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America’s move to raise a healthier generation of kids www.LetsMove.gov THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON – First Lady Michelle Obama today announced an ambitious national goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight and unveiled a nationwide campaign – Let’s Move – to help achieve ...
The Australian labor market is expected to improve for the fifth consecutive month in January, with economists forecasting employment to increase 15.0K from the previous month, and the data could drive the exchange rate higher as the isle-nation skirts the global recession.
RISMEDIA, February 8, 2010—The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that the unemployment rate fell from 10.0% to 9.7% in January 2010, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-20,000). Employment fell in construction and in transportation and warehousing,…
Conflicting U.S. jobs data and mounting concerns about debt defaults abroad that threaten global economic growth triggered a worldwide wave of stock-market volatility Friday amid fears that the improving U.S. economy could unravel.
Should Greenspan and Bernanke have seen the bubble in housing and other assets and acted, or should we accept their defense that you can't know whether there is a bubble until after the fact?
The unemployment rate in the U.S. unexpectedly dropped to 9.7 percent in January and manufacturers added to payrolls for the first time in three years, which may provide a spark to revive the rest of the labor market.
U.S. jobless rate drops to 9.7%
Construction, government jobs see biggest decline
U.S. stocks rose, rebounding from the biggest losses since March, as investors speculated the European Union may come up with a solution for budget deficits in Greece and Spain and consumer credit dropped less than forecast.
The January jobs report is notable for its annual revisions and the divergence of the two different unemployment surveys. First, the household survey showed a drop in the unemployment rate from 10.0 percent to 9.7 percent. The payroll survey showed continued job losses of 20,000 for January.
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