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THE ECONOMY.(A)
Immigrants land half of new jobs
Half of the 16 mil new U.S. wage earners in the past decade were recent immigrants, up from 27% in the 1980s, said a study by Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies. Among new male workers, eight of 10 were new to the U.S. Immigrants accounted for all the growth among workers under 35 due to a drop in U.S. birth rates in the '70s and the resulting dip in that age group. Still, 86% of the work force is American-born.
** Over one-third of new immigrant workers held blue-collar jobs. But nearly one in four held a technical, managerial or professional job.
** U.S. Sept. job openings were 3.374 mil vs. 3.652 a year earlier.
U.S. tariff plan meets opposition
Developing countries rebuffed a U.S. call to abolish tariffs on industrial and consumer goods by 2015, saying it would hurt poorer nations. Countries such as India and Pakistan said import duties were too important to state finances to be abandoned. Some cited a need to protect industries ...
- NAPM Index Rose To 47.9% in August.
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer O'Connor, Jeanine September 5, 2001 700+ words
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- Thai Consumer Price Index Rose 1.6 Percent for April.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2, 2003 700+ words
...the ministry has revised its inflation estimate for this year to between 1.6 percent and 1.7 percent from the earlier forecast of between 1.5 percent and 2 percent. Inflation last year stood at 0.7 percent. April's core inflation, excluding...
- In Brief: Employment Cost Index Rose 0.9% in Q2.
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Sanchez, Humberto July 31, 2006 700+ words
...for all civilian workers was more than the 0.6% gain the previous quarter. The increase was below the 0.8% increase forecast for January to March 2006 by economists polled by IFR Markets. Benefit costs for civilian workers increased 0.8% after...
- In Brief: Employment Cost Index Rose 1.0% in 3d Quarter.
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Smith, Nicole M. November 1, 2006 700+ words
...for all civilian workers was more than the 0.9% gain the previous quarter. The increase was above the 0.9% increase forecast for the period of July to September 2006 by economists polled by IFR Markets. Benefit costs for civilian workers increased...
- In Brief: 4Q Employment Cost Index Rose 0.8%.
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Ackerman, Andrew February 1, 2006 700+ words
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- The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Metropolitan Area Consumer Price Index rose...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 22, 1984 700+ words
...percent from July 1983. The housing index rose 0.4 percent from June to July, and...last year. The other goods and services index rose 1.8 percent from June and was up 3...reported since January 1983. The housing index rose 0.4 percent in July. Both renters...
- Bank of Israel: Economic growth slowed in July: The State of the Economy Index...
- Newspaper article from: Globes (Tel Aviv, Israel) August 21, 2006 700+ words
...The Bank of Israel State of the Economy Index rose just 0.2 percent in July to 114.3...percent in June. The State of the Economy Index rose 5.5 percent in January-July, after...2005 and 6.7 percent in 2004. The index rose 2 percent in the second quarter of 2006...
- In Brief: Confidence Index Rose Before Stock Drop.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: American Banker March 12, 2007 700+ words
...firm announced last week that its Spectrem Affluent Investor Index rose 1 point in February, to 11, returning to mildly bullish...above its March 2006 level. The Spectrem Millionaire Investor Index rose 4 points in February, to a mildly bullish 19, exactly where...
