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<h2 align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Unions Targeting 
  Immigrant Minorities</font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">When 
  the Department of Labor reported in January 2001, that union membership fell 
  to the lowest in 60 years, the major union representative body in the United 
  States, the AFL-CIO, identified the reason.&nbsp; They blamed the decline in 
  the number of industrial companies and the growth of non-union industries.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Although 
  only 13.5% of American workers are now union (13 million workers), unions did 
  recruit 400,000 new members in 2000.&nbsp; They intended to recruit at least 
  800,000 new members in 2002.&nbsp; They have already determined where they are 
  going to come from.&nbsp; Primary targets are Hispanic workers working for small 
  companies.&nbsp; They are also targeting construction companies because so many 
  Hispanic immigrants have moved on to construction jobs.&nbsp; The union method 
  of recruitment there was to convince the former White House to issue an Executive 
  Order requiring non-union contractors to follow all union rules and that non-union 
  workers must pay union dues to the unions.&nbsp; Both orders have since been 
  withdrawn under the new administration.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Unions 
  are also targeting the health care industry, the hotel and food service industries 
  and the high-tech workers.&nbsp; Unions are expected to spend about $1,000 per 
  person organizing new members.&nbsp; They intend to use college students who 
  want to join activist movements to do much of the recruiting, as students tend 
  to look at minority immigrants as victims that are being exploited.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
  message to small employers is this:</font></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in" type="disc">
  <li class="MsoNormal"> 
    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">If you are 
      open minded to discussing the addition of this third party to the employer-employee 
      relationship, you may well find many advantages to the union environment.&nbsp; 
      Unions have done much to improve the standards and quality of both workers 
      and companies.</font></p>
  </li>
  <li class="MsoNormal"> 
    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">If you would 
      rather not bring a union into your company, then be aware of the two major 
      tools unions use to organize: </font> </p>
    <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in" type="circle">
      <li class="MsoNormal"> 
        <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">They do 
          not promise higher wages or better benefits to your employees.&nbsp; 
          They seek problems!&nbsp; Bad supervisors, poor management, unhappy 
          employees, recent bad decisions or conditions.&nbsp; They don�t offer 
          gifts, they exploit problems.&nbsp; Does your company have any that 
          can be resolved before the union gets there?</font></p>
      </li>
      <li class="MsoNormal"> 
        <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Unions 
          generally come on belligerent and assertive.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because 
          they want you to overreact and do something illegal, even if you don�t 
          know it�s illegal.&nbsp; For example, did you know that in most cases 
          a union representative has the right to enter your business property 
          and put a union posting on your bulletin board?&nbsp; If you try to 
          prevent that, you can be hit with a NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) 
          charge, which is one good way to initiate a union election.</font></p>
      </li>
    </ul>
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</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">To 
  get a more solid understanding of union organizing, visit your associations�&nbsp; 
  website under HR University and print out or read the <b><i>Personnel Notebook</i></b> 
  entitled, �<u>They�re Baaack.&nbsp; What To Do When The Union Comes Calling.�</u>&nbsp; 
  </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in" start="17" type="A">
  <li class="MsoNormal"> 
    <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Two 
      people on our crew have always tended to come in early each day.&nbsp; They 
      punch the time clock 10 to 25 minutes early and then read the paper, talk 
      and drink coffee.&nbsp; Recently one of them said that they�d like to �cash 
      in� their extra hours.&nbsp; Do we have to pay for those hours?&nbsp; Should 
      we restrict clocking in early?</font>
  </li>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in" start="1" type="A">
  <li class="MsoNormal"> 
    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">No.&nbsp; 
      As long as you�re not requiring them to punch in that early nor telling 
      them what to do during that period, you do not have to pay them.&nbsp; As 
      long as they have reasonable control of their own time, you do not have 
      to pay for it.</font></p>
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</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Bill 
  Cook</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Human 
  Resource Associates</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<hr>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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    <td width="100%" height="370"> 
      <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: December 2002</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>
      <h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Unemployment Benefits 
        Internet Style</u></font></h4>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
        state of Virginia now allows individuals to file for Unemployment Compensation 
        on-line.&nbsp; Over 20,000 unemployed workers filed claims during the 
        first six (6) months of the service.&nbsp;&nbsp; For information contact 
        <a href="http://www.vec.state.va.us/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single"> 
        www.vec.state.va.us</a>.&nbsp; </font></p>
      <h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Paid FMLA</u></font></h4>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">In 
        September Governor Gray Davis of California signed legislation mandating 
        that California employers must pay employees on Family and Medical Leave 
        (FMLA) approximately 55% of their pay.&nbsp; The states Workers Compensation 
        (WC) fund would be the source of the money.&nbsp;&nbsp; WC is provided 
        by employer contributions.&nbsp; This started a nationwide push to make 
        FMLA paid in all states. The intent was to use Workers Compensation or 
        Unemployment Insurance to pay this.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">With 
        the U.S. Senate processing a bill to extend Unemployment Compensation 
        benefits an additional 20 weeks and the state of California currently 
        considering Bankruptcy, using up those funds (as was done with Social 
        Security) does not seem wise.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Recognizing 
        that this could bankrupt those funds, the Department of Labor (DOL) is 
        now taking steps to repeal the Clinton administrations� regulation that 
        allowed those funds to be used for FMLA payments. </font></p>
      <h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Paid Jail Time</u></font></h4>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A 
        recent court decision ruled that a woman in jail must be allowed to claim 
        FMLA leave and benefits while incarcerated because she was ill while she 
        was in jail.</font></p>
      <h4 class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Is 
        Your Web Site Illegal</u>?</font></h4>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Southwest 
        Airlines recognized as one of the most employee oriented and successful 
        airlines in the country has been sued for violation of the Americans With 
        Disabilities Act (ADA).&nbsp; The charge was that their computer Web site 
        was insufficiently accessible to blind people.&nbsp; Although this was 
        identified as discriminatory, it was not a violation of the act, as ADA 
        regulations require handicapped accommodation in �places�.&nbsp; The Internet 
        was identified as not being a �place�. </font></p>
      <h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thinking Outside 
        The Box.</font></h4>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">You 
        are driving along in your car on a wet, wild and windy night, when you 
        pass by a bus stop.&nbsp; You see three (3) people waiting for the bus.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.5in; margin-left: .75in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        </span>An elderly lady who looks as if she is about to die.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.5in; margin-left: .75in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        </span>An old friend who once saved your life.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.5in; margin-left: .75in"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        </span>The absolute perfect man (or woman) you have always dreamed about.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Which 
        would you offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be room for one 
        passenger in your two-(2) seater sports car?</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Although 
        a good case can be made for each choice, the answer may say something 
        about your values and / or your thinking process.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">This 
        is a moral / ethical dilemma question that was once actually used as part 
        of a job application. </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
        candidate who was hired (out of almost 200) came up with this answer:</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�I 
        would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the elderly 
        lady to the hospital while I would stay behind and wait for the bus with 
        the woman of my dreams�</font></p>
      <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>QUOTES OF THE 
        MONTH</u></font></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�The 
        trouble with being on time is that there�s no one there to appreciate 
        it.�</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>Franklin 
        P. Jones</i></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�To 
        open a business is easy.&nbsp; To keep it open is very difficult�</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>Chinese 
        proverb</i></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�A 
        government that robs from Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support 
        of Paul�</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>George 
        Bernard Shaw&nbsp;</i></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�The 
        mind is your limit.&nbsp; As long as your mind can envision it, you can 
        do it�</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>Arnold 
        Schwarzeneggar</i></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�When 
        I was a boy of 14, my Father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have 
        the old man around.&nbsp; But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at 
        how much the old man had learned in seven years�</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>Mark 
        Twain</i></font></p>
      <hr width="75%">
      <table border="0" width="33%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="64%" valign="top"> 
            <div style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1; padding-left: 4; padding-right: 4; padding-top: 1; padding-bottom: 1">
            <p align="left"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Minimum Wage:</b></font></p>
            </div>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="100%" valign="top"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$5.15/hr.</font></td>
          </center>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="99%">
        <tr> 
          <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 
          Hourly 
            Income:</b></font></td>
          <td width="55%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> 
            <table border="0" width="106%">
              <tr> 
                <td width="100%"> 
                  <p align="center"><b><font
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Hourly</font></b>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr> 
                <td width="100%"> 
                  <table border="0" width="514">
                    <tr> 
                      <td width="85">
                      <p align="center"><u><b><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">November</font></b></u><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
                        $14.54</font> </td>
                      <td width="85">
                        <div align="center"><b><u><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">December</font></u></b><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
                          $14.61</font> </div>
                      </td>
                      <td width="85">
                        <div align="center"><u><b><font color="#000000"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">January</font></b></u><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
                          $14.59</font> </div>
                      </td>
                      <td width="86">
                        <div align="center"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Feb.</u></b><br>
                          $14.61</font> 
                        </div>
                      </td>
                      <td width="86">
                        <div align="center"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Mar.</u></b><br>
                          $14.67</font>&nbsp; 
                        </div>
                      </td>
                      <td width="86">
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Apr.</u></b><br>
                          $14.69</font> 
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td width="85"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>May</b></u><br>
                          $14.70</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="85"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>June</b></u><br>
                          $14.76</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="85"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>July</b></u><br>
                          $14.80</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="86"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>
                        August</b></u><br>
                          $14.84 </font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="86"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>
                        September</b></u><br>
                          $14.89 </font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="86"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>
                        October</b></u><br>
                          $14.91 </font> 
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
          <td width="32%"> 
            <table border="0" width="101%" height="78">
              <tr> 
                <td width="100%" height="40"> 
                  <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Family of<br>
                    Four</u></b></font>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr> 
                <td width="100%" height="30"> 
                  <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$60,500 (annual)</font>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Poverty 
            Level:</b></font></td>
          <td width="55%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="32%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">$17,650 (annual)</font>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">

      <table border="0" width="99%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"> 
            <p><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Benefit Costs as a Percentage of Payroll</font></u></b></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="100%" height="275">
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p>&nbsp;</p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1997</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1998</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1999</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2000</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2001</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Statutory 
              Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.55%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.39%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.93%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.15%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.3%</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Health 
              Care Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.58</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.43</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.11</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.47</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.47</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Pension 
              Plans</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.66</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.31</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.84</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.06</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.06</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Capital 
              Accumulation Plans</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.71</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.53</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.88</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.62</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.62</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Death 
              Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.55</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.49</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.46</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.37</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.37</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Disability 
              Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.48</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.48</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.47</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.47</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.47</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Other 
              Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.02</font></u></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.16</font></u></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.87</font></u></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.91</font></u></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.91</font></u></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p align="center"><b><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Total Benefits</font></b></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">24.83%</font></b></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">23.40%</font></b></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">22.83%</font></b></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"></td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">27.10%</font></b></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="100%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Predicted 
              increases in benefit costs (adjusted since 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks):</font></p>
            <table border="0" width="99%">
              <tr> 
                <td width="61%" valign="top"> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                    size="-1">Overall health &amp; accident policy benefits</font></p>
                  </blockquote>
                </td>
                <td width="39%" valign="top"><font
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">30% 
                increase</font></td>
              </tr>
              <tr> 
                <td width="61%" valign="top"> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                    size="-1">Workers Compensation</font></p>
                  </blockquote>
                </td>
                <td width="39%" valign="top"><font
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">30% increase 
                  nationwide</font></td>
              </tr>
              <tr> 
                <td width="61%" valign="top"> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                    size="-1">Health</font></p>
                  </blockquote>
                </td>
                <td width="39%" valign="top"><font
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">20% increase 
                  on average but 25-30% for small companies</font></td>
              </tr>
            </table>
            <hr noshade color="#000000">
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Gas Prices:<br>
            </b><i>Regular<br>
            <br>
            (National Averages)</i></font></td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>December<br>
              2001</u></b><br>
              $1.09/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>January<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.11/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>February 2002</u></b><br>
              $1.08/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>March 2002</u></b><br>
              $1.24/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>April 2002</u></b><br>
              $1.42/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>May<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.42/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="13%">&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>June<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.39/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>July<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.40/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>August<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.40/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>September<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.40/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>October<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.43/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>November<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.45/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="13%"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>High (HI) $2.03<br>
              Low (WA) $1.09</b></font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <b> 
      <table border="0" width="100%">
        <tr> 
          <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 <i>(1-01-02)</i>:</b></font></p>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="63%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> 
              <div align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">36.5 cents per mile<br>
                <i>Being changed to 36 cents effective 01/01/03</i></font></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">&nbsp;</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">.37</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">.23</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">.23</font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      </b>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <b>
      <table border="0" width="38%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Where your federal tax dollar went in 2001:</b></font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="99%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Social Security</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">23%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Discretionary</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">19%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Defense</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">16%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Medicare (over 65 years of age)</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">13%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Other</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">11%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Interest on National Debt</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">11%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Medicaid</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">7%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>100%</b></font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">

      <table border="0" width="98%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Where Uncle Sam got his money in 2001:</b></font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="98%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Individual income tax</font></td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">50%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Payroll taxes</font></td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">32%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Corporate taxes</font></td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">10%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Other</font></td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">8%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>100%</b></font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">

      <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">&nbsp;</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 billion</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="34%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>U.S.</b></font></td>
          <td width="82%"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">282 million</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>
            <b> 
            <td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>November 2001</u></b></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>December 
              2001</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>January 
            2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>February 
            2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>March 
            2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>April 
            2002</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="right"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">142,279,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,314,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">141,390,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,211,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,005,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,570,000</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Number Unemployed</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">8,160,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,300,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7,900.000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7,892,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,111,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,594,000</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Unemployment Rate</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">5.7%</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.8%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.8%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.5%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.7%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">6.0%</font></p>
          </td>
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          <td width="48%">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><u><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">May</font></b></u><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b> 2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>June 2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>July 2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>August 
          2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>
          September 2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>
          October 2002</b></u></font></td>
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          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">U.S. Civilian Workforce</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,800,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,476,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,390,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,616,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">143,277,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">143,123,000</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Number Unemployed</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,351,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,424,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,345,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,142,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,092,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,209,000</font></p>
          </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">5.8%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.9%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.9%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.7%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.6%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.7%</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
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        <tr> 
          <td width="50%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Average Cost of replacing one Federal Government employee:</b></font></td>
          <td width="50%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">$36,000</font></td>
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          <td width="25%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Absentee Rates (annualized)</b></font></p>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1997</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1998</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1999</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2000</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2001</u></b></font></td>
          </center>
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        <tr> 
          <td width="25%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"> 
            <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Men equal 
            approximately &#8531; of all absenteeism<br>
            Women approximately &#8532;</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.0%</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.6%</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.4%</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.9%</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.1%</font></p>
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