Down and Out: Measuring Long-Term Hardship in the Labor Market, January 2012, John Schmitt and Janelle Jones – Center for Economic and Policy Research “From peak to trough, the United States lost almost nine million jobs in the most recent economic downturn. What was completely unprecedented about the most recent recession, however, was the explosion… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Potomac Conservancy fifth annual State of the Nation's River report
News release: “The Potomac Conservancy released its fifth annual State of the Nations River report, scoring the rivers health at a barely passing D grade, a downgrade from the groups previous D+ in 2007. The report points to reasons for the low grade: growing population and poor land use practices are the primary culprits for… Continue Reading
Maldives: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Maldives: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, January 2012 – IMF Country Report No. 12/1 “This report summarizes the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures (AML/CFT) that were in place in the Republic of Maldives at the time of the on-site visit (October 1728, 2010) and shortly thereafter. It… Continue Reading
The Atlantic Reviews Impact of Recession Over Past Three Years
What the Great Recession Wrought: The State of the U.S. in 3 Years of Polls “The Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor surveys have explored American attitudes on the changing economy each quarter since April 2009…One theme consistently winding through the polls is the emergence of what could be called a “reluctant self-reliance,” as Americans look increasingly… Continue Reading
Commerce Department: The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States
The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States, January 2012 “Innovation is the key driver of competitiveness, wage and job growth, and long term economic growth. Therefore, one way to approach the question of how to improve the competitiveness of the United States is to look to the past and examine the factors that… Continue Reading
EPA State of the Environment Photo Project 2012
EPA Blog: “Almost 40 years ago, EPAs Documerica project captured thousands of images of environmental problems and everyday life. Now its your turn! On Earth Day 2011, EPA put out a global call for current photos of life and our environment, PLUS a challenge to photograph the now of places in Documerica. Your photo could… Continue Reading
WSJ – 2011 Jobs Snapshot – Unemployment Rate by Job
“The national U.S. unemployment rate is 8.5%, but that varies widely by what profession you might be in. The below chart shows the size of select industries and their unemployment rates. The table below shows all the occupations within those industries and their unemployment rates. Search the list to find what the unemployment rate is… Continue Reading
Government As a Platform
Government As a Platform Copyright © 2010 OReilly Media, Inc. You are reading the text of an OReilly book that has been published (Open Government). However, the author of this pieceTim OReillyunderstands that the ideas in this chapter are evolving and changing. Were putting it here to get feedback from youwhat are your ideas? This… Continue Reading
BIS: Statistics on payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries – Figures for 2010
Statistics on payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries – Figures for 2010, CPSS Publications No 99, January 2012 “This is an annual publication that provides data on payments and payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries. This version of the statistical update contains data for 2010 and earlier years. There… Continue Reading
BIS – The sustainability of pension schemes
The sustainability of pension schemes by Srichander Ramaswamy, Working Papers No 368, January 2012 “Poor financial market returns and low long-term real interest rates in recent years have created challenges for the sponsors of defined benefit pension schemes. At the same time, lower payroll tax revenues in a period of high unemployment, and rising fiscal… Continue Reading
Payroll employment rises 200,000 in December; jobless rate (8.5%) continues to trend down
Employment Situation Summary, December 2011: “Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 200,000 in December, and the unemployment rate, at 8.5 percent, continued to trend down, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in transportation and warehousing, retail trade, manufacturing, health care, and mining. Both the number of unemployed persons (13.1 million) and… Continue Reading
Google Operators and more search help
“The Basic search help article covers all the most common issues, but sometimes you need a little bit more power. This document will highlight the more advanced features of Google Web Search. Have in mind though that even very advanced searchers, such as the members of the search group at Google, use these features less… Continue Reading
