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World of Work Report 2009 -The Global Jobs Crisis and Beyond

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World of Work Report 2009 – The Global Jobs Crisis and Beyond, International Labour Organization (International Institute for Labour Studies) 2009

  • “The world economy is exhibiting encouraging signs of a recovery. The IMF now predicts over 3 per cent economic growth for 2010, with Brazil, China and India leading the economic rebound. In addition, this Report shows that job losses have been less than would have been predicted on the basis of earlier crises. Indeed, another Great Depression has probably been avoided, aided by stimulus measures implemented by governments since the onset of the crisis. … but the jobs crisis is far from over… Despite these major achievements, the global jobs crisis is not over and it could even worsen unless adequate action is taken. First, the jobs crisis is much larger in size than unemployment figures suggest…in the 51 countries for which data are available, at least 20 million jobs have been lost since October 2008 when the financial crisis
    started.”

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    • FBI – Crime in the United States: Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report (January to June)

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    Crime in the United States: Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report (January to June) “Preliminary figures indicate that, as a whole, law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation reported a decrease of 4.4 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention for the first six months of 2009 when compared with figures reported for… Continue Reading

    Tech Crunch – World Map Of Social Networks Shows Rise Of Facebook

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    Robin Wauters: “Italian writer, blogger and photographer Vincenzo Cosenza has for the second time put together a visualization that shows the most popular social networks around the world on a map, based on the most recent traffic data (December 2009) as measured by Alexa & Google Trends for Websites.” ComputerWorld – 2009: Social networks go… Continue Reading

    Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Changes in the Aggregate Labor Force Participation Rate

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    Changes in the Aggregate Labor Force Participation Rate, Julie L. Hotchkiss, Economic Review, Vol. 94, No. 4, 2009 “Human capital is a vital component in the production process, so the size of the labor force can profoundly affect the potential for economic growth. In the United States, the overall labor force participation rate (LFPR)—the percent… Continue Reading

    BLS – Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)

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    Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly), December 18, 2009: “In November, 36 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 8 states registered increases, and 6 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 19 states and decreased in 31 states and the District of Columbia…Among the nine geographic divisions,… Continue Reading

    New DOT Consumer Rule Limits Airline Tarmac Delays, Provides Other Passenger Protections

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    News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new rule that significantly strengthens protections afforded to consumers by, among other things, establishing a hard time limit after which U.S. airlines must allow passengers to deplane from domestic flights. The new rule prohibits U.S. airlines operating domestic flights from permitting an aircraft to remain… Continue Reading

    The Liberal Tradition of the Supreme Court Clerkship: Its Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation?

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    The Liberal Tradition of the Supreme Court Clerkship: Its Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation? William E. Nelson, Harvey Rishikof, I. Scott Messinger, Michael Jo | 62 Vand. L. Rev. 1749 (2009) “This srticle presents the first comprehensive empirical study of the post-clerkship employment of law clerks at the Supreme Court from 1882 to the present, and… Continue Reading

    Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: Many Americans Mix Multiple Faiths Eastern, New Age Beliefs Widespread

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    Eastern, New Age Beliefs Widespread – Many Americans Mix Multiple Faiths, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, December 2009 “The religious beliefs and practices of Americans do not fit neatly into conventional categories. A new poll by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that large numbers of Americans engage… Continue Reading

    Environmental Defense Fund: 9,000 NYC Buildings Burning Dirty Heating Oil Identified in New Report

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    News release: “Eighty-seven percent of the city’s heating oil soot pollution is created by burning the dirtiest heating oils available in only one percent of all buildings in New York City, according to a new report released today by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). As a result of burning this toxic sludge (No. 4 and 6… Continue Reading