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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <span style="font-size:22.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Management
Is Not For Everyone</font></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">We
tend to assume that everyone wants to be a manager. Being the boss is
the American worker�s dream isn�t it? Certainly if we select our best
worker, offer him/her that promotion, teach them some management skills we�ll
all be happier won�t we? Well we used to think so but we now know that�s
not completely true. For starters we know that not everyone is cut out
for management. But beyond that observation we are finding more of today�s
workers saying that they don�t want to be managers. They find that the
responsibility; the demands to produce end results, the unpopularity of authority
figures today and even the loneliness are all factors that make the job a lot
less desirable than we used to believe. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">But
can�t we show them the advantages, the money, better benefits and the opportunity
that being on the management team offers? It�s in our interest to do so.
Good people managers are necessary for productivity, profit, success and even
survival. Beyond all that, managers become the beacon, the standard for
staff and crew members to aspire to. We want workers at all levels to
see the advantages of improving their skills, their productivity and increased
value to the company. What you reward you get more of. Developing
themselves to these standards can be rewarded. �You too could reach these
lofty goals.�</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It�s
obvious that there are misconceptions on all sides of this issue. Potential
managers should be armed with realistic expectations about what being a manager
really means before they accept or reject the position. John Reh, HR executive,
executive coach and nationally known author has published some research on this
issue. The following list is partly based on his observations on the upside
and the downside of being a manager. </font></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Downside</font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It�s
lonely at the top </font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> You
are not as close to the employees as you once were. You can�t be.
A manager needs to be a step removed from the employees in order to objectively
make decisions. Many first time supervisors, promoted from within the
group are amazed at how quickly former friends become cold and distant.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>No
Immediate Reinforcement</b> A carpenter, painter or even a salesperson
gets almost immediate feedback on whether their doing a good job or not.
They get the satisfaction of seeing results pretty quick. But management
just isn�t that way. Goals are longer term, monthly, quarterly and even
annually. The real measure of a manager�s success is in the improvement
and development of their people and that can be very long term. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>The
Buck Really Does Stop Here</b> You may, and in most cases should, have
your employees make many of their own day-to-day decisions. However, ultimately,
the responsibility for the final results will rest with you. You are accountable
for the end result.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Somebody
Always Wants your Job</b> Even though many workers today shun management
responsibility, there is always someone who wants your job, who thinks they
can do it better than you and is working to bring that about. As a CEO
there may be people in your organization who want your job and even more on
the outside who are also after it. They may not only disagree with decisions
you have made, but you may have actually made a wrong decision that is being
used to discredit you. The higher you go in an organization, the fewer
positions there are at that level and that much more competition for them.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Legal
Liabilities</b> Managers face legal liabilities that most workers
don�t. You may have to sign documents, ensure that the workplace is safe,
free from harassment and is being managed with no illegal discrimination. In
today�s environment managers can be held liable, fined and even imprisoned for
workplace legal violations.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Limited
Free Time</b> Managers take problems home. They work on weekends
more than non-mangers. They skip more vacations, take off less time and
can seldom shut off the job when the end of the day comes for everyone else.
</font></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Upside</font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Pay.</font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
From the supervisor up to the CEO, each level of management is paid progressively
more. More pay and better benefits are rewards of managers who can get
things done. Often bonuses are included or improved. Starting on
the road to income expansion can be rewarding in very many ways for you and
your family.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Authority</b>
The authority to assign work, adjust schedules and reward employees is a powerful
tool. But successful managers gain real authority by leading successful
teams. That kind of authority or power doesn�t come from above. it comes
from the people you manage. You have only as much authority as your group
gets you by being a successful group. Your authority comes from the willingness
of the people in your group to grant it to you. There may be no better
authority to have than that. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Status
and Prestige</b> In our society, people value accomplishment and titles.
Crew Leader, supervisor, foreman, manager, superintendent, general manager,
district manager, vice president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer,
chief executive officer, board member, chairman of the board are each steps
up and badges of honor and achievement that attracts respect and prestige.
All societies generally recognize titles as indicators of advancement and achievement.
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Freedom
to Act </b>As individuals gain more authority, they also gain one of the
greatest motivators for most workers, the freedom to make decisions, the freedom
to act without asking permission or feeling restricted by micro-management.
This is the freedom to feel less like workers and more like intelligent and
mature human beings entrusted by others. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Sense
Of Personal Accomplishment</b> If your long range goal is to run your
own or anyone else�s business, you should be starting now on a management career.
Most big dreams in life can only be realized by your learning to manage something.
Separate from the respect you may be granted by others, the respect you have
within you for being active and purposeful in the improvement of your
abilities and your life certainly belongs to you whose efforts are being recognized
by others as well. </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: November 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">Trick
or Treat in New York</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Employers
in New York State just got an unpleasant treat for Halloween this
year, </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">another
law making it a little more difficult and a little more expensive
to operate. As of October 16, 2007, all employers in New York
State who have commissioned salespeople on their staff must enter
into a written employment contract with those sales employees.
All the terms of employment including pay, benefits and any other
policies required by the company must be detailed in a written document
signed by both parties. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">This
includes exempt and non-exempt employees and covers most other employees
who receive bonuses. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">This
effectively eliminates the �Employment at Will� (EAW) doctrine and
may well negate the employee handbook polices for those employees.
In that the terms and conditions defined in the employment contract
will prevail over the employer�s rights under the EAW and the terms
of the employee handbook as well. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">In
the event that the company does not create the written contract and
there is a dispute, the law states that the courts will presume that
the employee�s version of the terms will be considered accurate and
complete.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">That�s
the trick, so where�s the treat? The treat is for the thousands
of lawyers who are suddenly needed to draft complex air-tight contracts
for employment where none were needed before.</font></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<i><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�It
is by what we ourselves have done and not by what others have
done for us, that we shall be remembered�</font></b></i></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>-Francis
Wayland</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">ALSO
for New Yorker�s</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A
little more of the same; the penalty for failing to comply with the
state�s meal and rest period requirements (fundamentally requires
a 30- minute lunch break for anyone working a six-hour day) was $100
per violation. The penalty has now been increased to $1,000.
Second offenses are increased to $2,000 administrative fee and $3,000
each for a third offense. </font></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<i><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�Anyone
can do any amount of work, provided it isn�t the work he is
supposed to be doing at the moment�</font></b></i></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>-Robert
Benchley</i></b></font></h3>
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<p> </p>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oklahoma
and Immigration</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">As
of July 2008, all employers in the state of Oklahoma must abide by
the new �Taxpayer and Citizen Protection act of 2007�. This
law states that no U.S. citizen may be discharged from employment
if the employer retains one undocumented worker.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<i><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�Ability
is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines
what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it�</font></b></i></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>-Lou
Holtz</i></b></font></h3>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
Rush Has Now Officially Started (panic to follow)</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">We�ve
been talking about it for almost 50 years and in October it actually
happened. The first Baby Boomer (the population explosion of
1946 to 1964) officially retired on October 15<sup>th</sup> 2007.
Although only 61 years old, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, a former school
teacher born on January 1, 1946 started what is expected to be an
avalanche of early retirees drawing from that big cornucopia in the
sky called Social Security (SS). Although many politicians are
still saying that the SS system will be just fine going into the 2040s
and are still promising even more entitlement benefits, realists know
that by 2017 there won�t be enough SS taxes being paid into the system
to pay the benefits that are being paid out of the system. That�s
because that big population boom didn�t have as many kids as their
parents had. The average family size has been reduced from approximately
three children per family to approximately one child per family.
The result is that there aren�t enough workers out their paying into
the system to support those big retirement numbers. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Uncle
Sam won�t be able to borrow any more money from the SS fund as he�s
been doing since the mid 1950s. Now he�ll be borrowing money
from the private market at high interest rates to pay those retiree�s
pensions. Do you care? Well you might when you have to
compete with Uncle Sam for the available credit, which will carry
interest rates much higher than you�ve ever paid before. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The
end result will quite possibly be:</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>Much higher SS tax rates</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>Extending the retirement age to 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>Reducing the amount of the retirement benefit</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>Reducing the number of people who qualify for SS (eliminating
those with private pension plans or high incomes)</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>Introducing a private capital investment option into
the system</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<i><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�It�s
hard for an empty bag to stand upright�</font></b></i></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>-Benjamin
Franklin</i></b></font></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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</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>
<td width="67%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">
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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>October</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>
$16.94</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>October</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>$17.58</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>October</b></font></u><b><u>
2006</u></b><br>
</font></span>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
$574.27</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>October</b></font></u><b><u>
2007</u></b></font></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><br>
</u>$594.20</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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<b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<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>
</td>
</center>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<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>
<tr>
<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>
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<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>October</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>October</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">152,052,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">153,253,000</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">145,337,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
146,007,000</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">6,715,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<font size="-1">7</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">,245,000</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">4,759,000</font></span></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4,242,000</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">4.4</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">%</font></p>
</td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<p><font size="-1">4.7</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<tr>
<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>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<tr>
<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>
</font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" height="21"> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">� William J. Cook</font></p>
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