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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What
Gets You Up The Ladder, Won�t Keep You There</font></b></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">In
a recent report from the American Management Association (AMA), it affirmed
that 40 percent of all new executives fail to last 18 months. For many
career-conscious managers, that�s a shocker. We generally assume that
arriving at the top is the reward for all we�ve done. Surely if we just
keep on doing that, we�re going to survive! But that�s not the word from
those executives who have kept their careers hot and alive for the long haul.
You find that their �voice of experience� tells a surprising but logical story.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">For
his new book, �To the Next Level: What insiders know about executive success�,
Author Scott Eblin interviewed 30 of the most successful executives with
the longest careers that he knew. He wanted them to hear the secret to
their staying power. In his book he quotes a senior executive saying that
it�s a new mindset, �At the executive level it�s business first, function second�.
Manager�s success stories are about functional expertise. But executives
are expected to be leaders for the entire organization not just a piece of it.
When managers become executives, they have to realize that the game has changed
and adjustments are in order. There are beliefs and behaviors that must
go.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The
main challenge is to get your ego out of the way. The best answers will
not always come from you. You will drown under the workload if you try
to be the answer expert on all issues. As an Executive you must focus
on the �What� and let your team focus on the �How�. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Eblin
discovered that self confidence and the ability to work with others are key
virtues. Insecure executives make lousy leaders. He advised, �Don�t make
a big hassle trying to prove your competent, but neither should you allow yourself
to be intimidated. If you do, people will discount you quickly�.
He also noted that �The more you engage with your peers, the more your confidence
will grow�. To make it as one of the successful survivors, he recommends
letting go of the following old beliefs and behaviors.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of self-doubt:</b> An insecure executive makes a lousy
leader. Put confidence in your presence and purpose, even if it doesn�t
come out naturally at first.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of running flat-out until you crash:</b> Working 24/7
may have made you a superstar. But keep that up at the top, where the
expectations are enormous, and you�ll burn out. Break the cycle by building
up time for recovery and renewal into your schedule. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of one-size-fits-all communication:</b> Customize every
message for the group and goals at hand. And remember, the less you say,
the more you say it. So master the art of the headline. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of self-reliance:</b> Replace �me� with �we�. You
may have advanced on your own, but now you�re only as good as your team.
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of the urge to tell �How�: </b>No more micromanaging.
Set the agenda for what gets done and leave the how to your team. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of responsibility:</b> Don�t sweat the small stuff. Responsibility
for a few results belongs to your team. Accountability for many results
and the over-all goals belong to you. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of looking up and down:</b> There�s more to consider
than what�s up with the boss or what�s going on down in the ranks. Look
left and right, partnerships with your peers are key to success.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of an inside-out view: </b>An internal perspective may
have served you in the past, but not here and not now. Lead with an outside-in
view by understanding the issues in the external environment. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of the small footprint:</b> Your days of �low profile�
are over. At the top, you act and speak on behalf of your entire company.
Mind your manners and your messages. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span><b>Let go of the �my career over yours� attitude:</b> Your career
is still important to you. But you are now accountable for the development
and capabilities of the people on your team. </font></p>
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<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>
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<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: September 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>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Baby
Boomers, You Are Not Alone In This World</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">We�ve
all been warned about the coming retirements of the American Baby
Boomers. Despite that, many of our politicians tell us not to
worry, that Social Security is doing just fine and will continue to
do so through 2042! Most of us however, know that there�s going
to be a major problem as more of the population begins to retire and
fewer workers are left to pay for those retirements. And what�s
going to happen to those who are doing the paying when <i>they</i>
retire? But know, Baby Boomers, that you are not alone.
You can take some comfort in the knowledge that Europe also had a
Baby Boom, and they�re also starting to retire. According to
the president of the European Commission, by the year 2025, almost
one-third (1/3) of the entire population of Europe will be on retirement!
And they�re not too hot on 401ks or any other private or personal
pension funding. Almost all of those retirees will be living
solely on government pensions. With shorter workweeks, lower
productivity and earlier retirements, European governments are seeing
a potential disaster coming. How does a country�s economy survive
when so such a high percentage of the population is paid to produce
nothing while so few are left working to pay for them?</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">European
governments are looking at:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" 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>Increasing private investment pensions</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" 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>Cutting the generous entitlement programs (including
pension benefits)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" 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>Withholding pensions until age 70</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" 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>Raising taxes much higher on everyone</font></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�I
don�t feel like an old man. I feel like a young man who�s
got something wrong with him�</font></i></b></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>-Dick
Cavette</i></b></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">You
Da Man!</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Many
Americans still believe that big business controls the job market
and that the IBMs, Microsofts, oil companies and the pharmaceutical
giants create the new jobs. But according to the Dept of Labor,
that�s just not so. It�s small business that runs the job generating
machine in the U.S. and that�s always been the case. In 1990
Almost 80% of all new jobs were created by small business. In
2001 <i>all</i> job growth was in small business. In 2007 that
number has dropped back to over 80% due in part to the enormous increases
in federal and state government hiring. According to Uncle
Sam, in 2007 small businesses represent 97.7% of all employers in
the U.S. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�People
need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed�</font></i></b></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>-Samuel
Johnson</i></b></font></h3>
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</span>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Counting
America�s Money</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Income:</font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
The median annual income for the American household is now at $48,201
adjusted for inflation, that�s two consecutive years of actual growth.
(Median = half of all households make more and half of all households
make less) </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Poverty:</b>
The poverty level for a family of two adults and two children is now
set at $20,444 per year. 12.6% of the population is considered
in poverty. That number has gone down for the second consecutive
year.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�Some
people just can�t make the connection between spending money
and not having it anymore�</font></i></b></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>-Lee
Seats</i></b></font></h3>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">State
School Systems Are �Dumbing Down� Our Kids?</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The
U.S. now ranks about 30<sup>th</sup> on the list of countries ranked
for educational standards. Our literacy rate continues to drop
as has our high school graduation rates. A recent report showed
that the number of words in the average high school graduates vocabulary
has dropped over 40% since the early 1960s. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">So
how should we react to this continuous failing? Well the U.S.
department of Education has just released a report showing how some
states want to solve the problem. The report shows that some
states are �Dumbing Down� the difficulty of the Standard Student Proficiency
test in order to get more passing grades. There is a threat
that federal funds may be cut off from such schools but the schools
are fighting that. How many companies will be willing to lower
the quality and productivity of their work if they fail to measure
up on the job? </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�If
a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, what is the
sign of an empty desk?�</font></i></b></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>-Albert
Einstien</i></b></font></h3>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ever
Been Arrested for Getting a Bad Performance Review?</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A
McDonalds worker in Union City Ga. Was arrested and jailed in early
September for putting too much salt and pepper in a police officer�s
hamburger. Kendra Bull accidently spilled too much salt and
pepper mixture into the hamburger mixing bowl. She and her manager
cooked some of the hamburgers, ate them and found them okay.
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">But
when a police officer purchased one of the hamburgers he claimed it
made him sick. He accused the girl of doing it purposefully and had
her arrested. She spent the night in jail and in the morning
was released on a $1,000 bond. Her attorney, a public defender,
asked the judge to dismiss the case but the judge refused.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">And
did I tell you the one about the judge who sued his dry cleaners for
millions because they lost his pants? But that�s another story.</font></p>
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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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</center>
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<td width="13%" valign="middle" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font
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"> <u><font size="-1"><b>August</b></font></u><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>
2006</u></font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
$16.84</font></td>
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<p align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><font size="-1"><b>August</b></font></u></font></span><b><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>$17.59</font>
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<p align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><font size="-1"><b>August</b></font></u><b><u>
2006</u></b><br>
</font></span>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
$569.19</font>
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<span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><font size="-1"><b>August</b></font></u><b><u>
2007</u></b></font></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><br>
</u>$591.50</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>
$20,444</font>
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<td width="37%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>IRS Mileage Allowance :</b></font></p>
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</font></b><center><b></b><td width="63%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">
<div align="left"><b>
<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>
</font></b></div>
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<tr>
<td width="32%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>Postage:</b></font></p>
</td>
<center>
<td width="68%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> </td>
</center>
</tr>
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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">.41</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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">.17</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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">.26</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<b>
<p>
<table border="0" width="38%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
</table>
<table border="0" width="98%">
<tr>
<td width="34%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b><u>Population:</u></b></font></p>
</td>
<center>
<td width="82%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> </td>
</center>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</b>
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<table border="1" width="99%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<tr> <b>
<td width="48%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">U.S.
Workforce</font></b></p>
</td>
</b>
<center>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><font size="-1"><b>August</b></font></u></font></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u><font size="-1">
2006</font></u></b></font></td>
<b>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><font size="-1"><b>August</b></font></u></font></span><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>
</b>
</center>
</tr>
<tr>
<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">151,734,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">152,891,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="48%"><font size="-1">Number Employed</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">144,618,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
145,794,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Number Unemployed</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1">7,116,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<font size="-1">7</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">,097,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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">4,887,000</font></span></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4,744,000</font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<p><font size="-1">4.6</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td width="100%">
<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>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
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<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1992</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.7%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1993</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.5%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1994</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.3%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1995</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.9%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1996</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.5%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1997</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.0%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1998</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.6%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1999</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.4%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2000</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.9%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2001</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.1%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2002</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.7%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%"><font size="-1"><b>2004</b></font></td>
<td width="68%"><font size="-1">4.0%</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>2007 1<sup>st</sup>
Quarter</b></font></span></td>
<td width="68%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">up 1.6%</font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>2007 2<sup>nd</sup>
Quarter</b></font></span></td>
<td width="68%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">up 2.6%</font></span></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">� William J. Cook</font></p>
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