The major decrease in the rate of unemployment has been seen from 4.6 to 4.4 percent in the month of February this year.
Not exact matches
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines
in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that
decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments
in new markets; breaches
in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes
in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions
in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility
in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions
in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange
rates; overcapacity
in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays
in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases
in the price of, or
major changes or reduction
in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations
in passenger fare
rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments
in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes
in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors»
in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Affordable Care Act is also expected to influence growth
rates for the
major payers, with a rise
in private health insurance spending to 7.7 percent and a
decrease in individual out - of - pocket spending by 1.5 percent.
«Screening for trisomy 21 by cfDNA testing contingent on the results of an expanded combined test would retain the advantages of the current method of screening, but with a simultaneous
major increase
in detection
rate and
decrease in the
rate of invasive testing,» the authors concluded.
Overall cancer death
rates continue to
decrease in men, women, and children for all
major racial and ethnic groups.
Death
rates for each
major category of childhood cancer, for example,
decreased by about half since 1970 and continue to drop, but since fewer than one - third of 1 percent of cancer deaths occur
in children younger than age 15, even the complete elimination of childhood cancer deaths would have little impact on overall cancer mortality.
Furthermore, research
in the Medicine and Science
in Sports and Exercise journal has suggested that low ferritin might also
decrease the
rate at which muscles and connective tissues are repaired, allowing minor injuries to mutate into
major problems.
The beginning of the previous year saw attractive offers yielding lowest mortgage
rates in decades, and with that, an era of «mortgage wars» came into motion, with every
major bank
decreasing its mortgage
rate to a shocking low value
in order to attract customers at a time of economic instability.
A
major cause of death
in horses, colic may be treated by the surgical removal of an injured intestine but complete removal of a damaged intestine is not always possible and this
decreases survival
rates.
A
major growth
rate decrease in 1992 was partly attributed to a reduced fossil fuel source resulting from the atmospheric cooling following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, and reduced biomass burning https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/98JD00923
CO2 for March up 2.28 ppmv again — showing no
decrease in the long term increasing trend
rate even post the 2015 - 2016
Major El Nino event.
Highlights of the 2009 - 10 Sustainability Annual Report include a
major renovation of Norton Clark (an upgraded HVAC system, dual - flush toilets and new energy - efficient appliances); an estimated 54.4 % campus waste diversion
rate; an almost 12 %
decrease in water use; the retrofitting of more than 9,000 fluorescent light fixtures to more efficient models; and
in Dining Services, the introduction of trayless dining and reusable to - go containers.
And even with strong international climate policies, more rapid decarbonization (the
rate of
decrease in emissions per unit of GDP) will require higher costs and
major policy change.
In all
major metropolitan areas, including Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder, the
rate has
decreased to 329.4, 242.33, and 96.88 thefts per 100,000 people, respectively.
The bitcoin
rate decrease can reflect the investors» concerns regarding the
major Chinese mining pools switching to a different protocol
in case if Bitcoin Core developers do not release a new client with the increased block size of 2 Mb.
A 50 percent
decrease in turnover
rates was noted by a
major retailer after it began using the Virtual Customer Simulation, which is predicted to save them at least $ 2 million dollars
in annual turnover costs.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment
rate decreased to 8.3 percent, if you want to believe that math, with private sector job growth and
major employment gains
in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality and manufacturing.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Played a
major role
in implementing an activities - based curriculum which increased student interest
in the class by 52 % • Introduced a series of «negative behavior de-escalating» techniques which
decreased student mayhem at a staggering
rate • Developed and implemented a novel grading system which reduced marking time by 65 % • Held 12 student development workshops as part of the school's effort to train new teacher's aides
For geographic remoteness, the increase
in number of reported deaths was greatest
in the
major cities, with enhancement
rates decreasing with increasing remoteness.
The average cap
rate in the six
major U.S. metros (Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco)
decreased to 4.1 percent
in the third quarter, the lowest
rate on record.
Four of the five
major cities saw their default
rates decrease in the month of September.