ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Unemployment Rate Drop in January.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003 TOPIC: The U.S. unemployment rate dropped from 6 percent in December to 5.7 percent in January as 143,000 new jobs were added last month, according to an article by The Associated Press. The article states that 101,000 of the new positions appeared in stores, restaurants and bars. Analysts caution that although the jobs market did not deteriorate more in January, companies are still reluctant to hire. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Rajeev Dhawan is director of the Economic Forecasting economic forecasting Prediction of future economic activity and developments. Economic forecasts, which range from a few weeks to many years, are widely used in business and government to help formulate policy and strategy. Center at Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business. As director of the Center, Dhawan develops U.S., Southeast regional and local metro economy forecasts. Dhawan also serves as an advisor to educational institutions and local and state government agencies. As a business consultant, he has been commissioned to prepare economic impact reports, home price forecast models, and suggest public policy recommendations. Ph.D. in economics from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . 404-651-3291, rdhawan@gsu.edu Nicole Stata Stata (Statistics/Data Analysis) is a statistical program created in 1985 by Statacorp that is used by many businesses and academic institutions around the world. Most of its users work in research, especially in the fields of economics, sociology, political science, and , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Deploy Solutions, is an expert in the workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. industry including recruiting, hiring and retention for Global 2000 organizations. PR: John Ponte, 781-461-9024 x216, jponte@deploy.com Professor Esfandiar (Essie) Maasoumi, of the Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. , Department of Economics, is an expert in economics and labor. 214-768-4298 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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