; it previously was part of the larger Virginia Beach, Va.-N.C., urbanized area. As part of its review of urban and rural populations, the Census Bureau also identified 3,087 urban clusters of at least 2,500 and fewer than 50,000 people. Three former urbanized areas are now classified as urban clusters: Danville, Va.-N.C. (49,344), Galveston, Texas (44,022) and Sandusky, Ohio (48,990).
Regional and State Patterns
Of the nation's four census regions, the West continued to be the most urban, with 89.8 percent of its population residing within urban areas, followed by the Northeast, at 85.0 percent. The Midwest and South continue to have lower percentages of urban population than the nation as a whole, with rates of 75.9 and 75.8, respectively. (See tables with percentages.)
Of the nine census divisions, the Pacific division remains the most urban, with nearly 92 percent of its population residing within urban areas. The East South Central division (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee) remains the least urban, with only 59.9 percent of its population residing within urban areas.
Of the 50 states, California was the most urban, with nearly 95 percent of its population residing within urban areas. New Jersey followed closely with 94.7 percent of its population residing in urban areas. New Jersey is the most heavily urbanized state, with 92.2 percent of its population residing within urbanized areas of 50,000 or more population. The states with the largest urban populations were California (35,373,606), Texas (21,298,039) and Florida (17,139,844). Maine and Vermont were the most rural states, with 61.3 and 61.1 percent of their populations, respectively, residing in rural areas. States with the largest rural populations were Texas (3,847,522), North Carolina (3,233,727) and Pennsylvania (2,711,092).
Puerto Rico
The Census Bureau also defined the urban and rural areas in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's urban population declined from 3,590,994 people in 2000 to 3,493,256 in 2010, now accounting for 93.8 percent of the total population of 3,725,789 (down from 94.3 percent). The rural population in Puerto Rico increased between 2000 and 2010, both in number — from 217,616 to 232,533 — and as a percentage of the total population, from 5.6 percent to 6.2 percent. Of the 11 urbanized areas in Puerto Rico, San Juan remains the largest, with a population of 2,148,346. There are eight urban clusters in Puerto Rico for the 2010 Census.
Census Bureau's Urban and Rural Classification
The Census Bureau's urban areas represent densely developed territory and encompass residential, commercial, and other nonresidential urban land uses. The Census Bureau identifies two types of urban areas: “urbanized areas” of 50,000 or more people and “urban clusters” of at least 2,500 and less than 50,000 people. “Rural” encompasses all population, housing and territory not included within an urban area.
The Census Bureau's urban and rural classification provides an important baseline for analyzing changes in the distribution and characteristics of urban and rural populations. The Census Bureau's urban areas also form the cores of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and are used in other agencies' and organization's urban and rural classifications.
More information about the Census Bureau's Urban-Rural Classification, including the criteria used to delineate urban areas, lists of urbanized areas and urban clusters, maps and files providing relationships with other geographic areas, can be found on the Census Bureau's website at <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/2010urbanruralclass.html>.
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[IWS] AfDB: POVERTY IS ON THE RETREAT IN AFRICA; the MARKETS; and other matters [online 26 March 2012]
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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
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African Development Bank (AfDB)
Africa Economic and Financial Brief
Market Brief
Volume 3 • Issue 09
For the period of
Feb 27 - Mar 02, 2012
POVERTY IS ON THE RETREAT IN AFRICA; the MARKETS; and other matters [online 26 March 2012]
[full-text, 7 pages]
[excerpt]
Overcoming extreme poverty remains at the top of the development agenda in Africa and this commitment
is paying off but at a slower pace. Recent evidence1 indicates that poverty in Africa and in all the regions of
the world declined over the period 2005-2010. In Africa, the proportion of people living below the poverty
line decreased to 40% in 2008 from 47% in 1990, making it the first ever reversal of the long term poverty
trend (see Figure 1). However, there are disparities in the rate of decline between Africa and other regions. For
example, between 1990 and 2008, the average rate of decline in the poverty headcount for Africa was nearly
twice and three times lower at 9% relative to Asia’s 15% and Latin America’s 24%.
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[IWS] Dublin Foundation: DATA REPORT ON WORK ATTITUDES--BACKGROUND PAPER [22 March 2012]
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Data report on work attitudes - Background paper [22 March 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1210.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/10/en/1/EF1210EN.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]
Author: Lucidi, Federico; Ruiu, Gabriele; Lisi, Gaetano
Summary: This report aimed to assess the main dimensions of work attitudes in the European Union and in a selected sample of extra-EU countries, by analysing several data sources in a comparative way. Some preliminary conclusions can be drawn. It seems that countries at different stages of industrial development experience different combinations of preference for work, job characteristics, work ethics and life satisfaction. Developing countries seem to put work before family and leisure time, while assigning a lower overall importance to social life and relational goods. On the other hand, advanced, post-industrial economies seem to assign a higher relevance to social life, while showing a preference for intangible job characteristics, higher levels of life satisfaction and weaker work ethics.
Includes numerous CHARTS & TABLES....
Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4
2. Macroeconomic background ........................................................................................................ 5
2.1. GDP per capita ........................................................................................... 6
2.2. Employment ............................................................................................... 8
2.3. Unemployment ......................................................................................... 11
2.4. Shadow economy ..................................................................................... 13
2.5. Labour force per level of education .......................................................... 15
2.6. Labour productivity, unit labour cost and labour income share ................. 16
2.7. Working Hours .......................................................................................... 20
2.8. Appendix. Recent trend of the main macroeconomic variables ................ 21
3. Data sources on work attitudes ................................................................................................... 22
4. Aspects of work attitudes: an overview ...................................................................................... 23
4.1 Work-life preferences ................................................................................ 23
4.2. Preferences over job characteristics ........................................................ 28
4.3. Work ethic ................................................................................................ 31
4.4. Job and Life satisfaction ........................................................................... 34
4.5. Attitude toward female work ..................................................................... 36
4.6. Entrepreneurship ...................................................................................... 39
5. Concluding remarks .................................................................................................................... 43
Data sources ................................................................................................................................... 45
Appendix 1. List of work attitudes variables .................................................................................. 46
Appendix 2. Data summary ............................................................................................................ 48
Appendix 3. Variables transformations ..................
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