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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="6">
Is Your Good Worker Ready To Be The Boss?</font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="5">
10 Warning Signs</font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In these tough times, progressive companies are trying to
use workers more efficiently and productively. To get the best from your best
employees often means selecting someone to move up into management. Most
companies focus on the most obvious choice - that good worker who does his or
her job so well that is just seems obvious that they should be able to do even
better with a team of people. But when that dream employee turns into a
nightmare boss, we often ask, �Why didn�t we see this coming?� Actually, all
the signs were probably there but no one was looking for them.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Training consultant Jackie Harder from Florida says that
people who fail as bosses tend to share the following ten weaknesses. Maybe you
should check for these <i>before</i> that next promotion.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>People who make bad managers tend to avoid learning and training. Some
will do so because they just don�t like learning new things while others think
they know it all already.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>They�re not excited about their work. They perform at a good enough level
but they�re just not passionate about their work. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>They avoid unpleasant situations and people. It�s easier to go around
unpleasantness, so they never learn to deal with it. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>They avoid risk, all risk, for fear of making a mistake or being
criticized. What they don�t understand is that everyone makes mistakes and
everyone gets criticized.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>Standing by your ideas is a good trait. Never changing your mind is a bad
one. Dos the candidate you�re talking to refuse to be swayed by even the
strongest facts?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>Similarly, they refuse to admit they�re wrong, but they�re quick to
believe that everyone else is.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>When things do go wrong, especially if it�s because of their own
mistakes, they just can�t let it go on move on.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>They don�t have, and cannot express, a clear picture of their strengths
and weaknesses.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>They prefer to work alone, often forgetting that management is primarily
about dealing with people and less about dealing with things. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in">10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>They prefer to stay in the background when working in groups or teams.
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Don�t expect people to change their characteristics when
they get a management position. Generally, they feel they were picked <i>
because</i> of them. These characteristics may work well in the right jobs, but
managing other people isn�t one of them.</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: May 200</font></b></font><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#FF0000">9</font></b></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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Good Morning
E-Mail <br>
From Your Friendly EEOC Investigator</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">With so many
employee layoffs during this economic downturn, the number of EEOC
charges for discriminatory terminations is increasing. So what will
you do if you get an e-mail from EEOC informing you that charges
have been filed against your company? Most of us would groan,
clutch our chest and take it upstairs to explain to the boss before
you contact the lawyer. But you�d be making a mistake and probably
one that will cause some damage, because EEOC does not use e-mail to
inform you of such charges. Hacker-scammers do that.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">These
hacker-scammers are sending out e-mails to HR departments that
typically look like this:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left">
<font face="Verdana"><i>�Employers Liability for Harassment�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana"><i>FROM:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana"><i>Subject:
�Harassment Complaint Update For�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana"><i>This is an
automated email that confirms the registration of harassment
complaint # number xxxxx� This harassment complaint can lead to law
enforcement action. You can download and print a copy of this
complaint to keep for your personal records here xxxxxxxxxxxxx.org.
Our staff will keep you updated regarding the status of our
investigation�to check the status of your compliant access:
xxxxxx.org</i>. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">When the
unsuspecting victim clicks on the link for the details you computer
is infected with a Trojan Horse virus. EEO has recently sent out
warnings about the scam and the damage it can do and states that all
EEOC complaints or violations are done via U.S. Postal Service and
never by emails.</font></p>
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<b>
<span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana">
�The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the
moment you get up in the morning and doesn�t stop until
you get into the office�</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:150%">
<span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic">
Robert Frost</span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Who�s Paying
the Most Taxes?</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">One of the
most common complaints about taxes is that the lowest income earners
and the average Joe pays almost all the taxes while the highest
income earners pay very little because they know how to scam the
system.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">However,
according to the IRS and the U.S. Treasury�s Office of Tax Analysis,
it doesn�t work that way. From their most recent summary, they
reported that a small group of high-income earners pays most of
the
income taxes. Their official records show that:</font></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana">The top 5% (five percent) of income earners
pay more than half of all the income taxes (53.8%).</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left">
<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Verdana"> </span><font face="Verdana">The
top 1% (one percent) of income earners pays 33.7% of all income
taxes. </font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana">The top 50% of income earners pay 95.9% of
all income taxes.</font></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">The share
paid by the bottom 50% of income earners share is just 4.1% and is
scheduled to be reduced to 3.6%. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%">
<b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana">
�The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out
of other people�s money�</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:150%">
<i><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana">
Margaret Thatcher</span></i></td>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Verdana">
Employers, Don�t Pay That New COBRA Bill Just Yet</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">Under the COBRA
regulations, workers who are leaving their jobs and wish to continue
their health benefits can do so by paying both their share of the
insurance premium as well as the company�s share-plus a 2% (two
percent) administration fee. That meant that the employee had to
pay 102% of the total premium. However, under the government�s new
stimulus plan, employees who wish to continue their health benefits
must only pay 35% of the cost while the company must pay the
remaining 65%. The company will be reimbursed via a refund on their
current tax filing. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">But a glitch
is showing up in the system. Companies are paying the 65% to the
insurance carriers <i>before</i> the employees are paying their
35%. Then when the company files for their refund, they are being
rejected because the ex-employee didn�t pay their share. The
message is-don�t pay until you know the ex-employee did.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">Another
potential problem is emerging from the new COBRA stimulus plan.
Most employees are not taking advantage of this new opportunity.
But early reports indicate that employees with serious or chronic
health problems are signing up in greater numbers than before. With
the higher concentration of serious/chronic health problems, health
care costs are expected to increase dramatically. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%">
<b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana">�We
can�t cross a bridge until we come to it; but I always like
to lay down a pontoon ahead of time�</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:150%">
<span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic">
Bernard M. Baruch</span></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Sales
Compensation Survey Results for 2009</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">Business &
Legal Reports (BLR) released a survey of compensation projections
for sales professions in 2009. The survey was conducted by The
Alexander Group Inc for the seventh consecutive year and represented
over 150,000 sales professionals. The results showed:</font></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana">There will be a 39% reduction in the hiring
of sales professionals </font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana">Median base salary increases will be 3.0%</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana">Sales revenue will be the primary
performance measure for 78% of the companies surveyed</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana">Meeting and exceeding sales revenue
expectations is the primary objective assigned to sales
professionals</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana">93% of companies surveyed are rewriting
their sales compensation plans for 2009.</font></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana">
�Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the
luckier you get�</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right">
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana">Ray Kroc</span></i></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<font face="Verdana"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Report Says
Work Is A Disease?</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana">This late
arriving April Fool�s joke came into our office that we felt was
interesting enough to include in this month�s Hitchhiking report.
(because we know a few folks who have the disease already.)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><i><font face="Verdana">Subject:
Urgent Public Alert from the Center for Disease Control</font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><i><font face="Verdana">The center
for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly
contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally,
by hand and even electronically. This virus is called the Weekly
Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you get WORK from your
boss, any of your colleagues or any else via any means whatsoever-DO
NOT TOUCH IT! This virus will wipe out your private life entirely.
If you should come into contact with WORK you should immediately
report off sick and leave the premises.</font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><i><font face="Verdana">Take two
good friends to the nearest watering hole and purchase one or both
of the best known antidotes-the Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract
(WINE) and the Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER).
Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely
eliminated from your system. </font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><i><font face="Verdana">To avoid
the potential spread of this dread disease you are advised to
forward this message to five friends. If you do not have five
friends, you have obviously already been infected and WORK is
controlling your life.</font></i></p>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana">
�Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn�t the
work he is supposed to be doing at that moment�</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:150%">
<i><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana">
Robert Benchley</span></i></td>
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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 align="left"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$6.55/hr. </font></h3>
<p align="left"><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Increases
to $7.25 on 7/24/09</font></i>
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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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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><b>April 2008</b></u><br>
$17.</font><font size="-1">94</font></td>
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<p align="center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>April
2009</b><br>
</u>$18.51</font></td>
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<p align="center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><b>April 2008</b></span><span style="text-decoration: none"><br>
</span>
</font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
$</font><font size="-1">606.37</font></td>
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<p align="center">
<u><font size="-1"><b>April 2009</b></font></u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><br>
</u>$614.53</font></td>
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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">$10,400</font></td>
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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>
$21,200</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></b>
<center>
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<div align="left"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>January
1, 2009, IRS mileage allowance:</u><br><br>Business Purposes: 55 cents per mile<br>Medical or Moving Purposes: 24 cents per mile<br>Charitable Purposes: 14 cents per mile</font></b></div>
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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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<center>
</center>
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<td width="37%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">1 oz.</font></td>
<td width="63%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">.44</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="37%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><i>Postcards</i></font></td>
<td width="63%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">.28</font></td>
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<b>
<p>
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</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>
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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">6.8 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">306.2
Million</font>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>One
birth every 8 seconds<br>
One death every 12 seconds<br>
One new immigrant every 36 seconds<br>
Net gain = 1 person every 14 seconds</i></font>
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</tr>
</table>
</b>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Note: The world and the U.S. growth figures are
declining each year. Compared to 2008, the U.S. this year has fewer
births, more deaths and fewer immigrants coming in. Worldwide, the
future work-force is dwindling while the more developed countries are
depending on immigrants to make up their work-force.</i></p>
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<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">
<u><font size="-1"><b>March 2008</b></font></u></td>
<b>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<u><font size="-1"><b>March 2009</b></font></u></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">
153,932,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">154,731,000</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">146,257,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
141,007,000</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">7,675,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
13,724,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="48%"><font size="-1">Persons Who Currently Want a Job</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<font size="-1">4,782,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
5,935,000</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 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.0%</font></p>
</td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<p><font size="-1">8</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">.9%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="48%"><span style="text-decoration: none">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Absentee Rate</font></span></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<font size="-1">-</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<font size="-1">3.1%<br>
(2.2% sick, 0.9% other),<br>
4.1% women, 2.3% men</font></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>
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</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</b></font></span></td>
<td width="68%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1.9%</font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%"> <font size="-1"><b>2008 Average Productivity Rate</b></font></td>
<td width="68%">
<font size="-1">2.8</font><span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">%</font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%"> <font size="-1"><b>1st Quarter 2009</b></font></td>
<td width="68%">
<font size="-1">+0.08%</font></td>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">� William J. Cook</font></p>
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