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How long is the average working time in (hours): South Korea: 2390; Mexico: 1980; Japan: 1828; Greece: 1811;
USA: 1777; Spain: 1745; Canada: 1717; Britain: 1652; Italy: 1523; Denmark: 1423; Germany: 1362; France: 1346;
Sweden: 1316; Netherlands: 1309.
25% of U.S. workers are on the job at 7 a.m.; 15% of U.S. workers are on the job at 7 p.m.
The standard business office workweek around the world: Europe, North America, Asia: Monday through Friday;
Algeria, Saudi Arabia: Sunday through Wednesday; Iran: Saturday through Thursday; Egypt: Sunday through Thursday; Israel: Sunday through Thursday;
In the U.S., the 10 best jobs are:
Mathematician,
Actuary,
Statistician,
Biologist,
Software Engineer,
Computer Systems Analyst,
Historian,
Sociologist,
Industrial Designer, and
Accountant while the 10 worst jobs are:
Lumberjack,
Dairy Farmer,
Taxi Driver,
Sailor,
Emergency Medical Technician,
Roofer,
Garbage Collector,
Welder,
Roustabout, and
Ironworker. - (Source:
Jobsrated.com)
The world's richest man and the largest shareholder and C.E.O. of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, pays himself a salary of $100,000 a year.
The total compensation (salary and bonus excluding stock options) of Lawrence Ellison, CEO of Oracle and the third richest American, was $192.92 million (2008).
In addition to Microsoft, Bill Gates has found several other companies,
which include Cascade Investments LLC, a private investment and holding company, bgC3, a new think-tank company,
and Corbis, a digital image licensing and rights services company.
Employers cut 467,000 jobs in June 2009, driving the US unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent. In 1933, the U.S. unemployment rate peaked at 25%.
While the President’s $787 billion stimulus plan aims to create or save 3.5 million jobs,
the U.S. has already lost over 4.4 million jobs since the recession began in December 2007
In June 2009, professional and business services eliminated 118,000 positions, manufacturing employment dropped another 136,000 payrolls,
retail trade lost 21,000 jobs, construction got rid of 79,000 jobs, leisure and hospitality cut 18,000 jobs, and State/local government thinned its rolls by 52,000. Education and health services added 34,000 positions.
If the recession persists through July 1009, it would the longest recession since
the Great Depression
The U.S. Federal Government is expanding its workforce. An estimated
600,000 positions will be hired over the next few years; about one-fifth, or
about 120,000, of the positions would be in the Washington DC area.
If you are involuntarily terminated between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009, and are eligible
for COBRA, the federal government will pay 65
percent of your premium, through your employer, for up to nine months. You pay the other 35 percent.
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