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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">POSITIVE
ATTITUDES ON THE JOB </font></b></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">100
years ago philosopher Kahlil Gibran wrote about his belief that the ability
to achieve positive results in your life was directly linked to your ability
to think and focus on positive things. Many of the great industrial leaders
of the early 20<sup>th</sup> century credited his message for their accomplishments.
Over 50 years ago Dr. Norman Vincent Peale wrote that �The Power of Positive
Thinking� can make you a success. Millions of people worldwide still use
that philosophy to build their careers and businesses. Today in Bob Proctor�s
best-selling book �The Laws of Attraction� and in Rhonda Byrnes�s �The Secret�
they reiterate this long held philosophy that what you think affects what your
life will be about. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3M
Corporation may not be studying these leaders but they do attribute poor work
performance to bad attitudes. They believed that those people with negative
attitudes about their work were the worst performers. When they laid off
the bottom 10 percent of their poor performers, their productivity shot up 18
percent. When they laid off the next 10 percent productivity went up another
4 percent. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Negative
employees destroy morale and turn off customers. Negative attitudes are
contagious and can bring a team down. Negative employees tend to do just
enough to get by. They�re not too happy about even being there.
Work takes drive and intention. You have to <i>want</i> to do something
in order to do it best. So how does an employee with a good positive attitude
behave? What do we look for in ourselves, our employees and our teams?
Author and trainer Dr Allen Zimmerman suggests these four characteristics.</font></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4
Characteristics of a Positive Employee</font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></b></p>
<h4 class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Positive Employees Feel That Hard Work Is Good</b> </font>
</h4>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A
day at work with nothing to do is a very long and boring day indeed. A
day that is productive and busy goes by in a flash and creates an atmosphere
of confidence and success. Most people know hard work is good for the
company. They know it�s good for the customer. They may even know
how good it is for the country. But winners know it�s good for the soul. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Best-
selling author Rabbi Harold Kushner puts it this way; �Work hard, not solely
because it will bring you rewards and promotions, but because it will give you
a sense of being a competent person. Something corrosive happens to the
souls of people who stop caring about the quality of their work and begin to
just go through the <span style="font-size:14.0pt">motions�</span></font></p>
<h4 class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Positive Employees Decide To Enjoy Their Work�No Matter What </b></font></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">No
job is perfect and there�s always room for improvement. And yes, there�s
always something to complain about. In spite of that, winners decide that
they�re going to like their work. It�s a decision they make, not a feeling
they have, if everything is going well. On a day-to-day basis, you�re
the one who decides t</font>o feel bad or feel good. </p>
<h4 class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Positive Employees Really Do See The Good In Every Situation </b></font><b>
</b></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Like
everyone else, positive employees can see what�s wrong with a situation.
But positive employees don�t get stuck on that point. Winners keep motivating
themselves by looking for and finding the good in any situation and focus on
how they can make it better. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">By
contrast, negative employees focus on a minor annoyance and let it dominate
everything. Negative people attending a conference find that the seats
are uncomfortable. Even though the trip was great, the hotel wonderful,
the food and company are enjoyable and the conference is doing what it should,
the negative person is forever focused on that bad seat. They gain very little
from the overall experience.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Of
course, positive employees, who see the good in every situation, often annoy
the negative folks who see positive people as Pollyannaish, silly or blind.
They are more comfortable having you join them in all that negativity.
Let it be.</font></p>
<h4 class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .25in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Positive Employees Do More Than Is Expected</b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></font><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
</span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Every
business manager knows the cardinal rule �Under-promise and Over-deliver!�
Positive employees are seldom satisfied with just getting the job done or doing
the bare minimum. Doing better and doing more is how development works.
Development is how success works.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Positive
employees find out what�s expected and do their best to exceed those expectations.
Whether it�s dazzling a customer with better service than they have ever experienced
before, or surprising a coworker by offering extra help, positive employees
focus on how they can do more, not less.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">If
you�re trying to assemble a top-notch team, you might want to look for these
characteristics in the people you bring together. If you want to move
ahead in your career, focus on the positives you are seeking and display these
positive behaviors. If you�re choosing whether to be positive or negative,
think about which attitude you appreciate more from your fellow workers.
</font></p>
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<h2 style="margin-left:.75in" align="center">
<font face="Verdana" color="#008000">Have an employment question?</font></h2>
<h3 style="margin-left:.75in" align="center"><font face="Verdana">Send it to
<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=From HR On The Job">
[email protected]</a></font></h3>
<p style="margin-left:.75in" align="center"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">
Please include Company Name and Association in your e-mail. Company
identification will be kept confidential.</font></b></p>
<hr>
<h2 align="left"><b><u><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hitchhiking on the Information
Highway</font></u></b></h2>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font
size="4" color="#FF0000">Dateline: August 2007</font></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Note. Although we attempt to provide the HRU update on the first
of each month, we are normally delayed awaiting the release of several
monthly government statistical reports. We will hereafter update the information
as each report becomes available without waiting for all of them to be
released.</font></i></p>
<p> </p>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">U.S.
WORKERS SLACKING OFF?</font></b></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">We
hear many complaints about American jobs going overseas because the
labor is cheaper. But that�s not the whole story according to
no less an expert than the U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Secretary
Chao reported that of 115 million jobs, only 280 thousand (0.002%)
in the service industries are outsourced overseas. Lower wages
was one, but not the only reason says Chao. The more significant and
scary reason as reported by U.S. CEOs and executives, is that U.S.
workers don�t seem to be measuring up as well.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Chao�s
observations include:</font></p>
<p class="ListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -.25in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Workers abroad simply have a better attitude toward
work.</font></p>
<p class="ListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -.25in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span>American employees are no longer punctual, nor do they
dress appropriately and have good personal hygiene</font></p>
<p class="ListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -.25in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span>They need anger management and conflict resolution and
they must learn to accept direction</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�Many
young people bristle when a supervisor asks them to do something�
says Chao. In her report she states that the fastest growing
jobs are in industries requiring advanced knowledge and skills.
But today only 30% of the U.S. workforce has four years of college.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">In
a separate survey of CEOs nationally, they stated that the quality
of high school and college applicants today is not so hot either.
In their survey they identified the problems saying that applicants
now have:</font></p>
<p class="ListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -.25in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Fewer job skills</font></p>
<p class="ListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -.25in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Poor work attitudes toward work and authority</font></p>
<p class="ListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -.25in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Very high expectations</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Is
America�s competitive edge slipping? Our heretofore high productivity
has been the key to our economic success in the world market and is
the direct cause of our high standard of living. In choosing
who you would hire, would you choose the best worker with the best
attitudes at a competitive wage over whoever is second best?
Most would.</font></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�A people
that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both�</font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></b></font></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>-General
Dwight D. Eisenhower</i></font></h3>
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"> </h1>
<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">BUT
THERE MAY BE ANOTHER SOLUTION</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The
federal government has now become the nation�s largest employer!
And they intend to hire nearly 200,000 new employees in the next two
years according to a new report from the non-profit Partnership for
Public Service. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The
report says �No matter what your expertise or where you live, if you
are looking for a job where you can develop your professional skills
and make a difference in the lives of others, the federal government
has a job for you�. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">According
to the report, 80% of all the jobs will be n five professional areas:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span> Security, protection, compliance and enforcement (63.000 hires)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span> Medical and public health (35,000 hires)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span> Accounting, budget and business (21,000 hires)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span> Engineering and sciences (17,000 hires)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span> Program management / analysis and administration (14,000 hires)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Government
wages tend to be 10% to 15% higher than their counterparts in the
private sector and include very generous benefits and retirement packages.
</font></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�Minds
are like parachutes-they only function when open�</font></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></b></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">-Thomas
Dewar</font></i></h3>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">IRS
THINKS YOUR BOSS IS TOO GENEROUS</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Uncle
Sam thinks that too many companies are paying their employees too
much for mileage and expenses. It seems that many companies
are paying people who are on the road higher per diem rates than the
IRS recommended guidelines. Although this is not illegal,
companies are required to apply all excess payments (the amount in
excess of IRS guidelines) to the employee�s taxable income, and they�re
not. The IRS is going after all employers on this but initially
will focus primarily on construction companies and trucking firms.</font></p>
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<b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�Millions
wish for immortality who do not know what to do on a rainy Sunday
afternoon�</font></b></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">-Susan
Ertz</font></i></h3>
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<p align="left"><font size="-1"
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Federal Minimum Wage:</b></font></p>
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<h3><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$5.85/hr. </font></h3>
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face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Average
Income:</b></font></td>
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<td width="50%" align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Hourly</font></b></td>
<td width="50%" align="center"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Weekly</font></b></td>
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<p align="center"> <b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>
July
2006</u></font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
$16.7</font><font size="-1">9</font></td>
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<p align="center">
<b>
<span style="text-decoration: none"><u>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
July</font></u></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="text-decoration: none"><u>
2007</u></span></font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><br>
</u>$17.45</font>
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<p align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none"><b><u>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
July</font></u></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>
2006</u></b><br>
</font></span>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
$569.18</font>
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<p align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none"><b><u>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
July</font></u></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>
2007</u></b></font></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><br>
</u>$589.81</font>
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<h3 align="center"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Federal<br>
Poverty Level:</b></font></span></h3>
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<p align="center"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">One
(1) Person<br>
</font></u></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">$10,160</font>
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<p align="center"><u><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Family
of Four</font></b></u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
$19,806</font>
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<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>IRS Mileage Allowance :</b></font></p>
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<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">48.5</font><font face="Verdana" size="-1">
cents</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
per mile</font></b></div>
<div align="left"><b>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">20
cents per mile for medical travel or moving purposes</font></b></div>
<div align="left"><b>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">14
cents per mile for travel for charitable organizations<br>
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<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>Postage:</b></font></p>
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<td width="32%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">1 oz.</font></td>
<td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">.39</font></td>
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<td width="32%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Each additional ounce</font></td>
<td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">.24</font></td>
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<td width="32%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><i>Postcards</i></font></td>
<td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">.24</font></td>
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<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b><u>Population:</u></b></font></p>
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<td width="34%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>World</b></font></td>
<td width="82%">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">6.5 Billion</font>
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<td width="34%" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>U.S.</b></font></td>
<td width="82%" valign="top">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">300
Million</font>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>One
birth every 8 seconds<br>
One death every 13 seconds<br>
One new immigrant every 30 seconds<br>
Net gain = 1 person every second</i></font>
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<p align="left"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">U.S.
Workforce</font></b></p>
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<b>
<span style="text-decoration: none"><u>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
July</font></u></span></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u><font size="-1">
2006</font></u></b></font></td>
<b>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <b>
<span style="text-decoration: none"><u>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
July</font></u></span></b><u><span style="font-weight:700"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
</font></span> </u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>
<b> 2007</b></u></font></td>
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<td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">U.S. Civilian Workforce</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">151,558,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">153,231,000</font></td>
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<td width="48%"><font size="-1">Number Employed</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">144,330,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
146,110,000</font></td>
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<td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Number Unemployed</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1">7,228,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<font size="-1">7</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">,121,000</font></td>
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<td width="48%"><span style="text-decoration: none">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Persons Who Currently Want A Job</font></span></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4,890,000</font></span></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4,782,000</font></span></td>
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<td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Unemployment Rate</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<p><font size="-1">4.8</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">%</font></p>
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<td width="12%" align="center">
<p><font size="-1">4.6</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">%</font></p>
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<h4><b><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PRODUCTIVITY
OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE</font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
(The amount of goods produced, divided by the number of work hours
it took to produce it)</font></h4>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1992</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.7%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1993</b></font></p>
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<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.5%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1994</b></font></p>
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<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.3%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1995</b></font></p>
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<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.9%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1996</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.5%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1997</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.0%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1998</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.6%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1999</b></font></p>
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<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.4%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2000</b></font></p>
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<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.9%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2001</b></font></p>
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<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.1%</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2002</b></font></p>
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<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.7%</font></p>
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<td width="32%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2003</b></font></td>
<td width="68%"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4.5%</font></td>
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<td width="32%"><font size="-1"><b>2004</b></font></td>
<td width="68%"><font size="-1">4.0%</font></td>
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<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>2005</b></font></span></td>
<td width="68%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2.6%</font></span></td>
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<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>2006</b></font></span></td>
<td width="68%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3.0%</font></span></td>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">� William J. Cook</font></p>
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