BLS: “In 2011, 11.5 percent of families included an unemployed person, falling from a peak of 12.4 percent in 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Of the nation’s 78.4 million families, 79.8 percent had at least one employed member in 2011…The number of families with at least one member unemployed decreased from 9.7 million in 2010 to 9.0 million in 2011. The proportion of families with an unemployed member also declined from a peak of 12.4 percent in 2010 to 11.5 percent in 2011. In 2011, black and Hispanic families remained more likely to have an unemployed member (18.9 and 16.3 percent, respectively) than white and Asian families (10.4 and 10.9 percent, respectively).”
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Daily Archives: April 27, 2012
New GAO Reports – Checked Baggage Screening, Federal Employees' Compensation Act
Checked Baggage Screening – TSA Has Deployed Optimal Systems at the Majority of TSA-Regulated Airports, but Could Strengthen Cost Estimates, GAO-12-266, Apr 27, 2012 Federal Employees’ Compensation Act – Status of Previously Identified Management Challenges, GAO-12-508R, Mar 21, 2012 Continue Reading
FCC Adopts Rules to Help Consumers Identify and Prevent Cramming
News release: “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took steps to protect Americans from difficult-to-detect fraudulent charges on their landline phone bills. The new rules combat cramming, the illegal placement of unauthorized charges on a consumers monthly phone bill. The Commission also asked for comment on additional ways consumers can protect themselves against this troubling activity.… Continue Reading
