By Editha Rivera (Excerpted from the milestone paper by the Chief Labor and Employment Officer of the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES), Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE), Manila, Philippines "Redefining the Labor Force Framework: Some Inputs from the Philippine Experience." The paper was prepared for the seminar on "Employment and unemployment: Revisiting the relevance and conceptual basis of the statistics" conducted by the International Labour Office on December 4 to 5, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.) The Philippine Labor Force Survey (LFS) has been collected by the...
While Business Isn't Better, The Worsening Has Slowed
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Lori Tharp, Carolinas AGC, +1-704-372-1450, ext. 5227, ltharp@carolinasagc.org Carolinas AGC Construction Barometer(TM) CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For first quarter...
U.S. Department of Labor announces $500 million for 5 grant solicitations to train workers for ...
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Jobless rate at 9.5% - worst since 1983
San Fransisco Chronicle
San Fransisco Chronicle
(07-02) 17:10 PDT -- The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent in June, a 26-year high, as employers continued to slash payrolls, according to a Labor Department report that estimates 14.7 million Americans were out...
Vital Signs: Encouraging News for the Weak Labor Markets
Business Week
Business Week
The standout among the coming week’s crop of economic reports will be the Labor Dept.’s June employment report, which comes out on Thursday instead of Friday, since government offices and the markets will be closed on...
New data indicates rise in claims for US unemployment benefits last week
Daily Star Lebanon
Daily Star Lebanon
Overall decline still draws optimism from many analysts By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, June 19, 2009 - Powered by WASHINGTON: New claims for US unemployment benefits rose last week after four weeks of declines,...
US job losses spike in June, dampen recovery hopes
The Guardian
The Guardian
* Drop in non-farm payrolls much larger than expected * Jobless rate hits 9.5 percent, highest since August 1983 * But weekly jobless benefits claims fall in hopeful sign * May factory orders rise more than expected...
NEVADA VIEWS: Hurting younger, poorer workers
Review Journal
Review Journal
This is a time of serious economic recession in Nevada. Out of every 100 workers in the Silver State, 11.3 are currently unemployed. Yet, the federal government appears to think that is not enough and is driving for a...
Slack Labor Markets Will Hold Down Prices
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
Editor's note: The Federal Reserve recently released the transcripts of the 2003 meetings of its Federal Open Market Committee, which determines monetary policy. The following are the remarks at the Dec. 9, 2003 meeting...


