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Construction job losses could top 1 million  -  Aug 26, 2007
ReutersAbout 7.7 million Americans are employed by construction companies, according to the BLS, down about 75000 from a peak in September 2006.

Illinois misses revival in R & D  -  Aug 25, 2007
Chicago Tribune,That job category, as defined by the BLS, covers corporate labs in myriad industries: pharmaceutical, computer, telecommunications, automotive and so on.

Construction Jobs Likely to Decline Further  -  Aug 26, 2007
CNBC,About 7.7 million Americans are employed by construction companies, according to the BLS, down about 75000 from a peak in September 2006.

BLS: Workplace Homicides Drop to Lowest Number on Record  -  Aug 17, 2007
Occupational Health Safety,According to a study posted on the BLS Web site, www.bls.gov, the highest risk for workplace homicide is observed among males, the self-employed,

Cadillac, Corvette and HUMMER at the IAA: BLS Wagon makes world ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
AutoCorse.it,The new Cadillac BLS Wagon is the star of the Cadillac stand. The US luxury brand also presents the new generation of the CTS sedan - the BLS Flexpower - to

US Census Bureau Facts for Feature: Labor Day 2007: Sept. 3  -  Aug 27, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),In the nation's labor force are 82.1 million men and 70.7 million women. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf Employee Benefits 82% Percentage of

BLS: Real Earnings Fall 0.1 Percent  -  Aug 15, 2007
Southwest Nebraska News,...seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor. A 0.3 percent increase in

Frankfurt Preview: Cadillac Confirms BLS Wagon To Make World Debut  -  Aug 7, 2007
Edmunds.com/Inside Line,This wagon is not for American soccer moms: Europe-market Cadillac BLS wagon will make its debut at Frankfurt next month. (Photo courtesy of General Motors

Abu Khader Automotive Launches "Unlock Your Fantasy" - Win A ...  -  Aug 7, 2007
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)The grand prize to be offered at the campaign's finale in January 2008 is a brand new Cadillac BLS 2007 Model, and this iconic sedan will be offered to 1

Cadillac BLS Wagon World Premiere at 2007 IAA  -  Aug 7, 2007
AutoCorse.it,The star of the Cadillac stand at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show will undoubtedly be the brand-new Cadillac BLS Wagon. But the news from General Motors won’t

2006 workplace fatalities drop to new low: BLS  -  Aug 9, 2007
Business Insurance,According to BLS, 5703 fatal work injuries occurred in the United States last year, down from the revised total of 5734 fatalities a year earlier.

BLS Guitarist To Do Ozzfest Signing Sessions  -  Aug 7, 2007
Metal Underground,...its first week of release last September — less than the 45000 copies shifted by BLS's "Mafia" (Artemis) back in March 2005 — to land at position No.

US: GM readies 14 new engines for MY2008  -  Aug 24, 2007
just-auto.com (subscription),For 2008, GM will offers 17 diesel engine variants in 45 vehicle lines around the world, including a new 1.9-litre I4 for the Saab 9-3 and Cadillac BLS in

BLS Reports Decrease in Fatal Work Injuries in 2006  -  Aug 10, 2007
Safety.BLR.com,The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2006. The report shows that there were 5703 fatal work injuries in

Dispelling the Myth of Low Unemployment  -  Aug 25, 2007
Conde Nast Portfolio,Note that other large store openings in the New York metro area get similar overwhelming responses even though the BLS says the unemployment rate here is on

The best is yet to come for the Frankfurt IAA, but here's what we ...  -  Aug 23, 2007
AutoWeekAlthough the BLS Wagon is officially the first GM-produced Caddy wagon, this Europe-only offering, like the BLS sedan, is little more than a Saab 9-3 in

Most companies offer health care benefits to employees  -  Aug 22, 2007
Reliable Plant Magazine,For more information on the transition, see the BLS Web site http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/ebsm0005.htm. The following are some of the major findings: Most

Pricey Hub cools down  -  Aug 15, 2007
Boston Herald,The national Consumer Price Index during the same time period was up 2.4 percent, according to the BLS. The bureau doesn’t include actual mortgage prices,

Forsyth, Guilford middle of the pack for average weekly pay increases  -  Aug 21, 2007
Bizjournals.com,Overall, two thirds of the largest counties nationwide recorded average weekly pay increases below the national level, according to BLS data.

Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses—United States, 2004  -  Aug 21, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports nonfatal occupational injuries/illnesses estimates annually based on a survey of private industry employers.

IDEX Online Research: US Jewelry Retail Prices Continue to Rise  -  Aug 20, 2007
IDEX Online,Jewelry Producer Prices +1.7% – Jewelry producer prices rose by 1.7 percent in July 2007, as calculated by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

America's Most Dangerous Jobs  -  Aug 13, 2007
Forbes,Overall, workplace fatalities edged down last year to 5703 from an adjusted 5734 in 2005, according to BLS statistics. The per capita rate also fell

America's most dangerous jobs  -  Aug 9, 2007
CNNMoney.comSeveral industries dominate the BLS data. Year in and year out, the single deadliest US job is commercial fisherman, and this year was no exception.

This Week's Web Winners  -  Aug 23, 2007
Modesto Bee,...education and training requirements and pay scales for various industries. www.bls.gov/bls/industry.htm BUSINESS CENSUS -- In the run-up to this year's

Going out to eat locally takes more of a bite  -  Aug 15, 2007
Boston Herald,The BLS computes the consumer price index for categories including restaurants by measuring the costs of some 80000 goods and services.

Jobs Data: Goldilocks Lives  -  Aug 5, 2007
Barron's (subscription)The BLS uses that phrase because a monthly change of less than two-tenths of a percentage point is within the range of statistical error.

Petrol: GM's plans for more efficiency  -  Aug 24, 2007
Autocar,By the middle of next year the Saab 9-3 and Cadillac BLS will have a new 1.9-litre four-cylinder turbo option. A new two stage turbo gives it 180bhp and

Denver-Aurora jobless rate slips to 3.9 percent  -  Aug 1, 2007
Bizjournals.com,The Denver-Aurora metro area added nearly 17000 people to nonfarm payrolls during the 12 months ended in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported

Charting health care benefits for American workers  -  Aug 23, 2007
Reliable Plant Magazine,This data is from the BLS National Compensation Survey program. Learn more in "Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2007," USDL 07-1282, and in "National

Labor bureau releases benefits survey  -  Aug 23, 2007
Visalia Times-Delta,..."That's positive," said BLS economist Amar Mann. "And while employees are paying more for health care, one thing the data shows is that you can't really

Longtime GM Designer Named Cadillac Global Design Director  -  Aug 20, 2007
Edmunds.com/Inside Line,...(Photo courtesy of General Motors Corporation) Clay Dean will be the guiding hand behind the replacement for the Cadillac BLS (pictured).

Consumer prices rise at slowest pace in 8  -  Aug 15, 2007
Providence Business News,Compared with a year ago, the CPI rose 2.3 percent to 208.299 points (1992-1994 = 100), while the core index rose 2.2 percent, the BLS said.

Deaths On-the-Job  -  Aug 8, 2007
About - News & Issues,Construction and transportation workers were fatally injured on the job more often than any other industrial sector in 2000, according to the BLS' Census of

IDEX Online Research: The Ever-Changing Face of the American ...  -  Aug 8, 2007
IDEX Online,The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released their annual Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES), and it contains detailed statistics about

Draftfcb creates digital Cadillac campaign  -  Aug 22, 2007
mad.co.uk,The campaign particularly focuses on the CTS and BLS models and the agency has devised the campaign line “The stuff of legend�? to be used across all media.

Art of the States  -  Aug 2, 2007
Bedford Today,It's the Cadillac BLS riding to the rescue to save us all from the curse of modern day motoring...the safety zone. BLS goes where most other manufacturers

Cadillac wins Class D  -  Aug 16, 2007
iAfrica.com,On the way to winning Class D, the Cadillac BLS turbo took home the title of most fuel efficient petrol vehicle (by index) in the Total Economy Run.

Overall Workplace Fatality Rate Improved in ’06  -  Aug 15, 2007
HR Magazine,By Kathy Gurchiek The overall workplace fatality rate in 2006 improved from 2005 and fell to its lowest level since the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

LegalView.com Calls Readers' Attention to Resources Dealing with ...  -  Aug 18, 2007
Emediawire (press release),Meanwhile, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is readying its 2005 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, its annual record of deaths on

Chasing Rainbows and the Greatest Hits of 1930!  -  Aug 7, 2007
Financial Sense Online,Of course, by now most of you are likely familiar with the BLS tricksters and their creative Birth-Death Payroll Model. Worthy of Joseph Goebbels and his

Abu Khader Automotive announces winner of ‘Unlock Your Fantasy ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Maktoob Business (press release),With every purchase you make, you are also increasing your chances of winning a brand new Cadillac BLS, which is a dream vehicle,�? he added.

Charting the link between age and fatal work injuries  -  Aug 20, 2007
Reliable Plant Magazine,The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, part of the BLS Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program, provides the most complete count of fatal work

Belarusian Language Society launches campaign to have street in ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
Белору�?�?кие ново�?ти,The Francisak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society (BLS) has gotten down to collecting signatures to a petition urging the Minsk city authorities to name a

Fatalities among materials handling workers down  -  Aug 13, 2007
MMH.com,The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, part of the BLS occupational safety and health statistics program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries

THE One Holds Your Key to a Brand New Cadillac!  -  Aug 5, 2007
Al-Bawaba,THE One is giving fans the chance to win a brand new Cadillac BLS as well as gift vouchers worth JD 1000. The funky home fashion brand has teamed up with

Goldman's Excuses Flunk The Smell Test  -  Aug 16, 2007
Seeking Alpha,Weekly jobless claims are ticking up and recent jobs reports from the BLS look like they are from Mars (See Fed questions the BLS jobs model and Employment

Pumped Up Prices and Productivity  -  Aug 16, 2007
ThomasNet Industrial News Room,Meanwhile, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.6 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports.

LegalView Calls Attention to Trend of Construction Accidents with ...  -  Aug 19, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),The BLS also reports that construction had the third highest rate of workplace fatalities in the country in 2005. In recognition of this ongoing problem,

Gauging productivity  -  Aug 14, 2007
Washington Times,The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued its preliminary report for second-quarter productivity. The most noteworthy data in the BLS report were the

Statement by Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The fatality rate declined to its lowest level since BLS began collecting data in 1992. The rate last year was 3.9 fatalities per 100000 employees,

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