Sentences with phrase «american economic sectors»

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More than 56 % of American workers — about 60 million — are subject to mandatory arbitration clauses that cover all kinds of claims, including sexual harassment, according to the Economic Policy Institute's survey of nonunion private - sector employers.

Morneau's comments came after he met with private sector economists in Toronto to get their input on everything from the North American Free Trade Agreement to global economic uncertainty ahead of the federal budget on Feb. 27.

Trucks stimulate economic activity in every sector of the American economy — including health care, fuel and transportation, waste removal, retail, food and agriculture, manufacturing, banking and finance, and many others.

It fights for the American economy and middle class by supporting common sense economic policies that bring jobs back to the United States, and rebuilds American's manufacturing sector.

«A strong manufacturing sector is the cornerstone of American competitiveness and a critical part of President Obama's economic strategy,» Bloom said, according to the statement.

Calling it «mission - creep,» they say the agency is stepping outside of its economic development role and intruding on the turf of private - sector developers if it purchases the Clement Mansion at 786 Delaware Ave., which is the headquarters of the American Red Cross» Greater Buffalo Chapter.

The two available national - scale studies that examine the economic effects of climate change across U.S. sectors, including the Impact Lab team's American Climate Prospectus, suggested that potential economic effects could be significant and unevenly distributed across sectors and regions.

Both Detroit's charter and traditional public - school sectors serve predominantly African American families (roughly 85 percent) with limited economic resources (in charters, 84.5 percent qualify for free or reduced - price lunch versus 81.6 percent in district schools).

According to a Center for American Progress report examining the largest school districts in the country, schools are closed for an average of 29 days each school year — not including summer recess — which is 13 days longer than the average private sector worker has in paid leave.58 Not only do days off increase the cost of child care, but the short length of the school day also decreases economic productivity when parents have to take time off from work or when parents with elementary school - age children opt out of full - time employment in order to accommodate their children's schedules.59

As one of the best levers for driving economic growth, international travel to the United States currently supports 1.8 million American jobs (directly and indirectly) and benefits virtually every sector of the US economy.

The projects featured in the exhibition constitute a uniquely American model of architectural design and economic development, defined by a reliance on public and private sector collaborations and often aided by government, foundation, and non-profit support.

Whereas, if left unaddressed, the consequences of a changing climate have the potential to adversely impact all Americans, hitting vulnerable populations hardest, harming productivity in key economic sectors such as construction, agriculture, and tourism, saddling future generations with costly economic and environmental burdens, and imposing additional costs on State and Federal budgets that will further add to the long - term fiscal challenges that we face as a Nation;

This is the kind of public support for emerging technologies and private sector entrepreneurs that gave birth to everything from jet engines to the Internet, microchips to GPS, and countless biomedical and agricultural innovations, each of which fueled American economic growth and prosperity.

The combined impact of all Obama Era climate and renewable energy programs would have cost the American economy $ 3 trillion and 6.5 million industrial sector jobs by 2040, Senator John Barrasso (R, WY) stated, referring to a National Economic Research Associates study.

The North American east and west coastal regions are both strongly influenced by ETCs and, subsequently, land - based, coastal, and maritime economic sectors in Canada and the USA all experience strong adverse impacts from extratropical storm activity from time to time.

Even fairly steep increases can be manageable so long as they're regular and predictable, particularly now that the share of economic activity occupied by the fossil fuels sector is at an historic low — provided the revenues are distributed or tax - shifted back to Americans.

For the analysis, EPRI integrated two widely - accepted, advanced economic models: the state - level Multi-Region National (MR) model and a detailed model of the U.S. electricity sector, the North American Electricity and Environment Model (NEEM).

Despite changes in the American economy over the last several decades, the American manufacturing sector still employs an estimated 17.5 million people, making it one of the nation's primary economic engines.

Housing Markets in Transition The economic recovery began more than two years ago, but it doesn't feel like much of a recovery for many Americans — certainly for those of you who depend on the housing sector for your living, as well as for the millions of others who have seen their home values plummet or lost their homes through foreclosure.