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New Zealand's Jobless Rate Probably Rose to 18-Month-High 3.8%  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergThe labor force participation rate fell to a three- year-low 67.7 percent in the first quarter, and was probably unchanged in the second quarter,

Too few black students: Stellenbosch varsity  -  04 Aug 2008
Independent Online,The discrepancy between the participation rate of white Afrikaans-speaking people and coloured Afrikaans-speaking people is frightening," he said.

GUEST VIEW: Tis the season for summertime civics  -  04 Aug 2008
South Coast Today,The four-year voter participation rate for SouthCoast, as recently assessed in 2004, is 10 percent below the state average. Our two major cities of Fall

Schools’ scores released  -  04 Aug 2008
Cibola County Beacon,To make AYP, schools need to achieve a 95 percent participation rate on tests, reach set targets for proficiency and reach targets for one other indicator

Funders urged to consider arts  -  04 Aug 2008
Southland Times,They showed there was a lot of interest in arts activities and a high participation rate in the community, councillor Norman Elder said.

St. Elizabeth Employees Raise Funds  -  04 Aug 2008
kypost.com,They are nationally known for their employee fundraising campaign participation rate. "The people who work at St. Elizabeth truly feel a sense of

State school board to release Adequate Yearly Progress data  -  04 Aug 2008
Gadsden Times (subscription),To meet AYP, all schools must have a participation rate of at least 95 percent. Although few do, parents of some students may use the lack of progress in

AYP scores to be released this morning  -  04 Aug 2008
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),To meet AYP, all schools must have a participation rate of at least 95 percent. AYP information will also be available online at www.alsde.edu.

Wakefield Climate Action Project to meet  -  04 Aug 2008
Wakefield Observer,326 Main St. Discussion will explore the growth of public recycling grow beyond its current 39 percent participation rate in Wakefield;

More out of work but wages still rising  -  Aug 3, 2008
New Zealand Herald,The bigger change was to the participation rate, the proportion of working age people (everyone over 15) working or seeking work. The participation rate

Teens pushed out of job scene  -  Aug 3, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune,The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reports a slightly different figure for teens 16 to 19, their labor force participation rate

Portland ranks third in US in residents volunteering hours  -  Jul 30, 2008
Bizjournals.com,16 among states with a participation rate of 33.2 percent. Nationwide last year, 61 million American volunteered 8.1 billion hours worth an estimated $158

US July payrolls fall 51000; unemployment rate 5.7 pct, highest in ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Forbes,The labor force participation rate, which includes the number of working-aged people with jobs, was unchanged at 66.1%. Service jobs have accounted for more

Alberta reigns as jobs king  -  Jul 12, 2008
Calgary Herald,Alberta also notched the highest participation rate of any province, Hirsch said. Alberta's participation rate was 74.6 per cent, with Manitoba a distant

Workforce survey finds union membership fall  -  Jul 23, 2008
The Canberra Times,Women with young children tended to have a lower participation rate but were returning to the workforce more quickly than in the past.

Finnish jobless rate falls in June  -  Jul 22, 2008
RTT News,In June, the labor force participation rate increased to 71.5% from 71.1%. For males, the participation rates increased to 74.4% from 73.7% and for females

Macao's unemployment rate stays below 3% for 10 months  -  Jul 27, 2008
Xinhua,Local total labour force was 330000 in the period, with labour force participation rate standing at 70.5 percent, up by 1.8 percentage points year-on-year,

Political Economics  -  Jul 29, 2008
New York Times Blogs,If so, the labor participation rate would be expected to fall. How does Boskin explain that the decrease in the marginal personal income tax rate put in

Charting labor force participation of seniors in US  -  Jul 29, 2008
Reliable Plant Magazine,The labor force participation rate for older workers — the percentage of person 65 and older who are working or seeking employment — has been rising since

Annual Fund Participation Rate Hits 39%; 'Not Without You' Goal ...  -  Jul 11, 2008
DePauw University,Gifts of any amount count toward the DePauw's alumni participation rate. "A major factor in the success of this drive was the fact that a record number of

UCR professors reach out to area schools to spark interest in ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Press-Enterprise,Tom believes that the participation rate at the workshop reflects the lack of physics classes offered at Inland high schools and the number of students from

More deaths from cancer preventable  -  Jul 28, 2008
Otago Daily Times,The estimates are based on a more than 80% participation rate in screening by eligible women, but at present only 61.2% of women aged 50-69 are taking part.

US July Payrolls Indicate the Worst of Labor Market is Yet to Come  -  Aug 1, 2008
RGE Monitor,In fact, the labor participation rate has been flat or somewhat weak since early-200, thus keeping a lid on the unemployment rate.

Taiwan June unemployment rate 3.95 pct vs 3.84 pct in May - UPDATE  -  Jul 22, 2008
�富財經,The labor participation rate was 58.26 pct, compared with 58.25 pct in May and against 58.14 pct in June 2007, the DGBAS said. In the first six months of

Response to green energy programs lack energy  -  Aug 3, 2008
Rutland Herald,A better gauge might be the participation rate of 1.8 percent. Industry analysts say higher prices likely dissuade consumers from switching.

Unemployment slightly down in 2Q  -  Jul 29, 2008
Macau Daily Times,Total labour force was 330000 between April and June this year, with the labour force participation rate remaining at 70.5 per cent, same as that in

TABLE-Japan June jobless rate at 4.1 pct  -  Jul 28, 2008
Reuters64.51 mln 64.78 mln 64.91 mln (including self-employed) Number of salaried employees 55.65 mln 55.76 mln 55.65 mln Job participation rate 60.8 pct 61.1

Employment rises to 29800 in June  -  Jul 9, 2008
Business Spectator,The participation rate was 65.3 per cent. In May the participation rate was 65.2 per cent and in June 2007 it was 65 per cent. A Reuters poll showed market

It’s all in the mind  -  Jul 21, 2008
TODAYonline,The labour force participation rate for women in Nordic countries ranges from 65 per cent to 75 per cent, while the total fertility rate is 1.8 or higher.

China considers giving migrant workers election rights in cities  -  Aug 3, 2008
Xinhua,According to Wang, the average participation rate in a village committee election is 80 percent, and every villager can directly vote for a candidate.

Most Hawaii public high schools fail under No Child Left Behind  -  Jul 27, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser,Schools must have a 95 percent participation rate in the standard test to make their adequate yearly progress goal. If participation in the test falls below

At last, a win for investors  -  Jul 10, 2008
Financial Post,In the first product, the so-called participation rate was upped to 154% from a previous 140% after the marketing period wrapped up.

Let’s reinvent education—Edgardo Angara  -  Jul 31, 2008
ABS CBN News,But even more frightening and scandalous is the participation rate in the secondary school, 59 percent. That means 41 percent of our kids don’t even get

Unemployment rate put at 0.5%  -  Jul 6, 2008
Gulf Times,The labour force participation rate stood at 85.1% for 2007. It was 80.4% in 2006 and 74% in 2001. The figure includes a working-age population of people

A fault line to divide the ages  -  Jul 28, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,The unemployment rate would drop, the participation rate would rise, and there would be a power shift from the employer to the employee.

Population problem is an opportunity  -  Jul 29, 2008
Phoenixville News,From 1964 to 1997, for example, the labor-force participation rate increased, but the higher participation did not produce a corresponding spike in economic

REGION: North County libraries see surge at summer reading programs  -  Aug 2, 2008
North County Times,Vista, which is part of the San Diego County library system, also has already matched last year's participation rate with sign-ups totaling 845,

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to work we go  -  Jul 18, 2008
The Age,In 2005, according to an analysis of OECD data by the Productivity Commission, Australia's participation rate was 64.4%, well above the OECD average of

Forums set to discuss change at school clinic  -  Jul 26, 2008
Boston Globe,With more than 90 percent of the 1200 students at Gloucester High enrolled, the health clinic has the highest participation rate of any school clinic in the

Residents find recycling has its just reward  -  Jul 26, 2008
Boston Globe,The participation rate, meanwhile, rose to about 50 percent. Because the trial run was going so well, the city opted to implement the program citywide five

Teachers’ group gives Arroyo failing mark  -  Jul 31, 2008
Inquirer.net,But Lapus also said that the latest Department of Education survey for school year 2007-2008 showed an improvement with a participation rate of 85 percent.

US Jobs Result Still Negative, Though Better Than Expected  -  Aug 1, 2008
HoweStreet.com,The unemployment rate however, still increased by 0.2% to 5.7% for the month as the labor participation rate held steady. The reason for today's optimism

Hononegah's football team gets jump on fall season  -  Jul 31, 2008
Beloit Daily News,Yet the Indians, 7-3 a year ago, have nearly a 100-percent participation rate for their 60 or so varsity players. “We're generally only missing one or two

Child’s play  -  Jul 30, 2008
SmartCompany.com.au,Growth in the industry is driven by increases in household disposable income, the female participation rate in the workforce, the number of children of

Hungarian Jobless Rate Drops In April-June  -  Jul 29, 2008
RTT News,During this period, the participation rate stood at 61.2%, slightly higher than the 61.1% in the previous period. by RTT Staff Writer.

Hungary's jobless rate retreats to 7.6% in Q2 from 7.7% in March ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
Portfolio.hu,The participation rate of the population aged 15-74 was 54.3% in Q2, up from 54.2% from Mar-May, but down 0.6 ppts from the same period a year earlier.

Canadian Labour Congress/Employment: Full-Time Policy Needed  -  Jul 11, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Lower participation rate. Public sector and private sector, there is serious deterioration in the job market," says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian

Feds praise Oregon for food stamp program  -  Aug 3, 2008
KTVZ,Last year, Oregon won a federal award for increasing the participation rate in the food assistance program. State officials say last year's award was

ITG® SAYS EUROPEAN REVENUES UP 27% IN H108 Creditable  -  Aug 1, 2008
Bobsguide (press release),Flexible Participation, launched in April, adapts its participation rate according to the price movement of a stock, while minimising transaction costs by

Only 1 in 4 Turkish women participates in workforce  -  Jul 22, 2008
Today's Zaman,Its labor participation rate for men is close to that of the countries of the European Union and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development




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