BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 92.7 million
full-time wage and salary workers were $488 in the third quarter of 1996.
This was 1.9 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of
3.0 percent in the Consumer Price I
>BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1996
>
>RELEASED TODAY: In April through June of 1996, there were 1,247 mass layoff
>actions by employers, resulting in the separation of 226,449 workers from
>their jobs. A year earlier, employers reported 1,670 layoff events and
>385,644 laid-off worke
>BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1996
>
>RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.8 percent in September.
>The increase, attributable to both rising petroleum and nonpetroleum import
>prices, followed a modest 0.1 percent gain in September. In contrast, the
>U.S. Export Price In
I was particularly impressed with the report (next to last item) that
there are
new job opportunities for the elderly in today*s economy, *especially if
they are willing to start at the bottom.*
Dave
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>BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1996
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1996
_Rising food and apparel prices pushed the consumer price index for
all urban consumers to a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent increase in
September, BLS reports. Food prices, which have risen sharply in the
last three months, jumped 0.5 percent in
>BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent
in September, following a 0.1 percent increase in August. The food
index rose 0.5 percent in September, again reflecting sharp increases in
the indexes for meats,
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1996
___Moderating food and energy prices kept the producer price index to a
0.2 percent seasonally adjusted increase in September, after bumping up
0.3 percent in August, BLS reports. The so-called core PPI rate --
excluding sometimes volatile food and ene
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Employer costs for employee compensation in the United
States (private industry and state and local governments) averaged
$18.82 per hour worked in March 1996. Straight-time wages and salaries
(71.6 percent of the costs) averaged $13.
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1996
The three major federal economic data agencies face continued
constraints and, in the case of the Census Bureau, deep spending cuts
from what was requested for the new fiscal year. Officials at the three
agencies -- Census, the Bureau of Economic Anal
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1996
_The economy lost a seasonally adjusted 40,000 jobs in September,
with a decline in government employment more than offsetting a 41,000
gain in private payrolls. The unemployment rate edged up a
statistically insignificant 0.1 percentage point to 5.2
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Both unemployment and nonfarm payroll
employment were essentially unchanged in September. The jobless rate
was 5.2 percent in September; it had been 5.1 percent in August.
Payroll employment fell in manufactu
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1996
Construction spending rebounded in August from a July drop as private
builders picked up the slack from a slumping public sector
(Washington Post, page D10)_Construction spending rose
nine-tenths of 1 percent in August. Record outlays for comme
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: A report representing the first test product of a new
statistical program called COMP2000 has been released by BLS. COMP2000
will ultimately replace three existing BLS programs -- the Occupational
Compensation Survey (OCS), the Emplo
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Unemployment rates for most states showed little
movement in August, as 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded
shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less. The national unemployment rate
fell 0.3 percentage point to 5.1 percent in
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
The technical data consensus forecast is for an increase of 160,000 in
payroll employment and a rise to 5.3 percent for the unemployment rate
in September (Wall Street Journal, "Tracking the Economy," page A4).
"Inflation Inflated," a column by Georg
The next to last item is particularly interesting. At one time we
thought it was
a shame that kids with college degrees couldn't find suitable
employment.
Now, applying a magnificent spin, Business Week thinks it is wonderful
that
so many factory workers now have college degrees.
Dave Richardson
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
Average annual pay of U.S. workers rose by 3.4 percent in 1995, ahead of
the 2.2 percent increase of 1994, the Labor Department reports.
Washington, D.C., again led the nation in average annual pay The
mining industry -- comprising less than 1 pe
:6342] Re: FW: BLS Daily Report
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 1996 3:52PM
Richardson, in sending the useful BLS DAILY REPORT quotes the following:
>
>In the national effort to move millions of welfare recipients into the
>work force over the next few years, the key challenge is not likely
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The average annual pay of all workers covered by State
and Federal Unemployment Insurance programs was $27,845 in 1995, a 3.4
percent increase over the 1994 national average. The annual pay of
private industry workers, who comprise
Richardson, in sending the useful BLS DAILY REPORT quotes the following:
>
>In the national effort to move millions of welfare recipients into the
>work force over the next few years, the key challenge is not likely to
>be a lack of jobs, says The Washington Post (Sept. 22, page A1). For
>the mo
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1996
The Washington Post (page 1) reports that the FBI has been called in to
help the Fed investigate the source of a leak that eight of 12 Fed banks
have recommended an increase in a key interest rate, according to
sources familiar with the inquiry. The F
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1996
The number of employed young workers grew by 2.6 million in the summer
of 1996, about the same as the year before, according to BLS (Daily
Labor Report, page D-7).
__New claims filed with state agencies for unemployment insurance
benefits declined
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The number of employed youth increased by 2.6 million
from April to July -- the traditional summertime peak. This seasonal
expansion in employment of 16- to 24-year-olds was the same as that of a
year earlier. The number of unemplo
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1996
__Fed officials were astonished yesterday by the apparent leak of one of
its most closely held monetary policy secrets: a recommendation by
eight of the 12 regional Fed banks to raise a key interest rate, says
John M. Berry (page A2, Washington Po
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
BNA's latest quarterly employment survey finds a bright hiring picture
for the autumn months, particularly for technical/professional job
candidates (Daily Labor Report, pages 2,D-1). Projections from 262
respondents show workforce expansion plans
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1996
__Declining energy prices and a widespread moderation in other areas
held the lid on inflation during August, as the CPI-U rose just 0.1
percent seasonally adjusted, says BLS (Daily Labor Report, pages 1,D-4).
Forecasters expect the CPI to stay close
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.3
percent in August, seasonally adjusted. For July, the index registered no
change, which followed a 0.2 percent increase in June. Prices received by
domestic producers of in
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Unemployment declined in August, and nonfarm
payroll employment continued to increase. The nation's jobless rate fell
from 5.4 to 5.1 percent. The number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls rose by
250,000 in Augu
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
The New York Times (Robert D. Hershey Jr., page D1) says that, so far, the
tightening labor market has generated only scattered -- and in most cases
modest -- pay increases. Most companies, unable to pass on higher costs by
raising prices because of
Hi --
I'm BCK! Some time in the next few days I plan to prepare a digest of
these for the time I was on vacation.
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: "Monthly Labor Review Explores Computers and Employment"
reports that computer techn
This will be the last forward this month. It is VACATION TIME!
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.3 percent in July, followin
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1996
_The producer price index for finished goods was flat in July, on a
seasonally adjusted basis, BLS reports. The July PPI is another sign
commodity inflation will remain well in control at least for the near
future, analysts say. Prices edged up jus
Does anyone know if I can ever subscribe to any of the distribution list
(if any) from the BLS directly?
Thanks!
>--
>Sent: Monday, August 05, 1996 9:52 AM
>Subject: [PEN-L:5543] FW: BLS Daily Report
>
>
>BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1996
>
>REL
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Nonfarm payroll employment increased in July, and
the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.4 percent. The number
of payroll jobs rose by 193,000 over the month, led by a gain in the retail
trade industr
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1996
TODAY'S BLS NEWS RELEASE: "The Focus is on the Producer Price Index in July
Monthly Labor Review" that points out that BLS continues to analyze Producer
Price Index trends and to search for better weighting, indexing, and
measuring techniques -- ov
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Unemployment rates in most states were little changed in
June. Forty-three states recorded changes of 0.3 percentage point or less.
The national jobless rate dropped to 5.3 percent in June from 5.6 percent
in May. Nonfarm payroll
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: In January through March of 1996, there were 1,280 mass
layoff actions, resulting in the separation of 232,713 workers from their
jobs. "Seasonal work" was the major reason cited for these first-quarter
layoffs and accounted for about 30
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index fell 1.2 percent in June. The
decrease, which followed a 0.6 percent decline in May, was again paced by
falling petroleum prices. The U.S. Export Price Index also fell in June,
declining 0.1 percent after ri
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1996
Two-thirds of the jobs created in the 1993-2005 period will likely be
concentrated in service industries, according to a report in the June 1996
issue of the Monthly Labor Review (Daily Labor Report, pages 2,A-6). The
article finds that service industrie
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1996
The median real weekly earnings of the country's 91 million full-time wage
and salary workers dipped slightly in the second quarter of 1996, compared
with 1995's second quarter, BLS says (Daily Labor Report, page D-14).
Economic activity is likely to
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 91.0 million
full-time wage and salary workers were $486 in the second quarter of 1996.
This figure was 2.3 percent higher than in the second quarter of 1995; the
CPI-U rose by 2.9 percent over the
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: U.S. manufacturing productivity increased 3.4 percent in
1995. Among the eight foreign economies for which data are available, only
Italy and Japan had higher rates of productivity growth than the United
States, although several countr
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI rose 0.1 percent in
June, its smallest advance since a similar increase last November. The
energy index, which had risen 9.4 percent in the six-month period ended in
May after declining througho
pt. CPI up 0.1%. Dave R.
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1996
_Producer prices for finished goods increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2
percent in June, somewhat stronger than analysts had expected, BLS data show
Economists say the report does not signal an accelera
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.2
percent in June, seasonally adjusted. This followed a decrease of 0.1
percent in May and a 0.4 percent rise in April Among finished goods in
June, the index for finished consum
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1996
The House of Representatives is slated to vote today on legislation that
would forbid OSHA to issue standards or guidelines on the illness known as
repetitive stress injury, or even to collect data on RSI, which has become
the fastest-growing health haza
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1996
A chart showing changes in the minimum wage, actual and adjusted for
inflation, and attributed to BLS accompanies an article on Senate passage of
a minimum wage raise (New York Times, page A1).
Growth in the manufacturing sector moderated in the mont
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1996
Job cuts announced in the first six months of 1996 were 28 percent higher
than in the same period of 1995, according to the Challenger Employment
Report In addition, the report said the layoff announcements in the
first half of 1996 were 6 percent ahea
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1996
_In a stronger-than-expected June employment report, the unemployment
rate dipped to 5.3 percent, and nonfarm payrolls expanded by 239,000, BLS
says. The report prompts fears of inflation and higher interest rates. The
unemployment rate had stayed i
DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Nonfarm payroll employment increased in June,
and the unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent. The number of payroll
jobs rose by 239,000 over the month, led by gains in the services and retail
trade industries
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1996
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 43 states in May, with West Virginia
reporting the largest percentage gain at 1.7 percent, BLS reported
(Daily Labor Report, page D-2).
In an address to the National Press Club, Labor Secretary Reich "blasts
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Most state unemployment rates showed little change in May,
as 40 states recorded changes of 0.3 percentage point or less. The national
unemployment rate returned to its March level of 5.6 percent. Nonfarm
payroll employment rose in 43
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Each summer, large numbers of students enter the labor
market in search of temporary jobs and many graduates of high schools and
colleges obtain or look for their first permanent jobs. This summer, the
16- to 24-year-old labor force is ex
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1996
_The productivity of U.S. workers in the private nonfarm economy rose at
a 2.6 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate during the first quarter of
1996, and manufacturing productivity jumped 6.3 percent, BLS reports (Daily
Labor Report, page D-7)
WRT Mitsubishi, the last item, I am surprised that I have heard no talk
here. While there may be no (or minimal) intellectual issues involved, this
is an *issue* about which much could be made to our benefit.
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1996
_Consumer
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose
0.4 percent in April, the same as in March. The energy index registered its
fifth consecutive increase -- up 3.2 percent in April -- after declining
throughout m
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1996
_On Friday, investors and traders braced for a report on April's
producer prices for finished goods. Many analysts feared it would show that
soaring energy and grain prices were beginning to affect the costs of other
goods. Instead, the Labor Depart
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.4
percent in April, seasonally adjusted The rise was led by an increase in
prices for energy goods. The index for finished goods other than foods and
energy moved up 0.1 perc
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: In October through December of 1995, there were 1,544 mass
layoff actions, resulting in the separation of 270,598 workers from their
jobs. "Seasonal work" was the major reason cited for these fourth-quarter
layoffs and accounted for more
> Mike Meeropol wrote:
> >
> > If the value of compensation is the market price of the services provided --
> > for example, health insurance -- then this clearly overstates the increase
> > in income.
If you assume the worker effectively 'chooses' the division of his total compensation
between
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Over the past three years, there were notable reductions in
the incidence of injuries and illnesses resulting in workdays lost due to
overexertion, bodily reaction, and being struck by or striking against an
object. Between 1993 and 19
Mike Meeropol wrote:
>
>
> If the value of compensation is the market price of the services provided --
> for example, health insurance -- then this clearly overstates the increase
> in income. The "contribution" of employers to employee health insurance
> premiums have gone WAY UP, much faster
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1996
"As Moonlighting Spreads, It Loses Its Blue-Collar Hue" was an article in
Sunday's New York Times (page F11) Moonlighters are becoming more
numerous as companies restructure and the job market becomes more
fragmented. According to BLS, some eight milli
Richardson_D wrote:
>
> "For Richer, For Poorer: An Election-Year Primer" was an article in
> Sunday's Washington Post (page H1) by Steven Pearlstein. Pearlstein says
> that, depending on which set of statistics you believe, Americans' income
> has either been largely stagnant for two decades o
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1996
_The unemployment rate dipped to 5.4 percent in April from 5.6 percent
in March, but, simultaneously, the economy appears to have put the brakes on
job creation, BLS reports. Although the economy created only 2,000 new jobs
in April, the unemploymen
The Uchitelle New York Times article (4th from the last) is intriguing in
terms of the big business viewpoint
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Unemployment edged dow
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1996
Payrolls of nonfarm businesses expanded in 45 states during March, with
California showing the largest gain in sheer numbers of new jobs over the
last year, according to data released by BLS (Daily Labor Report, page
D-1).
The manufacturing sector g
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Employment Cost Index
rose 0.7 percent in the December-March period, compared with 0.8 percent in
the September-December period. ECI wages and salaries rose 1.0 percent in
the December-March period, u
Dave Richardson posted the following bit:
Among the books reviewed by Business Week (April 22, page l5) is "The Case
Against Immigration" by Roy Beck, Washington editor of "The Social
Contract", a quarterly that deals with immigration issues. Aaron
Bernstein's review (Bernstein covers workplace
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, l996:
The Council of Economic Advisers will report today that more than two-thirds
of the new jobs created in the U.S. in l994 and l995 paid better than the
average job, Administration officials said (The New York Times, page Dl).
Despite waves of corporat
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1996
Federal Reserve Board Governor Lawrence Lindsey said that he believes the
U.S. economy is in "reasonably good shape, given that it has just began the
sixth year of expansion, according to the Daily Labor Report (page A-17)
Lindsey told the national
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: As the national unemployment rate declined from 6.1 to 5.6
percent, 42 states also recorded lower annual average jobless rates in 1995
than in the prior year. Only three states and the District of Columbia had
higher rates, while jobl
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1996
"Downsizing results" is the subject of the page 1B graph in USA Today,
According to the legend, an increasing number of human resource directors
and vice presidents say their companies are understaffed to the point that
morale and business results have
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1996
_Sharply rising energy and food costs helped push up consumer prices a
seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent in March, BLS reports. Many analysts had
expected a smaller increase in the CPI. They also believed the core rate --
excluding volatile food and
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1996
RELEASED TODAY
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose
0.4 percent in March, following increases of 0.4 and 0.2 percent in the
first two months of 1996. Each of the three groups -- food, energy, and all
items less fo
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.5
percent in March, seasonally adjusted. This followed a 0.2 percent decline
in February and a rise of 0.3 percent in January. Prices received by
domestic producers of intermedi
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1996
Nonfarm payrolls added a larger-than-expected 140,000 jobs, seasonally
adjusted, in March and the unemployment rate stayed virtually steady, BLS
reports, prompting some analysts to pronounce the economy back on the track
of sustainable growth. The modera
GIGO. Maybe the BLS should be properly funded so it can survey a larger
sample and get their margin of error down. I welcome comments on that
remark.
Nancy Breen
NIH
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From: pen-l
Subject: [PEN-L:3359] FW: BLS Daily Report
Date: Thursday, March 14, 1996 6:39AM
BLS DAILY REPORT
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1996
"Missing: 3.1 Million Jobs" is the lead editorial in the Wall Street
Journal, which revisits the "fateful payroll survey numbers that set off
Friday's 171-point rout" At issue is the payroll survey's seasonally
adjusted measure of new jobs created
What I get from the information below is that the number was right (OK,
perhaps there was a positive disturbance since it was so large) but that the
Wall Street interpretation was wrong.
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1996
USA Today on page 1B, "Economists
Don't you just love those financial markets? Employment rises more
than expected, so Wall St decides there won't be an interest rate
cut soon, and bond and share prices fall back - sufficiently to cause
a weekend of panic over here in the UK about a repeat of the 1987
crash!
Hugo Radice
[EMA
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 705,000
in February, and the unemployment rate decreased to 5.5 percent. The jump
in payroll jobs follows a decline of 188,000 in January, which largely
reflected the
The NAFTA blurb, item 2, is surely wrong, but does anyone have a "good"
estimate of the number of jobs lost? Even better, is there an estimate of
the net, jobs created less jobs lost?
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1996
"On the Battlefields of Business, Milli
I suppose everyone is sort of chortling, as I am, about the Republican
implosion. I have a friend who baits right wingers with the line "You have
to like Buchanan--all of the other candidates consider him a socialist."
However (see below) the budget battles have already done real harm.
Dave
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: In 1995, the number of work stoppages was at the lowest
level recorded in the 49-year old series. Most of the other measures of
strike activity also were at relatively low levels in 1995
Major collective bargaining agreement
See below. Like it or not, Newt has gotten us to do a lot less.
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1995
In a belt-tightening move caused by likely budget cuts, BLS has tentatively
decided to scrap analysis of collective bargaining agreements, a BLS
officia
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1995
RELEASED TODAY:
ECI -- The ECI in September was 2.7 percent higher than the index in
September 1994. This was the smallest over-the-year increase since the
series began in 1981. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the ECI rose 0.6
percent in the Jun
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1995
Data supports surge in income gaps -- The unusually large jump in income
inequality between 1992 and 1993 appears to have resulted from actual shifts
among income groups rather than from technical changes in the data,
according to an article publi
On Thu, 7 Sep 1995, James Devine wrote:
> >>U.S. has bought into the so-called free trade system hook,
> line, and sinker.<<
>
> As Cardenas of Mexico puts it: there's no such thing as free
> trade. Someone pays for it.
I don't know if anyone has ever put it quite this way (it's a
n
Bought into it? They are selling it!
On Thu, 7 Sep 1995, James Devine wrote:
> >>U.S. has bought into the so-called free trade system hook,
> line, and sinker.<<
>
> As Cardenas of Mexico puts it: there's no such thing as free
> trade. Someone pays for it.
>
> Of course, the issue of free t
>>U.S. has bought into the so-called free trade system hook,
line, and sinker.<<
As Cardenas of Mexico puts it: there's no such thing as free
trade. Someone pays for it.
Of course, the issue of free trade is more complicated, but I
have to go teach...
in pen-l solidarity,
Jim Devine [EMA
An interesting day -- so much for the benefits of being competitive. The
point seems to be that the U.S. has bought into the so-called free trade
system hook, line, and sinker. There are efficiency gains to specializing
production in countries where the costs are lower. However, in a world
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1995
A Wall Street Journal article (page Al0), "Working Poor Fear Welfare
Cutbacks Aimed At the Idle Will Inevitable Strike Them, Too," says
"These are bad times for low-income workers, regardless of what happens
in Washington. Technology and competit
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1995
The weekly earnings of the median full-time American worker was $475 in the
second quarter, up 2.2 percent from the same period of 1994, BLS said. The
gain wasn't enough to compensate for the 3.l percent increase in consumer
prices (The Wall Street
On Fri, 14 Jul 1995 10:39:38 -0700 Richardson_D said:
[among other things]
>
>Business Week's cover story (July l7) is "Wages: They're Stagnant, While
>Profits Are Soaring. Are We Headed for Trouble?" The accompanying article
>(page 54) says that weak wage growth is sapping demand: Corporate p
BLS Daily Report for Thursday, July 13, 1995
Business Week's cover story (July l7) is "Wages: They're Stagnant, While
Profits Are Soaring. Are We Headed for Trouble?" The accompanying article
(page 54) says that weak wage growth is sapping demand: Corporate profits
are at a 45-year high, une
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1995
_Profits, markets at a high, but workers earning less -- The stock
market is at an all-time high, driven by corporate profits that are up 14
percent over the last year. Worker productivity seems to have reached a
new, higher plateau. Businesses are
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