Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, August 2010: “In August, 27 states registered over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 13 states recorded decreases, and 10 states and the District of Columbia had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 14 states, and decreased in 36 states and the District of Columbia.”
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Daily Archives: September 21, 2010
EIA: Libya Country Analysis Brief
Libya Country Analysis Brief Sep 21, 2010: “Libya is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the country’s economy relies heavily on hydrocarbon exports. For additional information on the energy situation in Libya, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief.” Continue Reading
Census Bureau Reports Hispanic-Owned Businesses Increase at More Than Double the National Rate
News release: “The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States increased by 43.7 percent to 2.3 million, more than twice the national rate of 18.0 percent between 2002 and 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. About 45.8 percent of all Hispanic-owned businesses were owned by people of Mexican origin. Hispanic-owned businesses generated $345.2… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: U.S.-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, Defense Exports, Assistance for Needy Families, Aviation and the Environment
2010 Resubmission of the U.S.-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Further Actions Needed by State and Other Agencies to Improve the Review of the Classified Nuclear Proliferation Assessment, GAO-10-1039R, September 21, 2010 Defense Exports: Reporting on Exported Articles and Services Needs to Be Improved, GAO-10-952, September 21, 2010 House and Senate Campaign Expenditures: Available Historical Data Limited,… Continue Reading
Mine Safety and Health Administration announces results of 5 months of impact inspections
Follow up to Mine Safety and Health Administration – Upper Big Branch Mine-South Single Source Page, this news release: “The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that, from April through August, the agency conducted “impact inspections” at 111 coal and metal/nonmetal mines throughout the country designated by the agency as… Continue Reading
Vice President Biden, University Leaders Discuss Impact of Stimulus on Research and Innovation
News release: The presidents of six leading research universities and two higher-education associations joined Vice President Joe Biden and White House science advisor Dr. John Holdren to discuss the scientific research and related activities that have been made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Participating in the event held in the Roosevelt… Continue Reading
EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) External Strategy; FAQs
EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) External Strategy (9/21/10): “The European Commission adopted today a package of proposals on the exchange of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data with third countries (countries outside the EU), consisting of an EU external PNR strategy and recommendations for negotiating directives for new PNR agreements with the United States, Australia and… Continue Reading
EIA: Financial News for Independent Energy Companies
Financial News for Independent Energy Companies, Second Quarter 2010 Sep 21, 2010 – “reviews the recent financial performance of independent U.S. energy companies, and now includes ethanol producers. The latest data presented are for April through June 2010. Independent energy companies overall reported a large increase in income in the second quarter of 2010… Continue Reading
BEA: State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2010
State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2010, news release and tables: “State personal income growth averaged 1.0 percent in the second quarter of 2010 up slightly from 0.9 percent in the first quarter, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth rates ranged from 2.0 percent in North Dakota to 0.3… Continue Reading
EEOC Files Trio of New Cases under Amended Americans with Disabilities Act
News release: “Taking another step in its commitment to end disability discrimination in employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the filing of three new disability discrimination cases today, charging employers in Georgia, Maryland and Michigan with violations of the recently amended Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The cases all filed under… Continue Reading
Brookings: The Federal Budget Outlook
The Federal Budget Outlook, Chapter 11, Alan J. Auerbach and William G. Gale, September 15, 2010. Brookings Institution. “We present new estimates of the budget outlook, based on the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office and the Medicare and Social Security Trustee reports. The medium-term budget outlook has not changed appreciably since earlier this… Continue Reading
