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More on US Employment
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Marriage Rates (by income, trends)
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Jobs Report – Good News
Source: Washington Post.
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Where the Jobs Will be by 2020
Source: NYT Economix Blog
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Inc.com on Obama’s Small Biz Plan for 2012
A quick summary:
“[...] President Obama presented the details behind one of his State of the Union initiatives: to make it easier for small businesses to raise money and to grow. Most of the president’s initiatives fall into two camps: those that change the nature of what it means to be a public company, and nick-and-tuck adjustments that aren’t going to make a huge difference for small businesses.
The first set of rules, which would make it easier for small companies to raise money, is by far the most promising. These efforts already have some bipartisan support, but this Congress is hardly known for its ability to cooperate. And while some entrepreneurs will no doubt welcome the tax cuts, they’re not going to make a huge difference.”
Read the full article here.
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Is College Worth It?
Maybe. Maybe not… check out this website (uncollege.org)”
“UnCollege isn’t just an idea or a website. It’s a movement. It’s a lifestyle. We believe that college isn’t the only path to success.UnCollege is a social movement changing the notion that going to college is the only path to success.
We empower students to hack their education through resources, writing, and workshops. We believe that everyone can live an UnCollege life by hacking their education.”We are not against college. We do not want to end university, raze classrooms, burn books, or fire professors. We are not boycotting college. We simply challenge the notion that college is the only path to success. -
Utah County 3rd in Job Growth
“Utah County added about 6,400 jobs in that period, up 4.0 percent, compared to a national average of just 0.9 percent growth, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Utah County ranked behind only Ottawa County, Mich., at 4.7 percent growth, and Montgomery County, Texas at 4.1 percent.”
Read more here.
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OSHA Logs Reminder
OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries beginning Feb. 1
Beginning Feb. 1, employers who are required to keep the OSHA Form 300 Injury and Illness log must post a summary of the log. Employers must post OSHA’s Form 300A from Feb. 1 to April 30, 2012 in a common area wherever notices to workers are usually posted.The summary must list the total numbers of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2011. All establishment summaries must be certified by a company executive.
Copies of the OSHA Forms 300, 300A and 301 are available for download on the OSHA Recordkeeping Web page. See OSHA’s Recordkeeping Handbook for more information on posting requirements for OSHA’s Form 300A.
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Housing Data, a Bottoming-Out, a Turnaround?
From this blog post:
“The 583,900 housing units completed in 2011 is stil the lowest number on record, but multifamily construction activity is starting to increase. Construction started on 606,900 units during the year, exceeding the totals in 2009 and 2010.
And there is growing sentiment among home builders and economists that the bottom has been reached and construction will increase in 2012. Builders are securing more permits, and the pace of housing starts rose in the fourth quarter.
‘This is not another false dawn; it’s the real deal,’ Ian Shepherdson, chief United States economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote in a note to clients this week.”
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Where the Recovery Might Happen First
An interesting post in the NY Times recently, speculating which metropolitan areas might see an economic resurgence before others.
“Only 26 of the nation’s 363 metropolitan areas had recovered their lost jobs by the end of 2011, and only 26 more are projected to recover them by end of this year, according to the report, which was commissioned by the United States Conference of Mayors. It will take at least five years for the 80 hardest-hit areas to recover the jobs they lost, the report forecast.”
Click here to read more, and see a map of how any economic recovery might shake out by state/region.
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