http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf

Reports a reduction in the number and rate of workers suffering injuries or illnesses among private industry employers in 2008. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/DPC_Education_Report.pdf

Describes how approximately $100 billion in emergency education funding was provided to states with ARRA funds. Also describes the educational benefits and employment outcomes resulting from the emergency funding. From the Domestic Policy Council and the Department of Education.

http://www.hrpdcva.gov/Documents/Economics/2009/Oct09Quarterly.pdf#page=1

Lead articles from the fall, 2009 issue of the Hampton Roads Economic Quarterly. Offers estimates of possible economic costs for Hampton Roads if swine flu forces the closure of schools or leads to worker absenteeism. Second article shows how much ARRA funding has been received in Hampton Roads and how it has been used. From the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf

Reports that manufacturing labor productivity decreased in 12 of the 17 countries tracked. The U.S. and the Republic of Korea had the largest productivity increase at 1.2%. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_wp_impacts_911.pdf

Examines the macroeconomic impacts of the 9/11 attack on U.S. real GDP growth and the unemployment rate. Real GDP growth fell immediately after the attack but recovered completely; unemployment fell and never recovered. Working paper from the Department of Homeland Security.

http://bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/download.action?fileName=KSHA09001ENC_003.pdf&eubphfUid=10730627&catalogNbr=KS-HA-09-001-EN-C

Provides a narrative and statistical overview of major developments in the European region relating to population, European cities, labor, economics, information technologies, science and technology, education, tourism, and agriculture. From Eurostat

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cewqtr_10162009.pdf

Reports that 323 out of the 334 largest U.S. counties saw employment decline from March 2008 to March 2009. The largest loss of jobs (23.4%) occurred in Elkhart County Indiana, which lost 22,100 jobs in the single year. The largest gain was posted by Arlington County, Virginia with a gain of 2.6% in employment. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/icp1009.pdf

Offers charts and statistical tables comparing worker productivity in the United Kingdom with that of Japan, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, and the U.S. From the Office for National Statistics.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10632/10-06-LaborForce.pdf

Anticipates slower growth in the future labor market because of declining fertility, the leveling off of female participation in the labor force, and the aging/retirement of large numbers of baby boomers. This background paper focuses on what could happen in one area: the rate of return paid on assets such as stocks and bonds. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2009.pdf

Presents historical and current labor force and earnings data for women and men from the Current Population Survey. Documents the rise of female participation in the labor force, educational attainment, and earnings. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/105xx/doc10527/10-02-Workers.pdf

Documents changes in the annual earnings of workers ages 25 to 54 between 1979 and 2007. Compares distribution of earnings for male and female workers, documents changes in the annual earnings of workers with very high earnings, and examines changes in earnings mobility and earnings variability. From the Congressional Budget Office.