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NYTimes.com: U.S. Jobless Filings at Highest Point Since November
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 19 Aug '10

19 Aug '10

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS | August 20, 2010 U.S. Jobless Filings at Highest Point Since November By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New applications for unemployment insurance reached a half-million last week, the fourth increase in five weeks. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/business/economy/20econ.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: Pension Fraud by New Jersey Is Cited by S.E.C.
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 19 Aug '10

19 Aug '10

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS | August 19, 2010 Pension Fraud by New Jersey Is Cited by S.E.C. By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH Federal regulators accused New Jersey of securities fraud for claiming it was funding public workers' pensions when it was not. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/business/19muni.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

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[IWS] AARP: Social Security 75th Anniversary Survey Report: Public Opinion Trends [August 2010]
by Eugene McElroy 18 Aug '10

18 Aug '10

AARP *Social Security 75th Anniversary Survey Report: Public Opinion Trends* by: Colette Thayer, Ph.D., AARP Research & Strategic Analysis | from: Surveys and Statistics | August 2010 http://www.aarp.org/work/social-security/info-08-2010/social_security_75th.… or http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/social_security_75th.pdf [full-text, 51 pages] The latest assessment of Social Security by the American public continues to reflect the strong support that has also characterized two earlier assessments. All four AARP surveys—conducted to celebrate the 50th (1985), 60th (1995), 70th (2005), and 75th (2010) anniversaries of Social Security’s founding—have demonstrated the high regard that the American public has for Social Security as an important American institution, not only for America’s retired citizens, but for the entire American adult population. On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, public support for the program remains exceedingly high. Consistent with previous anniversary surveys in 2005, 1995, and 1985, a majority of adults age 18 and older believe Social Security is one of the most important government programs and that it provides financial security to older Americans and helps them remain independent. While many are concerned about the future of Social Security, their lack of confidence does not diminish their support for it. In addition, misperceptions may fuel some of the public anxiety about the future of Social Security. For example, few understand that Social Security will still be able to pay reduced benefits even when the Trust Fund is exhausted. Moreover, the public is inclined to pay more to get the same benefits as today than to see benefits reduced. Given the importance Americans place on Social Security, it is not surprising that they overwhelmingly oppose cutting it to help reduce the federal deficit. The following themes emerge from the survey’s key findings: * Lack of confidence in the future of Social Security is not equivalent to lack of support for it. Despite skepticism about the future of the program, most plan to rely on it. Even among those non-retirees who are not too or not at all confident about the future of the Social Security system (635 respondents), 84% agree with the statement that “Maybe I won’t need Social Security when I retire, but I definitely want to know it’s there just in case I do.” In addition, the overall public’s low level of confidence in the future of Social Security (35% are very or somewhat confident in the future of the program) is not surprising since the public has been informed of the upcoming “exhaustion” of the Social Security Trust Fund for years but nearly eight in ten adults believe either that Social Security will not be able to pay any benefits when the fund is exhausted or they do not know whether it will be able to do so. Clearly, Americans rely on Social Security and expect it to be a source of income in their retirement. In fact, it is the most commonly cited largest source of retirement income among adults. A majority of adults believe their family would be hard hit if Social Security were cut while few believe most people on Social Security could do very well without it. * Americans place a high value on Social Security and support more revenue for it even in a time when concerns about the federal deficit and government spending are high. Half of non-retired adults would be willing to pay more now in payroll taxes to ensure Social Security will be there for today’s older people and a similar proportion would be willing to do so to ensure it will be there for them when they retire. At the same time, half of Americans believe the average benefit is too low and a majority would prefer to pay more into Social Security to get the same level of benefits as today than to have benefit cuts. * Although they are far from claiming Social Security retirement benefits, younger Americans are very supportive of the program. While younger Americans lack confidence in Social Security more than older Americans, they value the program. Nine in ten adults under age 30 believe Social Security is an important government program, and over nine in ten want to know it is there when they retire just in case they need it. The results of the Social Security 75th Anniversary Survey are based on 1,200 responses to a telephone survey conducted July 15th to July 27th, 2010 by GfK Roper among adults at least 18 years old. For more information, please contact Colette Thayer at (202) 434-6294. (48 pages) **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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BLS: GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT 2009 [19 July 2010]
by Eugene McElroy 18 Aug '10

18 Aug '10

BLS Bulletin 2748 *Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2009* [19 July 2010] http://www.bls.gov/opub/gp/laugp.htm or http://www.bls.gov/opub/gp/pdf/gp09full.pdf [full-text, 340 pages] Annual data on the labor force, employment, and unemployment in States and substate areas are available from two major sources: the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. The CPS is a sample survey of about 60,000 households nationwide conducted for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the Census Bureau. The LAUS program is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor in which State workforce agencies prepare estimates using concepts, definitions, and estimation procedures prescribed by BLS. This bulletin presents 2009 annual averages from the CPS for census regions and divisions; the 50 States and the District of Columbia; and 54 large metropolitan areas, 22 metropolitan divisions, and 41 principal cities. Data from the CPS differ from the official estimates produced by the individual States through the LAUS program. CPS estimates are provided herein because they are a current source of information on the demographic and economic characteristics of the labor force in subnational areas, from the same source as the official labor force data for the U.S. as a whole. PREVIOUS YEARS 1997- to date http://www.bls.gov/opub/gp/laugp.htm **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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Check out this page on NJ.com
by mcelroy＠work.rutgers.edu 18 Aug '10

18 Aug '10

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Check out this page on NJ.com
by mcelroy＠work.rutgers.edu 18 Aug '10

18 Aug '10

Dear smlr net: eugene (mcelroy(a)work.rutgers.edu) thought you would be interested in this item from NJ.com http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/nj_unemployment_rate_rises_to.html eugene

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NYTimes.com: In Mott's Strike, More Than Pay at Stake
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 18 Aug '10

18 Aug '10

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS | August 18, 2010 In Mott's Strike, More Than Pay at Stake By STEVEN GREENHOUSE A fight at an apple juice plant pits a company earning record profits against workers determined to resist cuts. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/business/18motts.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

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Fwd: [IWS] Census: THE BLACK POPULATION in the U.S. 2007 & 2008 [29 July 2010]
by Eugene McElroy 18 Aug '10

18 Aug '10

Census *The Black Population in the United States: 2007 and 2008* [29 July 2010] http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/black.html · *2008 March CPS* - The Black Alone Population in the United States: 2008 - Detailed Tables<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-ba08.html> - The Black Alone or in Combination Population in the United States: 2008 - Detailed Tables<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-bc08.html> *2007 March CPS* - The Black Alone Population in the United States: 2007 - Detailed Tables<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-ba07.html> - The Black Alone or in Combination Population in the United States: 2007 - Detailed Tables<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-bc07.html> **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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Census: THE ASIAN POPULATION in the U.S. 2007 & 2008 [28 July 2010]
by Eugene McElroy 18 Aug '10

18 Aug '10

_______________________________________________________________________ Census *The Asian Population in the United States: 2007 and 2008* [28 July 2010] http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/api.html 2008 March CPS - The Asian Alone Population in the United States: 2008 - Detailed Tables<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-aa08.html> - The Asian Alone or in Combination Population in the United States: 2008 - Detailed Tables<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-ac08.html> 2007 March CPS - The Asian Alone Population in the United States: 2007 - Detailed Tables<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-aa07.html> - The Asian Alone or in Combination Population in the United States: 2007 - Detailed Tables<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-ac07.html> **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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NOTES ON: YEAR ONE OF THE LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT
by Eugene McElroy 17 Aug '10

17 Aug '10

please see thq attachment..... -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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