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Bloomberg PMI Shows Further Fall in Euro-Zone Retail Sales

added: 29-05-2009

Retail business in the single currency area continued to worsen during May, according to the Bloomberg Euro-Zone Retail Purchasing Managers' Index ("PMI(R)"), based on a mid-month survey of more than 1,000 executives in the euro area retail sector issued one month ahead of government-issued figures. Remaining below 50.0 and signaling contraction of monthly sales, the seasonally adjusted PMI registered 47.1 in May. The decline in the index from 48.4 in April pointed to a slightly faster rate of decline.

Talent Shortages Continue Despite Current Economic Environment

added: 29-05-2009

Manpower Inc. released the results of its fourth annual talent shortage survey, revealing that 30 percent of employers across the globe continue to struggle to fill positions available despite the global economic downturn.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ for the Euro Area Shows Substantial Improvement

added: 29-05-2009

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the Euro Area increased 1.8 percent in April to 93.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decrease in March and a 0.2 percent fall in February. All of the components made positive contributions to the index this month.

Fitch Quarterly Investor Survey Shows Slight Calming of Negative Sentiment

added: 29-05-2009

Fitch Ratings' European Senior Credit Investor Survey for March 2009 shows a minor calming of investors' negative risk perceptions. Although the recession is anticipated to last longer in some key regions, asset class conditions are viewed as slightly better by respondents to the latest edition of the quarterly survey.

"Hidden Health Tax" for Family Health Care Coverage Climbed to $1,017 in 2008

added: 29-05-2009

The so-called "hidden health tax" for family health care coverage grew to $1,017 in 2008 according to a report released by the consumer health organization Families USA.

One Third of the EU Population Could not Afford an Unexpected Expenditure in 2007

added: 28-05-2009

In 2007, one third of the EU27 population lived in a household that couldn't afford an unexpected expenditure, corresponding in each Member State to a set share of the national at-risk-of poverty threshold. In the EU27, 7% of population lived in a household that had been unable to pay as scheduled utility bills for their main dwelling in the last 12 months and 3% in a household that had been unable to pay either rent or mortgage payment.

Four Years of Similar Data Points to Gaps in the U.S. Workforce

added: 28-05-2009

Engineers, Nurses and Skilled/Manual Trades are among the nation's most challenging positions to fill, according to survey findings released by Manpower Inc.

Growing Repression, Racism, Violence Tied to Global Recession, Amnesty International Says in 2009 Annual Report

added: 28-05-2009

Underlying the global economic recession is an unfolding human rights crisis with growing signs of unrest and political violence that risk even greater repression, inequality, racism and violence around the world, said Amnesty International in its 2009 annual report on the state of human rights.

US: Employment Characteristics of Families in 2008

added: 28-05-2009

The share of families with an unemployed member rose from 6.3 percent in 2007 to 7.8 percent in 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The proportion of families with an unemployed member in 2008 neared the recent peak of 8.1 percent in 2003. Of the nation's 77.9 million families, 82.2 percent had at least one employed member in 2008, down by 0.4 percentage point from 2007.

State nad Trends of the Carbon Market 2009

added: 28-05-2009

Despite the turmoil in the financial world, 2008 saw a doubling of the global carbon market, to an estimated value of more than US$ 126 billion, according to the latest State and Trends of the Carbon Market Report 2009, released by the World Bank at Carbon Expo in Barcelona.

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