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In its quest to promote and maintain the well-being of the populous and boost and protect the economic outlook of the United States, the U.S. government oversees hundreds of programs on the federal, state and local levels that help business, and in turn, jobs.

A touch of irony may be that the government itself is a boost to the economic well-being of the country; the government at all levels combined is also the country's top employer. Nearly 2 million people work for the federal government (not including the Postal Service employees). These jobs run the full gamut - from the president to ambassadors to IRS representatives to weather forecasters.

But not everyone can (or wants to) work for the government. Other ways that the U.S. government stays involved in the country's economic development is to assist businesses through its loans, grants, training programs and incentive programs. The government also has offered consumer incentive programs to boost sales, such as the programs for buying new cars and upgrading low-energy appliances. Through its federal, state and local legal systems, it establishes laws pertaining to business law and employment legislation. It protects the rights of employees by promoting safe workplaces and provides financial assistance to those who are injured on the job and qualify for Workers Compensation.

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Business and Jobs News

  • Study: I-JOBS Stimulus Plan Created 7,000 New Jobs

    I-JOBS economic stimulus plan created more than 7,000 jobs for 1,700 projects, study shows American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Employment - Business - Job Search - Business and Economy

    ABC News

  • The Small Business Jobs Bill: To Us, It's Meaningless

    Two very different companies won't benefit from the small business jobs bill, says Gene Marks

    BusinessWeek

  • Regional Business Resource Forum being held in Red Oak on August 12

    A regional business resource forum will be held in Red Oak on Thursday, August 12 to discuss how federal and state agencies are partnering to help businesses in Iowa create jobs. These meetings are the result of a coalition of partners focused on promoting resources each has available, educating partners, and highlighting opportunities for Iowa businesses. This is one of five forums to be held ...

    Clarinda Herald-Journal

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

  • Gross Domestic Product, 2nd quarter 2010 (advance estimate)

    Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010, (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 3.7 percent. (includes revised estimates, 2007 - 2010, Q1) Full Text

  • U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2010

    The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total May exports of $152.3 billion and imports of $194.5 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $42.3 billion, up from $40.3 billion in April, revised. May exports were $3.5 billion more than April exports of $148.7 billion. May imports were $5.5 billion more than April imports of $189.0 billion. Full Text

  • Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands

    CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (July 6, 2010) - Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is releasing its first set of estimates of the major components of gross domestic product (GDP) for the U.S. Virgin Islands. The estimates for the U.S. Virgin Islands showed that from 2002 to 2007, real GDP -- GDP adjusted to remove price changes -- grew at an average annual rate of 2.9 percent. (For comparison, the average annual growth rate for the United States (excluding the territories) was 2.8 percent over this period.) Full Text

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