Apr 1, 2011 3:58PM Most Americans are unfamiliar with the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), yet it reaches each of us through an assortment of rules that eventually lead to what some might consider red tape. Some believe the APA is heavy-handed and will tell you the federal government uses it much too often to circumvent the will of Congress. That comment is for a later discussion. The crux of the Act spells out the process by which agencies promulgate rules and regulations, among other responsibilities. While there... Apr 1, 2011 10:19AM The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the March 2011 Employment Situation Report . From the Release... Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and mining. Employment in manufacturing continued to trend up. Here's the nitty-gritty from Reuters... RTRS-U.S. MARCH NONFARM...
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