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US Regional and State Employment and Unemployment in February 2008
added: 01-04-2008

Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in February. Overall, 20 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 19 states registered increases, and 11 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
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East Asian Economies Still Buoyant Amid Faltering Global Economy
added: 01-04-2008

Growth in developing East Asia will decline by around one to two percentage points to around 8.5% in 2008 as a result of the unfolding financial turmoil in the US and the resulting global slowdown, says the World Bank’s latest six-monthly review of the East Asia and Pacific region’s economies.
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Euro Area Unemployment Stable At 7.1% in February 2008
added: 01-04-2008

The euro area (EA15) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 7.1% in February 2008, unchanged compared with January. It was 7.6% in February 2007. The EU27 unemployment rate was 6.7% in February 2008, compared with 6.8% in January. It was 7.4% in February 2007.
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US Multifactor productivity trends in 2006
added: 01-04-2008

Multifactor productivity, defined as output per combined units of labor and capital inputs, grew at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the private business sector and 0.4 percent in the private nonfarm business sector for 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
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Finding a Renewable Energy Job Just Got Easier
added: 01-04-2008

In just a few years renewable energy has gone from a trendy niche to a national imperative. Today thousands of employers in dozens of sectors are looking for employees.
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Online Advertised Vacancies Post First Annual Decline in March 2008
added: 01-04-2008

The March'07 to March'08 decline is the first over-the-year decline and reflects a slowing in annual growth in 42 states, of which 14 states were negative. In March, there were 2.4 advertised vacancies posted online for every 100 persons in the labor force, down from a high of 2.9 in April 2007.
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US Domestic Economy Is Weak
added: 01-04-2008

The domestic economy is weak, possibly even headed toward contraction. The drop in consumer confidence and durable goods orders last month point in this direction. Low confidence explains why consumer spending power continued to rise faster than consumer spending in February — a trend likely to continue through the spring.
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US Market Is Down Still, Dow Jones Is Up
added: 01-04-2008

The market is down 12. It has been up 13 and down 55. The SFE Futures suggested a 14 point rise in the market this morning.
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U.S. Dairy Exports Grow in 2007, More Likely in 2008
added: 01-04-2008

U.S. exports grew by 24 percent and accounted for 11 percent of total U.S. dairy production in 2007, according to a new Rabobank report.
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Pension Funds' UK Equity Weightings at Lowest Ever Level
added: 31-03-2008

New research from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing reveals that in 2007, UK pension funds' holdings in Global Equities fell for the eighth consecutive year from 62.7% to 55.1%. This decline is largely due to funds continuing to reduce their weightings in UK Equities, which fell from 34.4% to 28.7%. This is the lowest ever allocation to this asset class. Overseas Equities also fell, from 28.3% to 26.4% and the split between UK and Overseas Equity is now almost 50/50.
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