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The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 4.3% in November 2010 to 3.7% in December. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate decreased from 1.7% in November 2010 to 1.3% in December.

Four years after widespread subprime mortgage defaults touched off an international financial crisis, getting a mortgage today is so difficult two out of three Americans (70.6%) believe access to affordable mortgages is a serious problem, according to a national survey released by MortgageMatch.com.

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released The comScore 2010 U.S. Digital Year in Review. This annual report recaps key trends in the U.S. digital media landscape, including e-commerce, social networking, online video, search, online advertising and mobile, with an emphasis on how digital marketers can capitalize on these trends in 2011.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume in the global metals sector showed improvement in 2010, rising to 101 deals, up 7 percent from 2009, according to the PwC US report, "Forging ahead: Fourth-quarter 2010 global metals industry mergers and acquisitions analysis". However, deal value declined slightly, dropping 2 percent to $86.6 billion in 2010 from $88.1 billion in 2009.

Air pollution rules being proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the electric power sector will provide economic benefits and jobs across much of the United States, concentrated especially in the next five years, according to a new report from Ceres announced at the 2011 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference.

Following a strong 2010, IT employment continued its pattern of month-over-month growth by adding more than 6,000 jobs in January.

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending December 2010. The report ranked the leading mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and smartphone operating system (OS) platforms in the U.S. according to their share of current mobile subscribers ages 13 and older, and reviewed the most popular activities and content accessed via the subscriber’s primary mobile phone. The December report found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.8 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 31.6 percent market share.

Long term online recruitment levels improved again, with the annual growth rate accelerating from 22 percent in December to 25 percent in January.

Over the past two years, the youngest generation in the workforce has become more engaged in learning about the benefits that can help protect them financially, according to studies of generation Y conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of Unum.

Kronos Incorporated announced the February release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that analyze the relationship between the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector, and provide a distinct and early indicator of the overall state of the economy. The February report includes data for January 2011.