At age 21, women are more likely to be enrolled in college than men, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Among 21-year-olds not enrolled in college, men are more likely than women to be employed in a civilian job or serving in the military.
After a brief rebound in December, economic confidence among small business owners dipped in January as fewer owners plan to increase spending for business development. The Discover® Small Business WatchSM index fell to 71.4 in January, down 1.4 points from December.
About 61.8 million people, or 26.4 percent of the population, volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2007 and September 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Both the level and rate of volunteering were essentially unchanged from the prior year.
U.S. light-vehicle sales will reach just short of 13 million units in 2009, but enhanced availability of credit for customers and dealerships should strengthen sales over the year, says Paul Taylor, chief economist for the National Automobile Dealers Association.
The municipal waste management services market in Europe continues to offer growth opportunities in key markets despite the global economic crisis. Steadily rising volumes and advanced treatment solutions are creating new segments and attracting sustained interest from key participants. The market has responded essentially to key EU legislations that have prompted a shift away from landfill towards alternate treatment solutions.
The People’s Republic of China’s push to make its energy sector cleaner and more efficient is to receive increased support from the Asian Development Bank.
Deloitte announced its global predictions for the telecommunications sector in 2009. While the telecommunications sector is unlikely to remain unscathed by the state of the global economy, Deloitte predicts that the financial pressures felt by the operators and their customers will actually accelerate the industry transformation that has been under way over the last several years.
The year 2008 was an extraordinary year for the Chinese and global Internet market: from Facebook's overtaking of MySpace to the rapid rise of xiaonei.com and kaixin.com in China; from the resignation of Yang Zhiyuan to frequent changes in the high-level executives in Sina and Shanda, China's Internet market experienced along with the rest of the world the optimism, changes, competitions, and then the financial crisis at the end of the year.
Supplemental health insurance can be an affordable safeguard against the threat of financial insolvency related to major illness or injury many Americans face today, according to a new white paper study released by Conseco Insurance Group.
Fully 74 percent of the HR leaders surveyed – and 83 percent within large enterprises – now believe that integrated talent management is mission critical to their organizations.
