Friday, October 31, 2014
Tweet[IWS] CRS: SOCIAL SECURITY: COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS [29 October 2014]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments
Gary Sidor, Information Research Specialist
October 29, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/94-803.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Summary
To compensate for the effects of inflation, Social Security recipients usually receive an annual
cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Benefits will be increased by 1.7% in 2015, following an
increase of 1.5% in 2014.
Social Security COLAs are based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), updated monthly by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS). The COLA equals the growth, if any, in the index from the highest third
calendar quarter average CPI-W recorded (most often, from the previous year) to the average
CPI-W for the third calendar quarter of the current year. The COLA becomes effective in
December of the current year and is payable in January of the following year. (Social Security
payments always reflect the benefits due for the preceding month.)
If there is no percentage increase in the CPI-W between the measuring periods, no COLA is
payable. No COLA was payable in January 2010 because the average CPI-W for the third quarter
of 2009 did not increase from the average CPI-W for the third quarter of 2008, and again in 2011
because the average CPI-W for the third quarter of 2010 remained below the average CPI-W for
the third quarter of 2008. When the average CPI-W for the third quarter of 2011 exceeded that for
2008, establishing a new benchmark, a COLA was payable in 2012. Because the average CPI-W
for the third quarters of 2012 and 2013 exceeded the average CPI-W for the third quarters of each
respective preceding year, 2014 will be the third consecutive year in which a COLA will be paid.
Because a COLA of 1.7% will be paid to Social Security beneficiaries in 2015, identical
percentage increases in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and railroad retirement “tier 1”
benefits will be paid, and other changes in the Social Security program will be triggered.
Although COLAs under the federal Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the federal
military retirement program are not triggered directly by the Social Security COLA, these
programs use the same measuring period and formula for computing their COLAs. As a result,
their recipients similarly will receive a 1.7% COLA in January 2015.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the trustees for the Social Security trust funds both
project annual COLAs beyond 2015.
This report is updated annually.
Contents
How the Social Security COLA Is Determined ............................................................................... 1
The January 2015 COLA ................................................................................................................. 1
Scenario In Which No COLA Is Payable ........................................................................................ 2
What Is Affected Besides Social Security Benefits? ....................................................................... 3
Tables
Table 1. Computation of the Social Security COLA, January 2015 ................................................ 1
Table 2. Average CPI-W for the Third Quarter, 2007-2014 ............................................................. 3
Table 3. History of Social Security Benefit Increases ..................................................................... 5
Contacts
Author Contact Information............................................................................................................. 6
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[IWS] RAND: EUROPE: WORK-RELATED SHORT STATISTICAL REPORTS (6 New Reports] [29 October 2014]
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RAND
EUROPE: WORK-RELATED SHORT STATISTICAL REPORTS [29 October 2014]
REPORT
Use of childcare services in the EU Member States and progress towards the Barcelona targets: Short Statistical Report No. 1
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR100/RR185/RAND_RR185.pdf
[full-text, 71 pages]
This report studies the progress of Member States, and Norway and Iceland, in meeting the Barcelona targets by 2010 by building on the 2008 analysis through examining parenthood and employment, and the cost and quality of childcare.
Oct 29, 2014
REPORT
Parents at work: Men and women participating in the labour force: Short Statistical Report No. 2
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR348/RAND_RR348.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
This report explores gender differences, parenthood and employment by analysing and comparing a number of related aspects.
Oct 29, 2014
REPORT
Single parents and employment in Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 3
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR362/RAND_RR362.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Many single-parent households are led my women which can have an effect on levels of employment. Differences exist between nations and age groups.
Oct 29, 2014
REPORT
Gender inequalities in the school-to-work transition in Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 4
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR363/RAND_RR363.pdf
[full-text, 85 pages]
The school-to-work transition has been made difficult by high unemployment for men and women. However, research has also demonstrated that even with considerable gains in education, women continue to have unequal labour market outcomes.
Oct 29, 2014
REPORT
Emerging trends in earnings structures of couples in Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 5
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR364/RAND_RR364.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
This report explores the division of labour in the home and finds that domestic tasks are shared unequally between men and women. Women generally take on a larger share of the domestic work while men, regardless of income, take on a lesser share.
Oct 29, 2014
REPORT
Family-related working schedule flexibility across Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 6
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR365/RAND_RR365.pdf
[full-text, 61 pages]
Access to increased work schedule flexibility varies across EU Member States Greater flexibility is reported in affluent countries and differences also emerge between social groups across countries.
Oct 29, 2014
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[IWS] WOMEN AND MEN IN INDIA--2014 (16th Issue) [October 2014]
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Government of India
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
WOMEN AND MEN IN INDIA--2014 (16th Issue) [October 2014]
http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/man_and_women/Women_Men_In_India_2014.htm
Important Constitutional and Legal Provisions for Women In India
Chapter 1 : Population and related Statistics
Chapter 3 : Literacy and Education
Chapter 4 : Participation in Economy
Chapter 5 : Participation in Decision Making
Chapter 6 : Social Obstacles in Women's Empowerment
Chapter 7 : International Gender Perspective of Development Indicators
List of Tables removed in the present publication
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[IWS] Census: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES--2012 ECONOMIC CENSUS INDUSTRY SERIES [31 October 2014]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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Census
2012 ECONOMIC CENSUS
31 October 2014
The first set of detailed statistics from the Industry Series for the following sectors have been released on the Census Bureau's American FactFinder web site:
Data for these sectors will be released on a flow basis. Click here to view a release schedule, see what has been released, or take a sneak peek at what’s projected to be released in the next 30 days.
For more information about the Industry Series, click here.
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[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2014 [31 October 2014]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2014 [31 October 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month
period ending September 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries
(which make up about 70 percent of compensation costs) increased 0.8 percent, and benefits (which
make up the remaining 30 percent of compensation) increased 0.6 percent.
Civilian Workers
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 2.2 percent for the 12-month period ending
September 2014. In September 2013, the increase in compensation costs was 1.9 percent. Wages and
salaries increased 2.1 percent for the 12-month period ending September 2014, compared with
1.6 percent in September 2013. Benefit costs increased 2.4 percent for the 12-month period ending
September 2014, compared with a 2.2 percent increase for the 12-month period ending September 2013.
Private Industry Workers
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.3 percent over the year. In September
2013 the increase was 1.9 percent. Wages and salaries increased 2.3 percent for the current 12-month
period ending September 2014. In September 2013 the increase was 1.8 percent. The increase in the
cost of benefits was 2.3 percent for the 12-month period ending September 2014. In September 2013,
the increase in the cost of benefits was 2.0 percent. Employer costs for health benefits increased
2.6 percent over the year. In September 2013 the increase was 2.7 percent.
Among occupational groups, compensation cost increases for private industry workers for the
12-month period ending September 2014 ranged from 1.8 percent for service occupations to 2.4 percent
for natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations and production, transportation, and
material moving.
Among industry supersectors, compensation cost increases for private industry workers for the current
12-month period ranged from 1.4 percent for construction to 4.3 percent for information.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES.....
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[IWS] BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS, SEPTEMBER 2014 [31 October 2014]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS, SEPTEMBER 2014 [31 October 2014]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/pi0914.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/pdf/pi0914.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/xls/pi0914.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/pdf/pi0914_fax.pdf
Personal income increased $22.7 billion, or 0.2 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $15.7 billion,
or 0.1 percent, in September, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)
decreased $19.0 billion, or 0.2 percent. In August, personal income increased $50.7 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI
increased $37.5 billion, or 0.3 percent, and PCE increased $58.7 billion, or 0.5 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real DPI increased less than 0.1 percent in September, compared with an increase of 0.3 percent in August. Real PCE
decreased 0.2 percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.5 percent.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
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[IWS] MPI/ILO: GERMANY: LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION POLICIES FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE [31 October 2014]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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Migration Policy Institute (MPI) &
International Labor Office (ILO) &
financial assistance of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs,
THE LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION OF NEW ARRIVALS (Series)
http://migrationpolicy.org/programs/labor-market-integration-new-arrivals-europe
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION POLICIES FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS IN GERMANY [31 October 2014]
by Carola Burkert and Anette Haas
http://migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/GermanyEmpl-Policy.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
Press Release 31 October 2014
Investing in the Future: Labor Market Integration Policies for New Immigrants in Germany
Against the backdrop of an aging population and shrinking labor force, ensuring that immigrants are able to make their way into middle-skilled work has become a policy priority in Germany. While the demand for qualified workers continues to increase across regions, immigration to Germany in 2013 hit its highest level in two decades. The challenge for policymakers is how to capitalize on the full potential of immigrant workers and help them overcome the many barriers they face to progress in the labor market. Although new immigrants enjoy considerable improvement in their access to the German labor market, they still encounter significant challenges to advancement.
Over the past several years, federal, state, and local governments in Germany have introduced an array of initiatives to improve the labor market outcomes for new arrivals, both through targeted interventions aimed at immigrants and mainstream institutions like the public employment service. Several of these initiatives were designed with the cooperation of employers, who play a significant role in professional skills development. Chief among the obstacles to upward mobility among immigrants are insufficient language skills and lack of recognized qualification, both of which are being addressed with recent policy developments. There is evidence to suggest that a major piece of legislation in 2012 has made the process of certifying skills from abroad more efficient, for those immigrants seeking recognition of their qualifications. Other initiatives are still very new, making evaluation difficult.
This report examines how successfully workforce development and integration policies in Germany are in supporting immigrants' advancement from unemployment or low-skilled work into middle-skilled jobs. It provides an overview of labor market conditions and immigration trends, assesses recent efforts to make vocational training and employment services more accessible to workers with diverse needs, and explores new initiatives to incorporate language education into work-focused training. The report concludes with policy recommendations to further support the labor market integration of immigrants.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. A Country of Immigration
III. Overview of the German Labor Market
A. The German Labor Market “Miracle”
B. Mixed Prospects for Immigrants in the German Labor Market
C. Labor Market Access Rights Across Migrant Categories
IV. Policies to Support Labor Market Integration
A. An Introduction to the Structure of Service Provision in Germany
B. Employment Services
C. Language Training
D. Vocational Training
E. The Role of Employers and Social Partners
V. Conclusions and Recommendations
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[IWS] OECD: SOCIETY AT A GLANCE: ASIA/PACIFIC 2014 [31 October 2014]
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
SOCIETY AT A GLANCE: ASIA/PACIFIC 2014 [31 October 2014]
or
[read online, 134 pages]
This is the third edition of Society at a Glance Asia/Pacific, a regularly updated OECD overview of social indicators, which addresses the growing demand for quantitative evidence on social well-being and its trends. This report starts with an introductory chapter providing a guide to help readers understanding the OECD Social Indicator framework. Chapters 2 and three are special thematic chapters to address two increasingly topical issues in the social debate: Gender Equality in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship and Social Protection Expenditure.
Related links 
· Pensions at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2013
·
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acronyms and conventional signs
Executive summary
Chapter 1. Introduction to Society at a Glance Asia/Pacific
Chapter 2. Gender equality in the "three Es" in the Asia/Pacific region
Chapter 3. Looking at social protection globally, in the OECD and in the Asia/Pacific region
Chapter 4. General context indicators
Chapter 5. Self-sufficiency indicators
Chapter 6. Equity indicators
Chapter 7. Health indicators
Chapter 8. Social cohesion indicators
Press Release 31 October 2014
Women still struggling in labour market in Asia Pacific, says OECD
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/women-still-struggling-in-labour-market-in-asia-pacific.htm
31/10/2014 - Gains in education have helped narrow the gender gap in the labour market in Asia Pacific but many challenges remain, according to a new OECD report.
Society at a Glance : Asia Pacific 2014 says that educational attainment and participation among women continue to improve in the region and have helped drive economic growth. But women are still more likely to earn less than men and in insecure jobs, less likely to advance in their career and do more unpaid work.
Although there is large variation across the Asia Pacific region, countries like Japan, Korea and Singapore are top-performers in the OECD PISA assessment. But gender stereotypes are nurtured at early stage of life, and so far fewer girls pursue science and engineering degrees.
This trend also translates into employment. A large gender gap can be still found in areas of entrepreneurship, labour force participation, salary, and the share of part-time employment. To tackle this situation, the OECD says that governments have an important role to play by acting as a role model in advancing equality of opportunity: in many countries, the share of women in parliament increased from 2005 to 2012.
AND MORE….
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[IWS] Oxfam: EVEN IT UP: TIME TO END EXTREME INEQUALITY [29 October 2014]
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Oxfam
EVEN IT UP: TIME TO END EXTREME INEQUALITY [29 October 2014]
[full-text, 142 pages]
Summary
[full-text, 36 pages]
Press Release 29 October 2014
Time to End Extreme Inequality
http://www.oxfam.org/en/research/time-end-extreme-inequality
"This report from Oxfam is a stark and timely portrait of the growing inequality which characterises much of Africa and the world today... It contains many examples of success to give us inspiration. I hope that many people from government officials, business and civil society leaders, and bilateral and multilateral institutions will examine this report, reflect on its recommendations and take sustained actions which will tackle the inequality explosion."
Graça Machel, Founder of the Graça Machel Trust
Economic inequality has reached extreme levels
From Ghana to Germany, Italy to Indonesia, the gap between rich and poor is widening. In 2013, seven out of 10 people lived in countries where economic inequality was worse than 30 years ago, and in 2014 Oxfam calculated that just 85 people owned as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity.
Extreme inequality corrupts politics and hinders economic growth.
It exacerbates gender inequality, and causes a range of health and social problems. It stifles social mobility, keeping some families poor for generations, while others enjoy year after year of privilege. It fuels crime and even violent conflict. These corrosive consequences affect us all, but the impact is worst for the poorest people.
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[IWS] Eurostat: UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS [31 October 2014]
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European Commission
Eurostat
UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS [31 October 2014]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Unemployment_statistics
Data up to September 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables and Database. Planned article update: 28 November 2014.
This article presents the very latest unemployment figures for the European Union (EU), the euro area and individual Member States, complemented by an overview of long-term developments since the year 2000.
Unemployment levels and rates move in a cyclical manner, largely related to the general business cycle. However, other factors such as labour market policies and demographic developments may also influence the short and long-term evolution.
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
Tweet[IWS] Census: DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC WELL-BEING: POVERTY 2009-2012 [30 October 2014]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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Census
Tip Sheet, 30 October 2014
Survey of Income and Program Participation: Dynamics of Economic Well-Being 2009-2012 Detailed Tables
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/cb14-tps82.html
This table package traces a sample of U.S. residents and examines how many of them were poor during at least some portion of the four-year period as well as how long their poverty spells lasted. It also looks at how many entered into poverty, how many exited and how many stayed poor during the entire period. The statistics — which come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation — are presented at the national level by various demographic and socio-economic characteristics.
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty 2009-2012 [30 October 2014]
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/publications/dynamics09_12/index.html
- Table 1. Average Monthly Poverty by Selected Characteristics: 2009 to 2012 [XLSX – 25k]
- Table 2. Annual Poverty by Selected Characteristics: 2009 to 2012 [XLSX – 24k]
- Table 3. People in Poverty 2 or More Months by Selected Characteristics: 2009 to 2012 [XLSX – 27k]
- Table 4. People in Poverty All Months by Selected Characteristics: 2009 to 2012 [XLSX – 26k]
- Table 5. Poverty Entries: People Not in Poverty in 2009 by Poverty Status in 2010, 2011 and 2012 [XLSX – 20k]
- Table 6. Poverty Exits: People in Poverty in 2009 by Poverty Status in 2010, 2011 and 2012 [XLSX – 20k]
- Table 7. Median Length of Poverty Spells by Selected Characteristics: 2009 to 2012 [XLSX – 14k]
- Table 8. The Duration of Poverty Spells Across 2009 to 2012 [XLSX – 11k]
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