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An Analysis of the Distribution of Wealth Across Households, 1989-2010

Description: The distribution of wealth (net worth) across households has been an underlying consideration in congressional deliberations on various issues, including taxation and social welfare. This report analyzes the change over time in the concentration of net worth (assets minus liabilities) to help inform those policy deliberations.
Date: July 17, 2012
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Child Care Workforce

Description: This report is categorized into four categories: (I) Some Basic Facts About the Child Care Workforce, (II) Job Growth and Turnover Among Child Caregivers, (III) Child Caregiver Wager and Wage Growth and (IV) Initiatives to improve the Compensation of the Child Care Workforce.
Date: September 10, 2001
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Child Welfare Workforce: An Overview

Description: This report gives an overview of the Child Welfare Workforce. The contents include who are child welfare workers, size and job characteristics of child welfare workforce, earnings, Working conditions, and job outlook.
Date: June 7, 2005
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal Mine Safety and Health

Description: This report begins by reviewing the record of working conditions in the coal mining industry. It then describes the regulatory regime and recent funding of the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. The report closes with an analysis of current regulatory and legislative initiatives.
Date: September 5, 2008
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal Mine Safety and Health

Description: This report gives an overview of Safety and Health Conditions in the Coal Mining industry, regulatory regime, and Legislative activity ( MINER act and S-MINER act)
Date: March 31, 2008
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal Mine Safety and Health

Description: This report discusses actions taken by 111th Congress to reduce fatalities within the coal mining industry and reviews congressional mandates to accommodate for a safer working environment.
Date: July 15, 2010
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal Mine Safety and Health

Description: This report begins by reviewing the record of working conditions in the coal mining industry. It then describes the regulatory regime of the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration, incorporating discussion of the standard-setting required by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006. The report closes with an examination of recent legislative initiatives.
Date: February 23, 2009
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Countercyclical Job Creation Programs

Description: To counter the effect of recessions on workers, Congress has passed legislation to spur job creation through increased spending on public works (infrastructure) and public service programs, revenue sharing with state governments, and employment tax credits. Although the economic stimulus measure enacted during the 110th Congress did not include these direct job creation approaches, additional spending on infrastructure in particular was considered before Congress recessed. (See CRS Report RL343… more
Date: January 15, 2009
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Distribution of Household Wealth

Description: This report analyzes data on the trend in the distribution of wealth across U.S. households over the past two decades. It then turns to an examination of the roles of stock and home ownership in wealth accumulations since 1990, paying particular attention to their effects during the 2007-2009 recession. The report closes with a review of explanations for the accumulation and the distribution of wealth across households.
Date: May 16, 2011
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Economic Growth and the Unemployment Rate

Description: This report is categorized into three categories: (I) The Relationship Between Growth and Unemployment, (II) The Unemployment Rate During Postwar Recoveries and (III) The Outlook for the Unemployment Rate in the Next Few Years.
Date: January 7, 2013
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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