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Compete.org — The Council on Competitiveness. Past Week's Reports and Testimonies. Welcome to the Department of Commerce. ReferenceUSAGov. Welcome to ReferenceUSAGov, the premier reference and research database for government agencies.

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ReferenceUSAGov gives you the flexibility to choose from hundreds of individual, geographic or neighborhood data selections and makes it easier than ever to conduct research on more than 24 million companies and 235 million residents. U.S. Historical Businesses ModuleWe are proud to announce the launch of our new U.S. Historical Business module! Government agencies and researchers can now evaluate businesses or industries during any time from 2003 to 2013.

You need the most accurate data available. Use our information for: Economic Development Infogroup Government Division offers precise information on top U.S. public & global companies with detailed executive biographies and company description profiles – information you can use to attract new business. Law Enforcement Investigations are often costly, time-consuming and complicated. 09frusg.pdf (application/pdf Object) The World Factbook. People from nearly every country share information with CIA, and new individuals contact us daily.

The World Factbook

If you have information you think might interest CIA due to our foreign intelligence collection mission, there are many ways to reach us. If you know of an imminent threat to a location inside the U.S., immediately contact your local law enforcement or FBI Field Office. For threats outside the U.S., contact CIA or go to a U.S. Embassy or Consulate and ask for the information to be passed to a U.S. official. Please know, CIA does not engage in law enforcement. In addition to the options below, individuals contact CIA in a variety of creative ways. If you feel it is safe, consider providing these details with your submission: Your full name Biographic details, such as a photograph of yourself, and a copy of the biographic page of your passport How you got the information you want to share with CIA How to contact you, including your home address and phone number.

How the Government Measures Unemployment. How the Government Measures Unemployment (PDF) Why does the Government collect statistics on the unemployed?

How the Government Measures Unemployment

When workers are unemployed, they, their families, and the country as a whole lose. Workers and their families lose wages, and the country loses the goods or services that could have been produced. In addition, the purchasing power of these workers is lost, which can lead to unemployment for yet other workers. To know about unemployment—the extent and nature of the problem—requires information. Where do the statistics come from? Early each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Some people think that to get these figures on unemployment, the Government uses the number of persons filing claims for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits under State or Federal Government programs.

Other people think that the Government counts every unemployed person each month. There are about 60,000 households in the sample for this survey. People with jobs are employed. Map of local services and MS specialist centres. Changes and additions This map contains information on MS services and other useful groups across the UK.

Map of local services and MS specialist centres

Information is being added all the time and we are grateful to people around the UK for suggesting changes and additions. For some information, there are already maps available elsewhere. There are links to these under the More information on services heading. Suggesting new items If you would like to add a service that fits into one of the categories covered (listed in the panel to the right of the map), please send the following information to the MS Trust: Contact details This can include postal address, email, phone number and website.

Please remember that the map is available to all visitors of the site so only provide that information you wish to make public. Amending existing items Please report any errors or omissions to the MS Trust. More information on services.