Employment Situation Summary, March 2012: “Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in manufacturing, food services and drinking places, and health care, but was down in retail trade.Household Survey Data – The number of unemployed persons (12.7 million) and the unemployment rate (8.2 percent) were both little changed in March. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (7.6 percent), adult women (7.4 percent), teenagers (25.0 percent), whites (7.3 percent), blacks (14.0 percent), and Hispanics (10.3 percent) showed little or no change in March. The jobless rate for Asians was 6.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was essentially unchanged at 5.3 million in March. These individuals accounted for 42.5 percent of the unemployed. Since April 2010, the number of long-term unemployed has fallen by 1.4 million.”
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Daily Archives: April 6, 2012
New GAO Reports – Maritime Security, State and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook
Maritime Security – Coast Guard Efforts to Address Port Recovery and Salvage Response, GAO-12-494R, Apr 6, 2012 State and Local Governments’ Fiscal Outlook, April 2012 Update, GAO-12-523SP, April 5, 2012: “In the long term, the decline in the sectors operating balance is primarily driven by the rising health-related costs of state and local expenditures on… Continue Reading
The Peace Corps: Current Issues
CRS – The Peace Corps: Current Issues – Curt Tarnoff, Specialist in Foreign Affairs, April 4, 2012 “Founded in 1961, the Peace Corps has sought to meet its legislative mandate of promoting world peace and friendship by sending American volunteers to serve at the grassroots level in villages and towns in all corners of the… Continue Reading
How much does the U.S. spend on health care?
“How much does the U.S. spend on health care? This Institute of Medicine infographic explores waste in spending and opportunities for savings. The United States spends far more on health care than any other nation. In 2009, health care costs reached $2.5 trillionnearly 17 percent of the GDP. Yet despite this spending, health outcomes in… Continue Reading
Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger Regulatory Systems Abroad
Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger Regulatory Systems Abroad, April 4, 2012 “Whether its suspect scallions from Mexico or contaminated ingredients from China used in the blood thinner heparin, the FDA is intimately familiar with the daunting task of policing the safety of food and medical products faced by regulators abroad. The FDA… Continue Reading
The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate: International Comparisons, Underlying Factors, and Federal Programs
CRS: The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate: International Comparisons, Underlying Factors, and Federal Programs, Elayne J. Heisler, Analyst in Health Services, April 4, 2012 “The infant mortality rate (IMR)the number of deaths occurring in the first year of life per 1,000 live birthsis a widely used proxy for the health status of a nation, and is… Continue Reading
Official legal portal provides multiple language access to offical French legal documents
Via Stephane Cottin, Membre du conseil d’administration at ADIJ Association pour le developpement de l’informatique juridique – France – news on the availability of new databases that provide multiple language access to the French official legal portal Legifrance.gouv.fr – Translations of French legal texts Italian Arabic German Spanish Chinese A list of French legal texts… Continue Reading
SmartMoney – 10 Things Online Data Collectors Won't Say
10 Things Online Data Collectors Won’t Say – They know your online browsing secrets. We reveal their hidden tactics. “If you’re reading this on the Internet, chances are you’re being followed. More than 200 data collection companies and ad networks use approximately 600 different tracking technologies to gather and sell information on people’s web habits,… Continue Reading
Mysteries of Killer Whales Uncovered in the Antarctic
Mysteries of Killer Whales Uncovered in the Antarctic, by fen Montaigne: “Two of the worlds leading experts on the worlds top marine predator are now in Antarctica, tagging and photographing a creature whose remarkably cooperative hunting behavior and transmission of knowledge across generations may be rivaled only by humans.” Continue Reading
