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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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American Psychological Association (APA)

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION SURVEY [28 August 2014]

http://www.apaexcellence.org/assets/general/employee-recognition-survey-results.pdf

[full-text, 34 pages]

Executive Summary

•Only about half of the U.S. workforce (51 percent) say they feel valued by their employer, more than a third (36 percent) haven’t received any form of recognition in the last year and just 47 percent say recognition is provided fairly.

•Although a majority of working Americans (81 percent) reported that their employer provides some type of recognition, less than half (46 percent) said their organization recognizes employees for individual job performance.

•Additionally, less than a third (29 percent) said that team or work-unit performance is recognized and even fewer reported that their employer provides recognition for company-wide results (21 percent), or engaging in specific behaviors, such as those consistent with the organization’s values (18 percent).

•According to U.S. workers, the most common form of recognition their employer provides is salary increases based on merit (39 percent). Less than a third (31 percent) said that direct supervisors express verbal or written appreciation and only about one in four (24 percent) reported that their organization uses performance-based bonuses or promotions as a form of recognition.

•Survey results linked effective recognition practices to both employee and organizational outcomes.

–Employees who said that recognition practices are fair, that direct supervisors provide recognition effectively and that they value the recognition they receive reported a variety of positive outcomes, including higher levels of job satisfaction, a greater likelihood to work harder because of the recognition they receive, stronger motivation to do their best and a greater sense of feeling valued.

–Employees who received recognition more recently also reported higher levels of satisfaction, motivation and work effort.

•The survey also explored the relationship between recognition and employee retention.

–Employees were most likely to plan to leave their employer in the next year when they felt less valued, had lower perceptions of fairness regarding the organization’s recognition practices and experienced lower overall job satisfaction.

–Working Americans who reported high levels of supervisor effectiveness in providing employee recognition and valuing the recognition they receive were more likely to say they plan to stay with their current employer three years or longer.

•More than a quarter of working adults (28 percent) said that written or verbal appreciation from their direct supervisor is important, but when it comes to the types of recognition that working Americans say are important to them, money tops the list.

–Six out of ten employees (62 percent) cited merit-based salary increases as important, followed by fair monetary compensation (47 percent), performance-based bonuses (43 percent) and promotions or advancement (38 percent).

•Men and women reported that recognition in general is equally important to them (87 percent), but men were more likely than women to report being satisfied with their employer’s recognition practices (54 percent vs. 46 percent), to believe that recognition is provided fairly in their organization (52 percent vs. 42 percent) and to say their supervisor provides recognition effectively (56 percent vs. 47 percent).

•Although 4 in 10 employees reported working remotely at least sometimes (30 percent sometimes, 5 percent often, 6 percent always), no significant relationships were found between employees working remotely and their satisfaction with recognition or how long they plan to stay with their current employer.

ABOUT THE SURVEY: This Employee Recognition Survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association from August 13-15, 2014 among 882 adults ages 18 and older who are employed either full time or part time. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.

Press Release 28 August 2014

Employers: Celebrate Labor Day By Showing That You Value Your Workers

APA survey links employee recognition to satisfaction, motivation and work effort

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/08/labor-day.aspx

WASHINGTON — Labor Day is a celebration of American workers and the contributions they have made to the well-being of the country. As we mark Labor Day’s 120th year as a federal holiday, only about half of the U.S. workforce (51 percent) say they feel valued by their employer, more than a third (36 percent) haven’t received any form of recognition in the last year and just 47 percent say recognition is provided fairly. These were among the findings of a survey released today by the American Psychological Association’s Center for Organizational Excellence. The survey was conducted on APA’s behalf by Harris Poll on Aug. 13-15, 2014, among 882 adults who are employed either full time or part time.

Employee recognition efforts reward employees both individually and collectively for their contributions to the organization. Recognition can take various forms — formal and informal, monetary and nonmonetary. Although a majority of working Americans (81 percent) reported that their employer provides some type of recognition, less than half (46 percent) said their organization recognizes employees for individual job performance. Additionally, less than a third (29 percent) said that team or work-unit performance is recognized and even fewer reported that their employer provides recognition for company-wide results (21 percent), or engaging in specific behaviors, such as those consistent with the organization’s values (18 percent).

“Today, business success depends on sustainable workplace practices and a healthy, high-performing workforce,” said Norman B. Anderson, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association. “Part of promoting employee well-being is demonstrating how their efforts contribute to the organization’s success and recognizing them for their good work.”

According to U.S. workers, the most common form of recognition their employer provides is salary increases based on merit (39 percent). Less than a third (31 percent) said that direct supervisors express verbal or written appreciation and only about 1 in 4 (24 percent) reported that their organization uses performance-based bonuses or promotions as a form of recognition.

Survey results linked effective recognition practices to both employee and organizational outcomes. Employees who said that recognition practices are fair, that direct supervisors provide recognition effectively and that they value the recognition they receive reported a variety of positive outcomes. They reported higher levels of job satisfaction, a greater likelihood to work harder because of the recognition they receive, stronger motivation to do their best and a greater sense of feeling valued. In addition, employees who received recognition more recently also reported higher levels of satisfaction, motivation and work effort.1

The survey also explored the relationship between recognition and employee retention. Employees were most likely to plan to leave their employer in the next year when they felt less valued, had lower perceptions of fairness regarding the organization’s recognition practices and experienced lower overall job satisfaction. Working Americans who reported high levels of supervisor effectiveness in providing employee recognition and valuing the recognition they receive were more likely to say they plan to stay with their current employer three years or longer.

“When an organization makes people feel valued and appreciated, that not only creates a better work environment, it also affects whether employees want to stick around and help the company achieve its goals,” said David W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA, assistant executive director for organizational excellence at APA.

Additional findings from the survey include:

More than a quarter of working adults (28 percent) said that written or verbal appreciation from their direct supervisor is important, but when it comes to the types of recognition that working Americans say are important to them, money tops the list. Six out of 10 employees (62 percent) cited merit-based salary increases as important, followed by fair monetary compensation (47 percent), performance-based bonuses (43 percent) and promotions or advancement (38 percent).

Men and women reported that recognition in general is equally important to them (87 percent), but men were more likely than women to report being satisfied with their employer’s recognition practices (54 percent vs. 46 percent), to believe that recognition is provided fairly in their organization (52 percent vs. 42 percent) and to say their supervisor provides recognition effectively (56 percent vs. 47 percent).

Although 4 in 10 employees reported working remotely at least sometimes (30 percent sometimes, 5 percent often, 6 percent always), no significant relationships were found between employees working remotely and their satisfaction with recognition or how long they plan to stay with their current employer.

“American workers have contributed immeasurably to the prosperity and quality of life in the United States,” said Ballard. “Labor Day is the perfect time for employers to take a look at whether they are showing employees how important they really are.”

About the Survey

This employee recognition survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association from Aug. 13-15, 2014, among 882 adults ages 18 and older who are employed either full time or part time. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. More information is available online, including weighting variables and full results of the survey.

The American Psychological Association’s Center for Organizational Excellence works to enhance the functioning of individuals, groups, organizations and communities through the application of psychology to a broad range of workplace issues. The center houses the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program, a public education initiative designed to engage the employer community, raise public awareness about the value psychology brings to the workplace and promote programs and policies that enhance employee well-being and organizational performance.

The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA's membership includes nearly 130,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.

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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.

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

________________________________________________________________________

This service is supported, in part, by donations. Please consider making a donation by following the instructions at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news-bureau/support.html

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JULY 2014 [29 August 2014]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/pdf/pi0714.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

or

Tables

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/xls/pi0714.xls

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/pdf/pi0714_fax.pdf

Personal income increased $28.6 billion, or 0.2 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $17.7 billion,

or 0.1 percent, in July, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)

decreased $13.6 billion, or 0.1 percent.  In June, personal income increased $67.1 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI

increased $62.9 billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE increased $50.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, based on revised estimates.

Real DPI increased 0.1 percent in July, compared with an increase of 0.3 percent in June.  Real PCE decreased

0.2 percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.2 percent.

                                        2014

                                        Mar.            Apr.            May             June            July

                                                       (Percent change from preceding month)

Personal income, current dollars        0.6             0.4             0.5             0.5             0.2

Disposable personal income:

Current dollars                        0.6             0.5             0.5             0.5             0.1

Chained (2009) dollars                 0.5             0.3             0.3             0.3             0.1

Personal consumption expenditures:

Current dollars                        0.8             0.2             0.3             0.4            -0.1

Chained (2009) dollars                 0.6            -0.1             0.1             0.2            -0.2

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This news release presents revised estimates of wages and salaries, personal taxes, and contributions for government

social insurance for January through March 2014 (first quarter).  These estimates reflect the incorporation of the most

recently available first-quarter wage and salary tabulations from the quarterly census of employment and wages from

the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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FOOTNOTE._________

Monthly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise specified. Month-to-month

dollar changes are differences between these published estimates.  Month-to-month percent changes are calculated from

unrounded data and are not annualized.  Real estimates are in chained (2009) dollars.

This news release is available on BEA's Web site at www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

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                                Wages and salaries

Private wages and salaries increased $12.9 billion in July, compared with an increase of $25.6 billion in June.

Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $0.7 billion, compared with an increase of $8.8 billion; manufacturing

payrolls were unchanged in July and increased $5.1 billion in June.  Services-producing industries' payrolls increased

$12.3 billion in July, compared with an increase of $16.8 billion in June.  Government wages and salaries increased

$1.7 billion, compared with an increase of $1.8 billion.

                                Other personal income

Supplements to wages and salaries increased $3.7 billion in July, compared with an increase of $4.8 billion in June.

AND MUCH MORE...including 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.

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

________________________________________________________________________

This service is supported, in part, by donations. Please consider making a donation by following the instructions at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news-bureau/support.html

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENT ABROAD (USDIA): PRELIMINARY 2012 DATA [21 August 2014]

http://www.bea.gov/international/usdia2012p.htm

Press Release 27 August 2014

New Statistics on the Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises are Now Available

http://blog.bea.gov/2014/08/27/new-statistics-on-the-activities-of-u-s-multinational-enterprises-are-now-available/

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released preliminary 2012 statistics on the outward activities of multinational enterprises (AMNEs). Outward AMNE statistics cover the worldwide activities of U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs). These statistics provide information on the finance and operations of U.S. MNEs, including balance sheet and income statement details, employment and employee compensation, sales, value added, capital expenditures, trade in goods, and expenditures for research and development (R&D). The statistics can be used to measure the scale of the global business activity of U.S. MNEs as well as their impact on the U.S. economy and foreign host economies.

The worldwide operations of a U.S. MNE can be divided between its domestic operations, represented by the U.S. parent company, and its foreign operations, represented by foreign affiliates. Statistics for foreign affiliates are presented for two categories—all affiliates, which are at least 10 percent owned by their U.S. parents, and majority-owned foreign affiliates (MOFAs), which are more than 50 percent owned by their U.S. parents.

Highlights of the new data include:

·         The value added of U.S. MNEs rose 2.0 percent to $4,667.0 billion in 2012 after rising 9.2 percent in 2011. The increase reflected a 2.7 percent increase in the value added of U.S. parents and a 0.3 percent increase in the value added of their MOFAs.

·         Employment by U.S. MNEs increased 1.1 percent to 35.2 million workers in 2012 after increasing 2.2 percent in 2011. The increase reflected a 0.5 percent increase in the employment of U.S. parents and a 2.2 percent increase in the employment of MOFAs. U.S. parents accounted for one-fifth of the total U.S. private industry employment in 2012.

·         U.S. MNE capital expenditures rose 12.2 percent in 2012, reflecting growth for both U.S. parents (10.7 percent) and MOFAs (16.4 percent).

·         U.S. MNE R&D expenditures rose 3.6 percent in 2012, reflecting growth for U.S. parents (4.4 percent) and a slight decline for MOFAs (–0.2 percent).

·         Fifteen countries—the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Australia, Japan, France, China, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Italy—accounted for more than two-thirds of value added by MOFAs in 2012.

The newly released statistics also include revised 2011 statistics on the outward activities of multinational enterprises.

BEA also produces inward AMNE statistics that cover U.S. affiliates of foreign MNEs; these statistics will be released later this year.

Starting with the release of the 2012 preliminary and 2011 revised statistics, BEA has adopted the use of standard international terminology in BEA’s international economic accounts by replacing the term “multinational companies” with “multinational enterprises” and the term “financial and operating (F&O)” statistics with “activities of multinational enterprises (AMNE).” This change in terminology reflects BEA’s effort to conform more closely with international guidelines and does not affect the actual statistics produced.

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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.

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. International Trade Commission (USITC)

RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. SERVICES TRADE, 2014 ANNUAL REPORT [28 May 2014]

http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4463.pdf

[full-text, 138 pages]

Press Release 28 May 2014
U.S. SERVICE PROVIDERS REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN GLOBAL SERVICES MARKET, REPORTS USITC

http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2014/er0528mm2.htm

The United States is the world's largest services market and was the world's leading exporter and importer of services in 2012, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its new publication Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2014 Annual Report.

The USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, compiles the report annually. Each year's report presents a qualitative and quantitative overview of U.S. trade in services and highlights some of the service sectors and geographic markets that contribute substantially to recent services trade performance.

This year's report focuses on electronic services and includes chapters on three specific industries: audiovisual services, computer services, and telecommunication services. Each chapter analyzes global market conditions in the industry, examines recent trade performance, and summarizes the industry's outlook.

The report describes trade in services via cross-border transactions through 2012 and via affiliate sales through 2011 (latest available data). Highlights include:

• In 2012, the value of U.S. commercial services exports was $621 billion (14 percent of global services exports), while imports totaled $411 billion (10 percent of global services imports).
• From 2011 to 2012, U.S. cross-border services exports rose 5 percent (down from nearly 11 percent in 2011), while U.S. services imports grew 4 percent (down from 7 percent in 2011). Electronic services accounted for 7 percent of exports and 8 percent of imports, yielding a trade surplus of $7.1 billion in this subsector in 2012.
• Within the services sector, sales by foreign affiliates of U.S. firms -- the leading channel by which many U.S. services are delivered to foreign markets -- rose by a robust 11 percent to $1.3 trillion in 2011. Electronic services accounted for $193 billion, or 15 percent, of the total.
• The contribution of private sector electronic services to U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was $822.1 billion in 2012, accounting for roughly 6 percent of total U.S. private sector GDP. The output of these services grew by nearly 7 percent in 2012, outpacing total GDP growth in the private sector (3 percent). After slower growth during the previous five years, two industries within electronic services -- computer systems design and related services, and data processing and information services -- had the fastest GDP growth in 2012 (about 13 percent each).
• In 2012, electronic services accounted for only about 3 percent of total private sector employment, or 3.3 million full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. Employment in computer systems design and related services and in broadcasting and telecommunication services together represented 81 percent of this total, whereas employment in information and data processing services, along with motion picture and sound recording services, together accounted for the remaining 19 percent. Electronic services were the most productive U.S. sector in 2012, with an average output per worker of $249,802.
• A variety of impediments restrict trade in electronic services. Two examples include localization requirements for computer servers and online privacy protection measures that restrict cross-border data flows (such as those in the European Union). In addition, limits on foreign investment and on competition are prominent in several countries' telecommunication sectors, where former monopolies limit access to domestic networks. Noteworthy barriers affecting audiovisual services trade include quotas on imported films in such markets as France and China; Internet piracy of copyrighted intellectual property; and censorship.
• The USITC hosted its seventh annual services roundtable on November 14, 2013. The discussion, summarized in the report, focused on recent services negotiations and the assessment of services commitments in international trade agreements, as well as middle-income job opportunities for non-degree holders in service industries.

Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2014 Annual Report (Investigation No. 332-345, USITC publication 4463, April 2014) is available on the USITC's Internet site at http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4463.pdf.

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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.

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

________________________________________________________________________

This service is supported, in part, by donations. Please consider making a donation by following the instructions at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news-bureau/support.html

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

THE YEAR IN TRADE 2013: OPERATON OF THE TRADE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM [31 July 2014]

http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4481.pdf

[full-text, 288 pages]

Press Release 31 July 2014
USITC RELEASES THE YEAR IN TRADE 2013

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released The Year in Trade 2013, its annual overview of the previous year's trade-related activities.

The USITC's The Year in Trade is one of the government's most comprehensive reports of U.S. trade-related activities, covering major multilateral, regional, and bilateral developments. The publication reviews U.S. international trade laws and actions under these laws, activities of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and developments regarding U.S. free trade agreements (FTAs), FTA negotiations, and U.S. bilateral trade relations with major trading partners in 2013.

The Year in Trade 2013 includes complete listings of antidumping, countervailing duty, safeguard, intellectual property rights infringement, and section 301 cases undertaken by the U.S. government in 2013. In addition, the 2013 report covers:

• the operation of U.S. trade preference programs, including the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Andean Trade Preference Act, and the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, including initiatives for Haiti;
• significant activities in the WTO, including dispute settlement decisions; the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum;
• developments regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement, other U.S. FTAs, and negotiations regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and
• bilateral trade issues with major U.S. trading partners-the European Union, Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Taiwan, and India.

The report also provides an overview of U.S. trade in goods and services during 2013. Statistical tables highlight U.S. bilateral trade with major trading partners and trade under U.S. trade preference programs.

Complementing the release of the 65th edition of the report are a series of dashboards in MS Excel available online that present U.S. merchandise trade data in an interactive format. Readers of The Year in Trade 2013 will be able to conduct further analysis of U.S. merchandise trade with specific trading partners and U.S. trade under specific trade preference programs and FTAs using these dashboards, which are available on the Commission's website at http://www.usitc.gov/publications/dashboards/index.htm.

The Year in Trade 2013 (USITC Publication 4481, July 2013) will be posted on the USITC's Internet site at http://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/commission_publication_4481.htm. The report also is expected to be available at federal depository libraries in the United States and at offices of the U.S. Information Agency abroad. # # #

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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.

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. International Trade Commission (USITC)

USITC SECTION 337 INVESTIGATIONS – FACTS AND TRENDS REGARDING CASELOAD AND PARTIES [10 June 2014]

http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/documents/featured_news/sec337factsupdate2014.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) adjudicates allegations of unfair methods of

competition and unfair acts involving imported articles under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of

1930 as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1337. Most Section 337 investigations involve allegations of

infringement of patents or other intellectual property rights. Facts and trends regarding certain

aspects of Section 337 proceedings are provided below.

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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.

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

DOING BUSINESS IN..[SERIES] (COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDES)—RECENT RELEASES

Doing Business in Madagascar: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_9308868.pdf

Peru Country Commercial Guide 2014
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_2386903.pdf

Doing Business in Mauritius: 2014 Country Commercial Gudie for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_5889230.pdf

Doing business in the Philippines: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3877362.pdf

Doing Business in Nicaragua: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_2909790.pdf

South Africa Country Commercial Guide 2014
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_2736962.pdf

Doing Business in the Netherlands: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Com...
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3358607.pdf

Doing Business in Malawi: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_5857772.pdf

Doing Business in Korea: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_13980.pdf

Doing Business in Hong Kong and Macau: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S....
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_7192291.pdf

Mongolia Country Commercial Guide 2014
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3102370.pdf

Doing business in Thailand: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_4963016.pdf

Doing Business in Singapore: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_9563867.pdf

Country Commercial Guide France 2014
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_1770425.pdf

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IWS Documented News Service

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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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Government of India

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

NSS Report No. 557(68/10/2)

INFORMAL SECTOR AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA [online 26 August 2014]

(July 2011-June 2012)

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/nss_report_557_26aug14.pdf

[full-text, 884 pages]

Contents

Page

Chapter One Introduction 1-9

Chapter Two Concepts and Definitions 10-41

Chapter Three Summary of Findings 42-168

Appendix A Detailed Tables: Table1 to Table 12 (in CD) A 1-A 654

Appendix B Sample Design and Estimation Procedure B 1-B 8

Appendix C Projected Population C 1-C 2

Appendix D Schedule on Employment and Unemployment (Sch. 10) D 1-D 16

Appendix E RSEs of worker population ratio (WPR) E 1

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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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This service is supported, in part, by donations. Please consider making a donation by following the instructions at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news-bureau/support.html

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

MAPPING YOUTH TRANSITIONS IN EUROPE [24 July 2014]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1392.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/92/en/1/EF1392EN.pdf

[full-text, 112 pages]

Contents

Executive summary 1

1 – Youth labour market in 2013 4

Not in employment, education or training 5

Youth employment 8

Conclusion 11

2 – Introducing youth transitions in Europe 12

Spotlighting youth transitions on the EU agenda 12

Transitions as a unit of analysis 14

Investigating youth transitions in Europe 14

3 – Transitions to adulthood in Europe 17

Leaving the parental home 19

Living with a partner and starting a family 21

Conclusion 23

4 – School-to-work transitions 25

Identifying different school-to-work transition patterns 26

Measuring school-to-work transitions 28

A global overview of transitions 42

Conclusion 47

5 – Persistence in employment of young workers 49

Trends in employment persistence of young workers 50

Investigating determinants of youth persistence in employment 56

Conclusion 60

6 – Analysis and assessment of policies 62

Country and case study selection 62

Overview of recent policy developments 63

Analysis of policy measures facilitating labour market transition 66

Strengths, drawbacks and challenges of policy measures 69

Key stakeholders involved in designing and carrying out policies 82

Conclusion 86

Conclusions 88

Bibliography 91

Annex 1: Description of the policy measures based on the Eurofound typology 98

Annex 2: Multivariate logistic regressions for the EU aggregate 99

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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

________________________________________________________________________

This service is supported, in part, by donations. Please consider making a donation by following the instructions at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news-bureau/support.html

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES IN WORKING CONDITIONS: INDENTIFICATION OF GROUPS WITH MULTIPLE DISADVANTAGES [20 August 2014]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1413.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2014/13/en/1/EF1413EN.pdf

[full-text,74 pages]

Contents

Executive summary

Introduction

Methodological framework

Key characteristics of work and employment in relation to occupations

Identifying occupations with multiple disadvantages

Conclusions

Bibliography

Annex

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