BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: State unemployment rates were generally unchanged in
April, as 40 states reported changes of 0.3 percentage point or less
in either direction from March. The national jobless rate declined to
4.9 percent from 5.2 percent in March.
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent
in April, the same as in March. The food index, which was unchanged
in March, declined 0.2 percent in April The energy index declined
for the second consecutive
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined
0.6 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. This followed decreases of
0.1 percent in March and 0.4 percent in February. Prices received by
domestic producers of intermediate goods
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1997:
The pace of growth for the nation's top black-owned businesses slowed
considerably from a year ago because of a backlash against affirmative
action and economic troubles, Black Enterprise magazine reported.
Sales of the black-owned companies ranked as
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1997
__The unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in April, its lowest level
since 1973, BLS reports. Although BLS' survey of 50,000 households
showed that the unemployment rate declined 0.3 percentage point in
April, the economy created a modest 142,000 new
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1997
The May 1997 issue of the AARP Bulletin contains a profile of
Commissioner Abraham based on an interview -- "Custodian of the CPI:
Low-Profile Bureaucrat Stands Her Ground on Index."
An editorial in the Washington Post, "Ducking the Hard Ones," says
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1997
__Nonfarm productivity rose at a seasonaly adjusted annual rate of 2
percent in the first quarter of 1997, almost twice the 1.1 percent
annual rate of growth in the last three months of 1996, BLS reports.
Surprising many labor market analysts, annual
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1997
The number of mass layoffs occurring in U.S. firms increased by 83
percent in the fourth quarter of 1996, to a total of 1,802, compared
with 985 in the third quarter, the Labor Department reports. BLS says
the 1,802 mass layoffs resulted in the
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1997
Looking ahead the next year or two, employers should expect a gradual
acceleration in health care costs rather than a rapid rise back to the
double-digit increases of the 1980s and early 1990s, industry experts
predict in a recent series of interviews by
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1997:
Analysts at BLS say the latest figurs show no major varieations from
their initial finding that the experimental CPI is rising about 0.25
percentage point less than the official CPI. Patrick Jackman, BLS
economist, said it is too soon to interpret what
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997:
Prices of goods imported into the United States declined for the
fourth straight month in April, falling by 0.9 percent on a seasonally
adjusted basis, BLS reported May 21 (Daily Labor Report, page D-8).
Wage data compiled by BNA for the first 20
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.9 percent in
April. The monthly decline was the fourth in a row with both
petroleum and nonpetroleum import prices contributing to the April
drop. The U.S. Export Price Index declined 0.6
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1997
An article, "Engine of Economic Change" by Steven Pearlstein in the
Washington Post (page C1), says that "thriving Milwaukee challenges
the Fed's assumptions about inflation Despite a tight labor market
that should give workers the upper hand, base
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: In October through December of 1996, there were 1,802
mass layoff actions by employers, resulting in the separation of
397,643 workers from their jobs for more than 30 days. (Preliminary
figures may not include all states.) A year
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Preliminary seasonally-adjusted annual rates of
productivity change in the first quarter were: 2.1 percent in the
business sector and 2.0 percent in the nonfarm business sector. In
both sectors, first-quarter productivity gains were
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1997
Looking back on the agency's recent experience, BLS Commissioner
Abraham says the bureau might establish a permanent academic advisory
group to study measurement issues related to the CPI Abraham says
in an interview that she has thought for some
and all, in the hope that we may all
keep up with the U.S. economy a bit better.
Dave
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Subject:[PEN-L:10436] Re: FW: BLS Daily Report
I have a question on this BLS data:
On Fri, May 30, 1997 at 07:10:37 (-0700) Richardson_D writes:
BLS
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1997
Slightly more than half of the largest US. employers now offer work at
home or job sharing arrangements to their employees, according to a
survey of 519 companies by the management consulting firm of Watson
Wyatt Worldwide The survey found that 51
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997
Long-lived economic expansion is unlikely to end soon, thanks to
investment-led productivity growth and a healthy financial sector that
should be able to absorb unexpected shocks, says Janet Yellen, who
chairs the Council of Economic Advisers
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1997
Close to 10 million low-paid employees got a raise this year, with the
increase in the federal minimum wage that took effect Sept. 1. For
millions of other workers, their pay is regulated by state laws and
regulations that vary widely in their
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1997
The pay gap that separates college and high school educated workers
favors only college graduates whose literacy skills are commensurate
with their educational level, according to a report in the July issue of
the BLS "Monthly Labor Review." The authors
(See last item). Here at the Labor Dept. we are wondering what it is
that we did so well to so disturb Mr. Armey.
--
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1997:
The government's summertime snapshot of the youth labor force picks up
the tones of a robust economy, with total employment
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1997
The Labor Department announced a schedule for the release of databases
under its new Occupational Information Network (O*NET) -- a system for
collecting, classifying, and disseminating information about
requirements and characteristics of occupations
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: State unemployment rates were little changed in July,
as 43 states recorded changes of 0.3 percentage point or less from June.
The national jobless rate edged down to 4.8 percent in July. Nonfarm
payroll employment increased in 30
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Employment and unemployment were little
changed in August. The jobless rate was 4.9 percent in August; it had
been 4.8 percent in July and has shown little movement over the past
several months. Nonfarm
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: In June 1997, there were 1,113 mass layoff actions by
employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
during the month. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a
single establishment, and the number
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1997
As the second half of a two-part minimum wage hike took effect Sept. 1,
a look at the latest data from BLS shows that 1.5 million workers were
making the former minimum wage of $4.75 in the second quarter of 1997
Unpublished work tables from BLS
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The average annual pay of all workers covered by State
and Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs was $28,945 in 1996, a
3.9 percent increase over the 1995 national average, according to
preliminary data. The annual pay of
I am a Buddhist, perhaps the only one on this list. While I thought
that the punch line was a little strange, it was not clear how to
respond to it. I choose now to resolve this with a few facts.
1. Compassion is the essential element of human relations. Without
compassion enlightenment is
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1997
Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits decreased by 5,000 to
a seasonally adjusted 306,000 in the week ended Sept. 13, the Labor
Department reports (Daily Labor Report, page D-8)_The number of
Americans filing new claims for
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1997
All States except Alaska and Hawaii registered gains in
inflation-adjusted per capita personal income during 1996, with the
largest increases in the Plains region, according to revised figures
from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Higher job-related death rates and health insurance costs are creating
barriers to hiring older workers, despite widespread labor shortages.
Older workers are more than twice as likely as younger ones to die of
job-related causes, recent BLS studies
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1997
The BLS experimental geometric mean version of the CPI rose 2 percent in
the year ended in August, the agency reports. The official CPI-U has
risen 2.2 percent in the year ended in August (Daily Labor Report,
page A-4).
In an article about
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in
August, the same as in July. The food index increased 0.4 percent in
August. Grocery store food prices, which rose 0.3 percent in July,
increased 0.6 percent in
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1997
Seven consecutive monthly decreases in wholesale prices, the longest
such string since the government began tracking these costs in 1947,
finally come to an end. Rising energy costs in August boosted the PPI
for Finished Goods by a seasonally
--
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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 1997 6:24 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject:[PEN-L:12367] Re: Slurs
2. Confusion is the defining characteristic of the human condition.
Therefore we can never be insulted since any
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BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1999
New claims for UI benefits fell 10,000, to a seasonally adjusted 289,000, in
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1999
The index of leading economic indicators increased sharply in January,
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BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1999
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Payroll employment rose in
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9-10, 1999
RELEASED TUESDAY: The revised fourth-quarter productivity
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.1 percent in
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1999
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- The CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in February, on a
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BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates remained relatively
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In December 1998, there were 1,608 mass layoff actions by
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1999
__Despite the anemic nonfarm payroll job growth of 46,000 in March, most
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In October through December of 1998, there were 1,660
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 95.6 million
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1999
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1999
__Finished producer prices rose a moderate 0.2 percent in March, despite a
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BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The PPI for Finished Goods increased 0.2 percent in March,
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index edged up 0.1 percent in March.
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1999:
The index of leading economic indicators increased in February,
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1999
"What you see isn't always what you can get," said an article in Monday's
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999
Seniors are staying on the job -- some for satisfaction, some for survival,
says The Washington Post (page E1). ...
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999
U.S. employers laid off 190,070 workers in 1,608 mass layoff actions in
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In January, 201 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1999:
RELEASED TODAY: Labor productivity in manufacturing increased during 1997
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1999:
Falling food costs -- the biggest decline in nearly 17 years -- was
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BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.4
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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1999
__The economy again defied predictions of a slowdown,
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were stable in
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1999
The nation's average unemployment rate in 1998 fell to 4.5 percent, its
lowest
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1999:
Personal income gained 0.6 percent in January, to post its strongest gain
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1999
__Consumer prices charged ahead at the fastest pace since the Persian Gulf
conflict, igniting some fears that the nation's benign inflation environment
may be changing. Seasonally adjusted data from BLS show that the CPI-U
leapt 0.7 percent in April, the
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1999
U.S. employers laid off 80,134 workers in 878 mass layoff events in
February, BLS reports. Both the number of mass layoff events and the
number of workers affected were a little lower than in February 1998. ...
(Daily Labor Report, page D-5).
A
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In March 1999, there were 799 mass layoff actions by
employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
during the month. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single
establishment, and the number of
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In 1998, the proportion of U.S. families with at least one
employed member was 82.6 percent, up 0.5 percentage point from 1997. Of the
nation's 70.2 million families, 6.4 percent reported having an unemployed
member, a decline of 0.6
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1999:
The "traditional family" in which only the husband worked comprised only
19.2 percent of all married-couple families in 1998. This was about the
same as in the previous year, but far short of the nearly 50 percent 30
years ago, according to data
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were relatively
stable in April. All four regions reported little change over the month,
and 42 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less. The national
jobless rate was essentially
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1999
The Midwest in April had the lowest unemployment rate of any region in the
country at 3.4 percent, while the West had the highest at 5.1 percent. In
the South, the April jobless rate was 4.1 percent, and in the Northeast it
was 4.2 percent, BLS
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In February 1999, there were 878 mass layoff actions by
employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
during the month. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single
establishment, and the number of
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- The CPI-U rose 0.7 percent in April on a seasonally adjusted
basis. This was the largest monthly advance since an increase of the same
magnitude in October 1990. About half of the CPI-U advance was
attributable to a record
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999:
Today's News Release: "Employment Experience and Other Characteristics of
Youths: Results from a New Longitudinal Survey" indicates that more than
half (57 percent) of youths participate in some type of work activity
while age 14, and nearly
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1999:
More than half (57 percent) of all youths work at some time while age 14,
mostly in freelance jobs, according to a new survey by BLS. The findings
represent the first round of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997, a nationally
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1999:
Today's News Release: "Productivity by Industry: Service Sector and
Mining, 1997" reports on labor productivity changes in 1997 for selected
industries in the service and the mining sectors of the U.S. economy.
Labor productivity -- defined as
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1999:
Today's News Release: "Productivity and Costs: First Quarter 1999"
indicates that the annual rates of productivity change -- as measured by
output per hour of all persons -- for the first quarter of 1999 were 4.7
percent in the business sector and
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1999
New orders for manufactured goods bounced back in March, rising 2 percent,
the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reports. In February, new factory
orders declined 1.8 percent. March was the fourth advance in the last 5
months. "Most indicators
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Employment rose in April, and the unemployment rate was
essentially unchanged at 4.3 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment grew by
234,000. Job gains occurred throughout the service-producing sector, but
losses continued in
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999:
Nonfarm payroll employment grew by a healthy 234,000, seasonally adjusted,
in April, as hourly earnings continue to increase, but at a reduced rate.
The nation's jobless rate edged up a statistically insignificant 0.1
percentage point to 4.3 percent,
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1999
The composite index of leading economic indicators edged ahead 0.1 percent
in March, buoyed by slower delivery times and still rising stock prices, the
Conference Board, a private research group, reports. The March increase
points to continued healthy
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FYI Marvin Kosters (Item 2) was Bush's 1992 nomination for Comm. of
Labor Stats. The
Besides the index for the elderly, which Max mentioned, there is also
the index for wage salary workers. "The" CPI which you read about is
for all urban workers. The difference between the two is a slightly
different weighting, and the two indices track each other very closely.
In order for an
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From: Hoyle_K
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 1997 5:25 PM
To:
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1997:
RELEASED TODAY: In March 1997, employer
system.
Dave
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Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 1997 12:50 PM
To: Richardson_D
Subject:Moving Abraham
The Senate confirms Katharine Abraham to a second four-year term as
commissioner of BLS, two days after her initial appointment expired.
During the two days, Abraham had to vacate
She was renominated. It was just that the nomination was late, toward
the end of August. No reason that I know of was ever given for the
delay. Nor is it clear that there is any real opposition -- the Repubs
haven't been focusing on this either. In a way it IS very mysterious.
I just do not
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2000:
RELEASED TODAY: "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment: April
2000" indicates that regional and state unemployment rates were relatively
stable in April. All four regions registered little change over the
month, and 41 states and the
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2000:
College enrollment rates for the 1999 graduating class declined compared
with the class of 1998, according to BLS. The college enrollment of young
women (64.4 percent) continued to outpace that of young men (61.4
percent). Among races and ethnic
Hi Dennis --
What you give us is a forecast of just the sort of geographical shift
in the capitalist center that we have seen several times in the past.
I have mentioned to you my reservations WRT to the Japanese banking
system and its capability to play the role envisioned, reservations
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998
Wage data compiled by the Bureau of National Affairs in the first
eight weeks of 1998 show that the median first year wage increase in
newly negotiated labor contracts is 3 percent, the same increase as
reported for the year-ago period. The
At one point I was attracted to the Greens for just the reason given by
LP, that they challenge the two party system. However, having gotten to
know them, it is clear that their challenge is not a class-based
challenge, and that they view a class-based challenge with antipathy.
Thus, in my
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998
___Declining energy prices kept inflation at bay in January as
measured by the CPI-U, which was unchanged for the month, seasonally
adjusted, BLS reports. The monthly CPI rate was unchanged for the
first time in four years, according to the
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI - The CPI-U was unchanged in January (seasonally adjusted),
following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the preceding two months.
The food index advanced 0.3 percent in January
.The energy index
declined 2.4 percent
Before we assume that the environmentalists present a viable arena, we
should be aware that, at least in the leadership, they have been
acquainted with socialism and have found it distasteful. The following
is from Sam Smith, local DC curmudgeon, national Green Party figure, and
(I had thought)
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1998
There were 1,608 mass layoff actions by employees in December, involving
170,110 workers, BLS reports. The numbers were higher than that
reported by BLS in November, when there were 1,143 layoff actions
affecting 97,509 workers
.(Daily Labor Report,
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998
__Led by a sharp drop in finished energy prices and declines in about
every other category, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell
a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent in January, BLS reports. Over the
last year, the finished goods
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1998
__The economy added a seasonally adjusted
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1998
RELEASED TODAY:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX -
-workers yesterday. As you can see
below, I was quite ill and received little or no assistance from the
medical profession despite my ability to pay.
Dave
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From: Richardson_D
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 4:43 PM
To: DCPPISTAFF
Subject:I'm BAACK!!
Hi --
Thank you
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1998:
__Prices of goods imported into the United
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