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Southeastern Labor Market Continues Strengthening
December 2014 state-level labor market data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reflected a strengthening labor market among Sixth District states, with a declining aggregate unemployment rate and solid job gains.
Unemployment rates decline, albeit modestly
The aggregate district unemployment rate in December was 6.2 percent, a 0.2 percentage point decline from the previous month and 0.5 percentage point lower than a year ago. Although higher than the 5.6 percent national figure, the aggregate rate continues to trend down. In fact, Florida matched the national unemployment rate in December and Alabama came very close (see the chart).
The unemployment rate declined in nearly all southeastern states. Alabama's unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent, and Florida's rate declined to 5.6 percent, the lowest level in nearly seven years for both states. At 6.9 percent, Georgia's unemployment rate continued on a downward path, as did Tennessee's, with an unemployment rate of 6.6 percent. For the second month in a row, Mississippi had the highest unemployment rate in the United States with 7.2 percent, a distinction the state has taken turns owning with Georgia since June 2014.
In Louisiana, the unemployment rate rose again (for the eighth straight month) to 6.7 percent in December. What's going on there? As I've mentioned a few times (here, here, and here), increases in the labor force are the driver of unemployment rate increases in the state, as opposed to people actually losing jobs on net. This isn't a bad thing, especially considering the state added more than 6,000 jobs in December (I'll discuss that shortly). Louisiana just added more people looking for work than the number of people who found work, hence the increase in unemployment. In fact, from January to December 2014, Louisiana's labor force grew by 4.8 percent (while the number of employed grew by just 2.8 percent). An increase like 4.8 percent may not seem like a big number, but when you look at the national figure of 0.4 percent during the same period, Louisiana's labor force growth stands out. National data released last week for the month of January told a similar story: the unemployment rate ticked up 0.1 percentage point to 5.7 percent from 5.6 percent in December, yet much of this increase can be attributed to labor force gains that outpaced gains in employment.
Payrolls also see modest growth
On net, the District added 47,400 jobs in December, and every state experienced positive job growth (see the chart). This contribution makes up 19 percent of the national payroll contribution of 252,000. On aggregate, the industries that contributed the most net jobs in the Sixth District were professional and business services (up 9,800), health care (up 8,300), and accommodation and food services (up 5,200).
Here are some key state-by-state payroll facts from the December report:
- Alabama added 1,000 net payrolls. Much of the state's contributions were reduced by losses in the professional and business services sector (down by 2,400).
- Florida added 12,700 jobs on net, mostly from the professional and business services (up 5,800) and health care (up 4,900) sectors.
- Georgia contributed 14,100 net payrolls. Gains were widespread, yet the sector contributing the most jobs was health care (up 3,100).
- Louisiana added 6,200 net payrolls. Gains were widespread in this state as well, though the biggest contributor was the accommodation and food services sector (up 1,600).
- Employers in Mississippi added 900 net payrolls. Gains in the professional and business services sector (up 1,100) were reduced by losses in other sectors.
- Tennessee employers added 12,500 net payrolls. The largest increases occurred in the goods-producing (up 5,300) and retail trade (up 2,400) sectors. employers added 12,500 net payrolls. The largest increases occurred in the goods-producing (up 5,300) and retail trade (up 2,400) sectors.
Overall, the report was a sign of improving labor market conditions across the Sixth District states, a trend we hope to see continue into 2015.
By Rebekah Durham, economic policy analysis specialist in the New Orleans Branch of the Atlanta Fed
February 12, 2015 in Alabama, Labor Markets, Louisiana, Southeast, Unemployment | Permalink
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I'm curious what caused the increase in the Louisiana labor pool? Is it an influx of people relocating to LA? More high school graduates? College graduates that are not looking out of state for employment? Long-term unemployment benefits not being renewed? It is interesting that the rate is an order of magnitude higher than the national figure? If the national figure is only 0.4%, what states are soooo low to counter the 4.8% from LA?
Enjoyed your article!!!
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02/17/2015 at 09:39 AM
Florida's Economic Rebound Continues
During the last several months, business contacts in south Florida have been reporting improving economic conditions. They've discussed increased opportunities for capital expenditure projects, optimistic hiring plans, and a general upturn in business activity. This optimism made me wonder if the data on Florida's economic activity reflected what we've been hearing from our contacts in south Florida.
In November, coincident economic indicator, which measures overall economic activity, was 155.99 (see the chart). The index has been steadily improving since 2012. Although it has not yet reached its peak of 160.87 from February 2007, it seems to be within reach. While the November data for metro areas are not yet available, our South Florida business contacts recently indicated that the economy in south Florida continues to improve. Falling oil prices have not had a direct impact on businesses yet, though the general consensus is that oil's price decline is good for the consumer and consumer spending should improve if these lower prices are sustained.
On the manufacturing front, the Southeast Purchasing Managers Index, which is produced by the Econometric Center at Kennesaw State University and measures regional manufacturing activity, declined to 54.1 in November (see the chart). However, with the exception of this past September, it has remained in expansionary territory since August 2012. (A reading above 50 indicates expansion in overall activity; a reading below 50 indicates a decline.)
Regarding employment, payroll employment in Florida hit its trough in March 2007 and has been steadily increasing since then. In November, payroll employment in the state increased by 41,900 to 7.897 million employed, remaining slightly below the prerecession peak of 8.053 million (see the chart). South Florida business contacts, however, specifically report continued challenges in filling positions with specialized skills in technology, mathematics, engineering, management, and lending.
While Florida's unemployment rate has a ways to go before reaching its prerecession low of 3.3 percent, it improved steadily from April 2012 through December 2013 and then plateaued at a little more than 6 percent for the first eight months of 2014 (see the chart). A downward trend in unemployment started in August of last year, reaching 5.8 percent in November. Anecdotally, we heard positive reports from contacts in the employment sector of an uptick in activity from employers using employment agencies to fill open positions.
As you can see from the data above, overall economic activity continues to look promising in Florida, supporting the information we've been receiving from business contacts. Let's hope conditions remain accommodative and that our contacts continue to report good news.
By Marycela Diaz-Unzalu, a senior Regional Economic Information Network analyst at the Atlanta Fed's Miami Branch
February 6, 2015 in Economic Growth and Development, Florida, Southeast, Unemployment | Permalink
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Regional Jobs, Unemployment Rate Show Increases
In the latest edition of Southeastern Insights, my colleagues in the Atlanta Fed's Regional Economic Information Network (REIN) conveyed that most regional business contacts' staffing levels increased over the past couple of months. The recent release of state-level labor market data from the payroll survey produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics supports these anecdotal reports.
Payroll survey
Nearly all Sixth District states added new payrolls in August. In total, the region added 51,100 net jobs, following 38,200 new payrolls in July (revised up from 27,100). Florida was among the top job contributors in the nation, adding 22,700 new payrolls in August. The only job losses in the Sixth District occurred in Mississippi, which subtracted 4,600 (see the chart).
The bulk of new jobs in the Sixth District came from goods-producing industries such as construction and manufacturing, with 25,200 jobs added on net. Florida alone contributed 10,600 of these jobs, with 6,100 added to the construction sector. Georgia added 7,900 goods-producing jobs, with 5,500 added to the manufacturing sector.
Gains in the professional and business services industry were also fairly widespread, with Sixth District states adding 15,500 payrolls to the sector in August. Only two sectors subtracted payrolls: leisure and hospitality (down 1,300 payrolls) and financial activities (down 200). Though neither sector subtracted payrolls in all states, most of the leisure and hospitality job losses occurred in Florida, which shed 5,800 payrolls, and most financial activities job losses were in Georgia, which lost 1,800 payrolls on net.
However, similar to my post last month about July's regional labor market data, jobs increased on aggregate in Sixth District states in August. However, the unemployment rate increased.
Household survey
The aggregate unemployment rate for the Sixth District ticked up to 6.9 percent in August from 6.7 percent in July (see the chart). In three of the six District states—Georgia, Louisiana, and Tennessee—the unemployment rate continued its upward trend (now for four straight months). Georgia had the highest unemployment rate among the states in August, at 8.1 percent, a notable 0.4 percentage point increase from 7.7 percent in July. Mississippi's unemployment rate, though still one of the highest in the nation, declined for the first time in four months in August to 7.9 percent, from 8.0 percent in July.
So why did the report reflect an increase in jobs and a rise in the unemployment rate? Though there is some ambiguity about a rising unemployment rate accompanying decent employment growth, one possible explanation is that the number of people looking for work increased more than the number hired. The labor force participation rate (LFPR) is an indicator that supports this notion. In fact, the data show that the LFPR increased in most Sixth District states during the last couple of months. Perhaps recent improving trends in labor market conditions made people more confident in their ability to find employment, thus encouraging them to look for jobs.
The next release of state-level labor market data will be October 21. We'll have to wait and see if this trend continues.
October 8, 2014 in Economic conditions, Employment, Southeast, Unemployment | Permalink
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Jobs Increase (But So Does Unemployment)
The most recent state-level labor market data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics were mixed, with one report noting an increase in employment and another indicating a rise in unemployment.
Payroll survey
Last month the Sixth District states added 27,100 net new payrolls, matching the revised June figure and just slightly below the 2014 monthly average of 28,600 net new payrolls. The only state that subtracted payrolls was Florida, which shed 1,600 payrolls (see the chart).
Most of the District gains came from the construction sector (up 12,100), which corresponds with the results of the Atlanta Fed's most recent poll of southeastern business contacts engaged in commercial construction (we recently discussed that poll's results). Other major regional payroll contributors were leisure and hospitality (up 6,700) and education and health services (up 6,500). Two sectors—government employment and manufacturing—subtracted payrolls from total District figures. Government (down 11,100) was the only sector where payrolls declined in all states, and most of the decline came from local government. Regional manufacturing also declined by 1,600 payrolls, but Florida represented most of the District's manufacturing loss, shedding 2,900 jobs.
Household survey
On the other hand, last month's unemployment data told a different story in the Sixth District. Although the aggregate unemployment rate ticked up 0.2 percentage points to 6.7 percent in July, three of the six states in the Atlanta Fed's district (out of a total of seven nationally) had fairly notable increases. Georgia's unemployment rate increased to 7.8 percent from 7.4 percent in June, Louisiana's increased to 5.4 percent from 5.0 percent, and Tennessee led the nation with the largest month-over-month increase: one-half of a percentage point, rising to 7.1 percent in July (see the chart). In all three of these states (plus Mississippi), the unemployment rate rose for the third straight month. Mississippi had the highest unemployment rate in the nation in July (at 8.0 percent), and Georgia had the second-highest rate at 7.8 percent. This steadily increasing unemployment across states bears watching as we enter autumn.
We'll see what story (or stories) August data tell us when the next regional employment release comes out on September 19.
By Rebekah Durham, economic policy analysis specialist in the New Orleans Branch of the Atlanta Fed
September 2, 2014 in Employment, Labor Markets, Recession, Southeast, Unemployment | Permalink
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A Closer Look at Progress in Selected Southeastern Labor Markets
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles unemployment rates at the county level, which allows a glimpse of how local labor markets are performing. The interactive map of the Southeast below depicts the progress across the region since the second quarter of 2009, which the National Bureau of Economic Research defines as the end of the most recent recession.
Areas in southern Louisiana stand out as having had low unemployment even in 2009, thanks in large part to the strength of the energy sector and continued post-Katrina development. Fast-forward to 2014, and we also see considerable improvement in other areas. But some parts of the Southeast are still struggling with high unemployment.
Although the map shows improvement since the end of the recession, it doesn't show whether we are back to normal, or even what "normal" looks like. Are local labor markets as strong as they were before the recession? Drilling down a bit more, we separated counties into two categories: those defined as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) by the U.S. Census Bureau, and those not defined as an MSA. Those counties within an MSA are typically more urban and densely populated, and non-MSA counties tend to be more rural and less populated. In the chart below, we have calculated the unemployment rate for both MSA and non-MSA counties. The size of the bubble represents the size of the labor force, and the solid lines show the national average unemployment rate in each of the two time periods.
In 2007, non-MSA counties in Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi had unemployment rates above the 2007 average, whereas all but Mississippi had MSA unemployment rates below the national average. In 2014, unemployment in non-MSA counties in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi was above the national average, and all but Georgia had MSA unemployment below the national average. So, above-average unemployment is generally more prevalent in non-MSAs than in MSAs, seemingly a persistent problem. (Florida and Louisiana are the two exceptions in the region, with average or below-average MSA and non-MSA unemployment rates before and after the recession.)
Another way to gauge labor market strength is to measure job growth. Generally speaking, unemployment and job growth move in opposite directions, although declines in labor force participation can also cause the unemployment rate to decline even without strong job growth. In the chart below, to view how MSA and non-MSA counties fared across states, we have plotted year-over-year employment growth in 2007 (prior to the recession) against growth for the year ending with the first quarter of 2014. Once again, the size of the bubble represents the size of the labor force in 2014. We see that across the region, employment growth was weakest among non-MSA counties in both periods, but employment growth was generally stronger among MSA counties in both periods (although only MSA counties in Florida and Louisiana experienced above average employment growth in 2007 and 2014).
The unemployment map demonstrates that labor market conditions have improved in most parts of the Southeast since the end of the recession. However, many smaller rural communities continue to struggle with higher levels of unemployment and weaker employment growth than their big-city neighbors.
By John Robertson, a vice president and senior economist, and
Whitney Mancuso, a senior economic analyst, both of the Atlanta Fed's research department
July 22, 2014 in Employment, Jobs, Labor Markets, Recession, Southeast, Unemployment | Permalink
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Florida, On Holiday
In May, the Sixth District states added just 15,000 net new payrolls. This increase follows three months where the states hit the mark of 40,000 new payrolls per month. However, last month, the District's labor market held two dubious distinctions: first, Florida shed more payrolls than any other state in the nation, and second, Georgia—despite adding 12,900 payrolls in May—had the largest statistically significant increase in its unemployment rate than any other state in the nation (up 0.3 percentage points; see the chart).
As you can see in the chart above, Florida added about 100,000 payrolls for the first four months of 2014 before hitting a snag in May. So what happened last month? Three of the state's sectors that appeared to have turned the corner following the downturn actually were hit hard in May: employment in the construction and accommodation and food services sectors both declined last month, losing 6,100 and 7,700 payrolls, respectively. Hiring in professional and business services—a sector recovering faster than most in the postrecession period—shed 9,500 payrolls. Florida's professional and business services sector added 25,500 payrolls during the first four months of 2014.
As always, a reasonable word of caution when looking at these data: one month does not a trend make. Still, you can't help but scratch your head on this one, especially with accommodation and food services, as the weather warms up after a harsh winter and people begin planning their Florida beach getaways. You can see how employment in the previously mentioned sectors is faring relative to their most recent peaks and troughs in the chart below.
On the other hand, Florida's labor market is still showing some signs of life: the trade and transportation sector added 5,300 payrolls, and retailers added 2,100 payroll jobs.
Other District states fared better in May. As previously mentioned, Georgia added 12,900 payrolls (with 5,400 of those being in professional, scientific, and technical services), and Louisiana added 8,500 payroll jobs over the month. Tennessee added 6,700 payrolls, and Mississippi—where monthly payroll growth has averaged 1,300 during the past 12 months—added 4,100 payrolls.
State unemployment rates
Despite five out of six District states adding payrolls in May, five out of six District states also saw increases in their unemployment rates. The District's aggregate unemployment rate ticked up 0.1 percentage point to reach 6.5 percent, while Mississippi's ticked up to reach 7.7 percent (the highest rate in the District). Georgia saw a 0.3 percentage point increase, reaching 7.2 percent. Louisiana's noticeably lower rate of employment increased to 4.9 percent (see the chart).
To find out how many jobs it would take to lower unemployment rates in all 50 states, check out the Atlanta Fed's Jobs Calculator.
The next national employment release will be out July 3, and the next regional employment release comes out July 18.
By Mark Carter, a senior economic analyst in the Atlanta Fed's research department
June 26, 2014 in Employment, Florida, Labor Markets, Southeast, Unemployment | Permalink
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Are We There Yet?
If you've been reading the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly Regional and State Employment and Unemployment press releases lately (and really, who hasn't?), you may have noticed that Florida has been mentioned as one of the states with the fastest payroll growth. (In April, Florida had the third-largest payroll gain of any state in the nation, adding 34,000 payrolls across the state; this gain trailed only Texas, which added 64,100, and California, which gained 56,100 payrolls.) Indeed, during the last few months, the state's payroll growth seems to have shifted into the next gear (see the chart).
Florida has added just about 100,000 payrolls from January through April (97,900, to be exact), which seemed like a nice even number for an economic analyst to tear apart. Almost a third of Florida's new payrolls so far in 2014 have come in the leisure and hospitality sector (see the chart). The professional and business services sector accounts for a little more than another quarter of the year-to-date job gains.
But still, a good bit left to go...
However, although the pace of payroll growth appears to be picking up for the state (and for the entire Sixth District as well; more on that shortly), in terms of the number of jobs there's still quite a ways to go just to get back to where the state was prior to the recession. Florida's payrolls peaked in March 2007 at just over 8 million; by December 2009, that figure was down to about 7.1 million. Incorporating April's 34,000 new payrolls, the state sits at just shy of 7.8 million payrolls (see the chart).
Between Florida's last peak in payrolls and the level in April 2014, the state's payroll gap is 274,000. Coincidentally, with eight months left in this year, if Florida's payroll growth for the rest of 2014 continues at or slightly better than April's pace, the state could ring in 2015 with a new level of peak employment.
For the Sixth District as a whole, the region is still down 444,000 payrolls from peak employment in March 2007, when the District had about 20.1 million payrolls. If April's pace of aggregate District payroll growth (an increase of 62,400) held for the remaining eight months of the year, the Sixth District would also have a new level of peak employment by New Year's Day.
Other highlights of the state employment report
Sixth District states added 62,400 payrolls during April, with 34,000 of those coming from Florida. Georgia had the second-largest gain within the Sixth District by adding 14,600 payrolls. Louisiana and Mississippi each added just under 5,000 payrolls (4,700 and 4,900, respectively), with Mississippi seeing its second month, with more than 4,000 jobs added each month since the U.S. Census surge in employment in 2010. Tennessee added 2,400 new payrolls, and Alabama saw 1,800 new payrolls.
The Sixth District aggregate unemployment rate ticked down to 6.4 percent in April, a result of declines in Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Rates of unemployment stayed the same in Georgia (7.0 percent) and Louisiana (4.5 percent) and ticked up in Alabama (from 6.7 percent to 6.9 percent; see the chart).
The next regional and state employment and unemployment report will be released Friday, June 20.
By Mark Carter, a senior economic analyst in the Atlanta Fed's research department
May 22, 2014 in Employment, Growth, Jobs, Southeast, Unemployment | Permalink
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Regional Payroll Growth Rebounds in March
According to last week's regional and state employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Sixth District states added 41,500 payrolls on net in March, and the unemployment rate rose slightly from 6.4 percent to 6.5 percent. This month's release also came with an upward revision to February data that indicated the District added 40,500 jobs that month, about 6,100 payrolls higher than the original February estimate. The table gives a state-by-state breakdown of payroll revisions:
The new March data and revised February data appear to be another step in the right direction and perhaps give a somewhat stronger signal that the region's labor markets are gaining some traction after experiencing a few months of slower job growth earlier in the year, a pattern not uncommon over the last few years. Not surprisingly, we've seen a similar pattern in the national data as well (see the chart).
Payroll survey
Once again, Florida was the primary driver of Sixth District payroll growth in March, adding 22,900 payrolls, with Georgia seeing a nice rebound (up 14,600) from February's negative payroll growth (when it was down 5,800). The only state to lose jobs from February to March was Mississippi, which shed 1,400 payrolls. This was the fourth straight month of net payroll losses in that state.
Florida's net payroll gain was the largest one-month addition of any state in the nation, according to the BLS report, and was driven by the leisure and hospitality sector (up 9,500), health care (up 3,300), construction (up 1,900) and manufacturing (up 1,500), and Georgia's net payroll gain—the third-largest of any U.S. state—was driven by retail (up 3,800), the professional and business services sector (up 3,300), and health care (up 3,200).
As for other District states, Tennessee experienced a modest gain in payrolls in March, adding 4,200 jobs. With the largest revision of any Sixth District state, Tennessee's February net payrolls were revised up 3,400 payrolls for a total of 10,300 payrolls. Tennessee's payroll growth over the two-month period of February and March was primarily concentrated in professional and business services (up 6,800 payrolls). Louisiana and Alabama respectively added 900 and 300 jobs in March (see the chart).
Household survey
The aggregate unemployment rate for the Sixth District rose from 6.4 percent to 6.5 percent in March. Half of the six District states experienced an increase in their unemployment rates (Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi), and Louisiana's rate remained unchanged, Georgia's fell from 7.1 percent to 7.0 percent, and Tennessee's fell from 6.9 percent to 6.7 percent (see the table).
Want to find out how many jobs it would take to lower the unemployment rate in any of the 50 states? Check out the Atlanta Fed's State Jobs Calculator.
The BLS's next regional and state employment report, which will reflect April data, will be released May 16.
By Teri Gafford, a Regional Economic Information Network director in the Atlanta Fed's Birmingham Branch
Mark Carter, a senior economic analyst in the Atlanta Fed's research department
April 25, 2014 in Alabama, Employment, Florida, Georgia, Jobs, Labor Markets, Louisiana, Mississippi, Southeast, Tennessee, Unemployment | Permalink
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Beige Book: Warming Economy Accompanies Spring's Thaw
Eight times a year, each of the 12 Reserve Banks gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its district through reports from Bank and branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. Their findings are reported in the Summary of Economic Conditions, also known as the Beige Book. The report is published on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors' website about two weeks prior to each Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
The first sentences of the national summary and each Bank's report often receive much attention because the lead sentence tends to summarize economic conditions in that region.
Here is a compilation of the first sentence of the national summary and each Reserve Bank's report:
- National: Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest economic activity increased in most regions of the country since the previous report. (A previous SouthPoint post also mentioned the weather's effect on overall economic conditions.)
- Boston: The First District economy continues to expand moderately, according to business contacts, although growth rates vary across sectors and firms.
- New York: Economic activity in the Second District rebounded since the last report, as the harsh winter weather abated.
- Philadelphia: Aggregate business activity in the Third District grew at a moderate pace during this current Beige Book period.
- Cleveland: On balance, economic activity in the Fourth District declined slightly in the past six weeks.
- Richmond: The Fifth District economy expanded moderately since our last report.
- Atlanta: On balance, the Sixth District economy expanded at a modest pace from mid-February through March.
- Chicago: Growth in economic activity in the Seventh District picked up in March, and contacts generally maintained their optimistic outlook for 2014.
- St. Louis: Business activity in the Eighth District has declined slightly since our previous report.
- Minneapolis: The Ninth District economy continued to grow at a moderate pace since the last report.
- Kansas City: The Tenth District economy grew moderately in March, and most contacts were optimistic about future activity.
- Dallas: The Eleventh District economy grew at a moderate pace over the last six weeks.
- San Francisco: Economic activity in the Twelfth District continued to improve moderately during the reporting period of mid-February through early April.
As you can see, almost all districts are experiencing the same level of economic activity.
Here are some notable highlights from the Atlanta Fed's contribution to the Beige Book:
Consumer spending and tourism
- District merchants reported an uptick in activity from mid-February through March following sluggish sales in January, which were widely attributed to the severe winter weather. Light motor vehicle sales grew modestly during the time period.
- Hospitality contacts in areas negatively affected by the adverse winter weather saw improvements in activity.
Real estate and construction
- Brokers reported home sales were mixed. Inventory levels continued to fall on a year-over-year basis, and the majority of contacts reported that home prices remained ahead of the year-earlier level.
- The majority of builders reported that construction activity and new home sales were ahead of the year-earlier level. The majority of contacts continued to report modest home price appreciation.
- District brokers noted that demand for commercial real estate continued to improve. Construction activity continued to increase at a modest pace from last year.
- Manufacturers reported increased activity across the region from mid-February through March. Significant improvements were cited in production and new orders.
Banking and finance
- Bankers noted an increase in loan demand.
- District payroll growth remained constrained from mid-February through March.
Prices and wages
- Nonlabor input costs increased very slowly, with a few noted exceptions, including rising costs for developed land, construction materials, and food. Profit margins remained tight across most industries as contacts continued to report very little pricing power.
- Contacts continued to indicate little wage pressure outside of some high-skilled positions.
The next Beige Book will be published June 4.
By Shalini Patel, an economic policy analysis specialist in the Atlanta Fed's research department
April 16, 2014 in Construction, Economic conditions, Economic Indicators, Employment, Housing, Jobs, Labor Markets, Manufacturing, Prices, Purchasing, Real Estate, Unemployment, Weather | Permalink
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Regional Payroll Growth Rebounds in February
According to last week's regional and state employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Sixth District states added 34,000 payrolls on net, and the unemployment rate declined to 6.4 percent in February. These data follow a much bleaker January report, which indicated that the District shed payrolls for the first time in about a year and a half, losing 20,700 jobs. The new February data are definitely a step in the right direction and perhaps signal that the region's labor markets are getting back on their feet after a few months of slower job growth, a pattern not uncommon over the last few years. Not surprisingly, we've seen a similar pattern during the last few months in the national data as well (see the chart).
However, despite the more positive aggregate Sixth District payroll figure for February, Florida was the primary driver of payroll growth, while Georgia and Mississippi continued to shed jobs.
Payroll survey
Florida added 33,400 payrolls on its own over the month. In fact, Florida saw the third-largest gain of any state in the nation in February, following only California and Texas. Payroll growth in Florida was driven by the construction sector (up 7,200 new payrolls over the month), retail (up 7,000), education and health sectors (up 5,300), and leisure and hospitality (up 3,900).
As for other District states, Tennessee experienced a modest gain in payrolls in February, adding 6,900 jobs. Tennessee's payroll growth over the month was primarily concentrated in professional and business services (up 5,100). Louisiana and Alabama respectively added 1,900 and 200 jobs, while Mississippi (down 2,200 payrolls) and Georgia (down 5,800) continued to shed payrolls (see the chart).
Household survey
The aggregate unemployment rate for the Sixth District declined from 6.5 percent to 6.4 percent in February. Four out of the six District states experienced declines in their unemployment rates and Florida's rate remained unchanged, despite Florida seeing the second-largest one-month increase in that state's labor force on record (up 58,400). The only District state that saw an increase in its unemployment rate in February was Alabama, where the rate of unemployment increased from 6.1 percent to 6.4 percent during the month. This increase comes as Alabama saw the largest-ever one-month increase in its labor force, excluding the temporary hiring boost from the 2010 census. Of the roughly 12,600 additional labor force participants in Alabama from January to February, about 6,800 were unemployed. Of Florida's 58,400 new labor force participants, only about 4,500 were unemployed (see the table).
Want to find out how many jobs it would take to lower the unemployment rate in any of the 50 states? Check out the Atlanta Fed's State Jobs Calculator.
The next regional and state employment report from the BLS reflecting March data will be released April 18.
By Mark Carter, a senior economic analyst in the Atlanta Fed's research department
April 2, 2014 in Data Releases, Employment, Jobs, Labor Markets, Unemployment | Permalink
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FOLFIRI or mFOLFOX6 in Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
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the aim of this study is to observe the effect of irinotecan-based regimen in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Colorectal Cancer |
Drug: Oxaliplatin Drug: Irinotecan |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | FOLFIRI or mFOLFOX6 as Adjuvant Chemotherapy Regiment After Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy With FOLFIRI in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer: a Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Trial |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- disease-free survival(DFS) [ Time Frame: 3-year disease-free survival rate ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]The investigator will follow up all the enrolled patients. The difference of 3-year-DFS between two groups will be compared.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- overall survival(OS) [ Time Frame: 5-year survival ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]The 5-year survival rate will be the secondary end point. The investigator will follow up the patients and campare the difference of 5-year-OS between the two groups.
Estimated Enrollment: | 200 |
Study Start Date: | June 2012 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: FOLFOX
In this group, the patients will receive the adjuvant chemotherapy with mFOLFOX6.
Drug: Oxaliplatin
In this arm, patients will receive the adjuvant chemotherapy with mFOLFOX6 regimen for 8 cycles. Oxaliplatin 85mg/m2, day1, every 2 weeks; Leucovorin 200mg/m2,day1,every 2 weeks;5-FU 400mg/m2,iv, day1, 5-FU 3.0g/m2, bolus for 46h,every 2 weeks
Experimental: FOLFIRI
in this arm, patients will receive adjuvant chemotherapy with FOLFIRI regimen for about 8 cycles
Drug: Irinotecan
In this arm, patients will receive the adjuvant chemotherapy with FOLFIRI regimen for 8 cycles. Irinotecan 180mg/m2, day1, every 2 weeks; Leucovorin 200mg/m2,day1,every 2 weeks;5-FU 400mg/m2,iv, day1, 5-FU 3.0g/m2, bolus for 46h,every 2 weeks
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma in colorectal cancer
- clinical stage Ⅲ or Ⅳa(with potential radical resective metastatic lesions),≥ 12 lymph nodes examined
- no cancer cells were found in ascites
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) performance status of 0-2
- male or female, between 18 and 75 years old
- adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal functions
- without severe heart disease in the last 6 months before enrolled. If with hypertension or coronary artery disease, it can be controlled
- not enrolled into others clinical trial during this study
- all patients should sign the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- can not be tolerated operation
- receiving others therapy(including Traditional Chinese herbs)for this disease, can not obey the investigator during the study
- can not be tolerated the adverse effect of drugs in these regimens
- major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study treatment start, or lack of complete recovery from major surgery
- metastatic disease more than one organ
- pregnant or lactating women
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01566942
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01566942
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the first affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen University | Not yet recruiting |
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510080 | |
Contact: JIANJUN PENG, PhD 86-20-87332200 ext 8211 firstname.lastname@example.com |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sun Yat-sen University
First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Study Chair: | YULONG HE, PhD | First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University |
More Information
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on April 16, 2015
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Yulong He, GI Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01566942 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 2011-170 |
Study First Received: | March 26, 2012 |
Last Updated: | March 27, 2012 |
Health Authority: | China: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by Sun Yat-sen University:
FOLFIRI FOLFOX adjuvant chemotherapy advanced colorectal cancer |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms Colonic Diseases Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms |
Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Rectal Diseases Oxaliplatin Antineoplastic Agents Pharmacologic Actions Therapeutic Uses |
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I'm 50/50 on the wheels. I like them on the right hand side of the car but not on the left hand side. Seriously!
Love it, very nice. And i agree, it's good to see another 2.0TFSI quattro- too many diesels around!!!!!!
In terms of the dog guard (and yes it is a rip off) I think it was in region of £200 but my reasoning was I spent that much on car I do not want a non-audi dog guard scratching roofing/upholstery. The dog guard hooks into the ceiling eyelets and looks not too bad too. The dog thats currently in there is a German Shorthaired pointer who I am not yet convinced likes the car - perhaps new car smell I went for the Petrol as I wanted auto and quattro and for me the natural choice was Petrol for amount of miles I did. I do prefer the smoother power delivery that I get from Petrol and moving from 140ps to 211ps is quite a jump - no longer get the coming up sliproad, get flashed out and have to get head smacked into headrest when power hits and car jumps down gears. Perhaps due to amount of power available in most gears. Some other comments on car MMI - Really liking this in the car and starting to get used to fiddling on the move. IPOD integration is really useful (need to re-rip CD's and transfer to HDD) in meantime and nav system is funky Ride Quality - I was worried about 19's hence why spec'd into drive select but it really does ride great feeling planted round corners without hitting tiny stones and feeling like driven over a speed bump. I can only compare it to my A3 S-line with 18's and its night and day - the A3 crashed over every bump. Looks - Its rather sleek so for me looks a bit un-estate like and had a few comments to that effect already. Stunning looks imo Space - Even with me sitting in my comfortable position driving wise (hate how long it takes to get seat perfect in a new car) enough space behind my seat. Not bad for 6ft 4in Black - I really like how all the black edition options work well with the car being black but as expected going to be a total pain to attempt to keep clean. Methinks I need to work on my detailing skills which are currently non-existent.
Looks GREAT in Phantom Black, love the wheels too, agree about the look of the car " un-estate like" . Strange how certain colours can change the look of a car. Have on many occasion turned around and had a second look at a car that has caught my eye because of the colour and been surprised what make of car it was.
Can anyone tell me if there is an AUX in in the centre armrest? I use spotify which I don't think will work with AMI
Had the car a few weeks now and really enjoying the drive its just a pleasure to drive and comfortable too. Only niggle (which perhaps is due to nature of my slow speed to work) is getting about 300 miles out of a tank Now I did find in my A3 it took a long while for the engine to improve its fuel efficiency but I hope it does pick up as I got 400 out of my A3 diesel and that was with a tank that was 15litres smaller. Still could be worse - could have got an S4 Avant!
Once mine went over about 8k miles or so, the range increased. I average around 400 to a tank, depending on my foot and where i'm going. I think thats fine for a 2.0T quattro car!!!!
yeh i was expecting 400 from a tank so in line with my A3 with the larger tank. just need to go on some nice long trips methinks!


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As Kansas University works to curb underage drinking, there's a group of concerned parents and community members involved in the same fight.
The New Tradition Coalition, formerly the Lawrence Parent Network, has been working for about five years to address the issue, by involving parents to prevent underage drinking tragedies.
Two recent KU student deaths involving alcohol have shed light on the extreme consequences that underage drinking can have. But members of the coalition said it has been a community problem for years, not only at KU but also among high school students in Lawrence.
"There is an acceptance, that it's a rite of passage, for kids to drink and that it's going to happen no matter what parents do," said Nancy Renfro, a parent and member of the coalition. "We are foolish to think like that."
The coalition got together Wednesday, the day after Kansas University officials announced they would begin notifying parents when students are caught violating drug or alcohol policies.
The group, which meets monthly at DCCCA Inc., works to educate parents about the reality of alcohol use among students under 21, to break the tradition of underage drinking.
"The amount of alcohol that's consumed now and the binge drinking … is extremely dangerous," said Elizabeth Scheib, a Free State High School parent and coalition member.
On Tuesday, KU announced several new policies in an attempt to curb underage drinking among students.
The coalition says the Lawrence community must also play a role in telling kids about the dangers of alcohol.
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Adapted from four one-act plays by O'Neill, Ford's tribute to the plight of plucky seamen aboard a British freighter as WWII begins features his usual mixture of romanticised cameraderie and courage, boisterous braggadocio and brawling, and banal homespun philosophy. Beginning with an erotic skirmish with exotic island maidens, and ending with the death of Mitchell, shanghaied while drunkenly rescuing Wayne (oddly cast as an innocent Swedish farm-lad) from the clutches of another crew, the film is chiefly noted for Gregg Toland's remarkable high-contrast camerawork which even manages to alleviate Ford's most maudlin excesses. None the less, a strong cast of risibly mixed accents copes gamely.
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Michelin buys a 40% stake in French online tire retailer
The $67 million investment in Allopneus will help Michelin better understand online tire buyers, the tire maker says.
Social networks and mobile: new ways to serve customers
Delivering good customer service online is a challenge. Retailers increasingly are leveraging social networks and mobile technology, along with more established methods like live chat, to do a better job.
The challenge emerged from results of a May 2010 cross-industry survey by consulting firm Temkin Group. Among the 400 companies surveyed, 85.1% reported offering good customer service in stores, but only 77% said the same about their phone service, and an even smaller 68.6% were satisfied with their online service.
Social media is one way e-retailers are looking to improve. For instance, Vistaprint Ltd., which sells print-related services via the web, has at least one member of its outsourced customer service team dedicated to monitoring Facebook and Twitter and responding to customer service issues that emerge on those sites.
Jeff Esposito, who heads Vistaprint's social marketing initiatives, says the e-retailer typically can fix customer service problems more quickly through social media than through phone calls and e-mails. And a question answered on a social network may keep other consumers from asking the same question.
Other online retailers are following suit. A Forrester Research study from March 2010 reports that 21% of the online retail respondents plan to launch Twitter-based customer service programs, and 16% already have them. "2010 could see a dramatic increase in these social customer service channels," the report says.
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Live chat also is helping many e-retailers improve their service. 24-7 InTouch was one of the vendors that helped retailer ShopNBC.com launch its live chat program in late 2008.
The technology employed provides ShopNBC agents with such information as how long a shopper spends on a page, how much the consumer spends on average and where the shopper is from. Agents can use that data to identify customers most likely to welcome an invitation to engage in a text chat.
According to another study from Forrester, the program has resulted in a 38% increase in spending for live chat users, along with a decrease in returned orders. Encouraged by such findings, the retailer recently extended the program from high-priced items to all products.
The lesson to retailers, even if they outsource such customer service tasks, is to pay attention to the people behind the service, says Greg Fettes, president and CEO of 24-7 InTouch. "The staff and management behind a chat program are critical," he says.
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Retailers have ample possibilities when considering outsourcing all or some of their customer service functions. A company such as AMT Warranty Corp., for instance, offers call center staff who can respond to customers who are not satisfied with their purchases, and arrange for the repair of defective items, including through extended service plans and extended warranties for products.
"More and more, when customers make a purchase—and not just high-end items—they're treating it as an investment, and many times they're willing to spend a little extra on an extended warranty to protect that investment," says Bruce Saulnier, president of AMT Warranty.
The next frontier in customer service is likely to be mobile, according to the Forrester report from March. Though only 4% of the online retailers that responded to the survey said they offered customer service on mobile devices, 25% of respondents plan to offer customer service via text message by year's end. Writes Forrester analyst Diane Clarkson: "Savvy retailers realize that a mobile customer service channel will support their mobile commerce and promotion efforts."
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Lodge combo cooker and double dutch oven
The combo cooker is the exact same size as the 10 inch deep skillet, as well as the 3 quart chicken fryer, AND the 3 quart dutch oven.
So if you happen to be shopping for Lodge products, those 4 are basically the same.
The combo cooker has a shallow skillet lid; the deep skillet has no lid; The chicken fryer has a regular lid; and the dutch oven doesn't have a pan handle.
Likewise, the 5 quart "double dutch" oven is the exact same as the regular, except for the skillet lid.
However, the 5 quart chicken fryer is NOT the same; it is wider and more shallow. It's essentially, the 12 inch deep skillet, with a lid.
Personally, I found that using the skillets as a lid, was a bit awkward. I prefer using a regular lid with a handle.
Especially when frying chicken, and you have to keep taking the lid on and off.
The skillet lids are certainly useful as shallow skillets, griddles or serving plates-- just not so much as lids.
Someone scoffed at my posted review on Amazon, stating that buying a separate lid was a waste, and that I should "just use aluminum foil". Sorry, there's no way I would use thin, flimsy aluminum foil as a lid for my cast iron dutch oven!
Although I've never tried this, I'm sure if you're using the skillet lid, you can warm up something else on top of the flat surface. Stack cooking?
Mostly I use my combo cooker (with a regular lid) as a saucepan; It's great for rice pilaf. You can saute your rice in butter, then add the liquid and boil in the same pot.
Actually, the amount of uses for the combo cooker are endless... way too many to list here!
The combo cooker is sometimes called a double skillet. Some older models have a hinged lid.
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I have both. The pots are the same diameter; The double dutch oven is deeper.
It really depends on how many you need to cook for. If you're cooking for two, the combo cooker will be enough but if you're cooking for a family, then you'll need the double dutch oven.
I like the "pan handle" on the combo cooker pot and skillet. I like to be able to have a handle I can grab.
I ended up getting a regular lid to use as a lid and using the "skillet lid" as a skillet...
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(AP) BEIJING - Two passenger trains collided at a railway station in northeast China, injuring at least 24 people, state media said Friday.
The trains collided Thursday evening at the Jiamusi railway station in Heilongjiang province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Station officials reached by phone said they had no information. Officials at the Jiamusi Communist Party Propaganda office said they had not heard about the collision.
Xinhua cited a railway spokesman in the provincial capital as saying most of the injured were preparing to get off a train when the other train collided with it, causing them to fall.
Most of the injuries were slight and five people were under medical observation, Xinhua said, adding that an investigation was under way.
Elsewhere in Heilongjiang, three trucks plunged into a river after a bridge collapsed early Friday, killing three people, Xinhua reported.
Train and road accidents are relatively common in China due to lax safety and maintenance procedures.
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Perfect 10 | 43 | 14.93% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 12 | 4.17% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 25 | 8.68% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 42 | 14.58% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 26 | 9.03% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 13 | 4.51% | |
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this must be the most cleverly evil way of creating filler content of all time! why hasnt yuki thrown Haruhi off a building yet! the only hope i can think of is that only the earth is looping and that the Martians have already evolved out of nothing and are just discovering a feesable means of space travel to fly to earth for the sole purpose of killing Haruhi or making that jackass Kyon ask for help with his god damn homework!
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I just watched the A.F.K version of this ep, and I have to say the shock and despair, and anger isn't as high on subsequent views, though I did notice this time the girls have the K-on legs thing going a bit. They could really milk this and either parody the styles of other animes, or have those artists work on the episode, the Bleach crew doing an episode, or even more fitting the Higorashi people, for an example,
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I consider the multiple episodes of this arc KyoAni's Art director/Art Department Team test episode. Give each group and director a go at it. Change some of the situations and dialogue per episode to keep it alive, and see what they give us. Use results to plan who gets what episodes in the future.
Or this is what the various groups did during their off time while working on the various other series produced by KyoAni since Haruhi 2006. (Kanon, Lucky Star, Clannad, Lucky Star OVA, Clannad After Story, Munto TV, Munto movie, K-On, Haruhi-chan, Nyoro~n). Lets see which group makes next weeks episode. With it be the Clannad group?
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Speaking of signals of the end of the arc, a few things I noticed haven't made it into the episodes yet that might signal the final run-through, as described in the novel: Spoiler for duh:
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if this is kyoani trying to make us, the viewers understand how yuki must feel about this, then i'd say they are doing a hell of a good job
but i just dont get it why isnt kyon or any of the others just ask yuki to take them aside during the next reboot and "remind" them that they are reliving the same two weeks rather then just have them start over and having to figure it out (wasting time)
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even IF she's "just there to observe
if kyon ASKS her to, i' expect she'll do it about the mask bit, i also think there is something there (didnt read the books) but i cant figure it out yet (please dont tell me)
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If he really experience 15k times like Yuki did (or 3 like us) then he will really want to break the loop even when have to try the "I love you" option. But he has only experienced it once, so it's like "meh, who care. It was pretty fun. It's too much bother for me to break it now, let's do this loop one more time"
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However these teams are not linked to series. They are shifts that do particular episodes. From the credits: during Clannad AS Kyoani had like animation teams (key animators) on a 5 to 6 episode rotation, on K-on they ran with a 3 episode rotation. These rotations are rough aproximations as staff seems to switch easily between teams during projects. Seeing that most teams have worked on the major projects like Kanon and Clannad, every team should be able to use the various styles. What baffles me is that they used 3 different styles during endless 8. Which makes no sense at all given that every team should be able to do the cartoony 4-koma (k-on/lucky star style) or the luxurious (key) style. Afaik Kyoni has never experimented with styles during a season. So this inconsistency makes no sense to me at all. |
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ARVN Marine Pattern Tiger Stripe Camoflage uniform with appropriate beret
and badge.
Below: The same uniform laid out
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Below: Marines celebrating
the victory of the re-capture of Hue City in 1968.
Below: 1972 --the ARVN 6th
Marine Battalion celebrate the victory in which they fought gallantly in
the defense of Quang Tri Province. This was the spearhead of the Marine
Assault that re-captured the Citadel in Quang Tri City on September 19,
Below: Unidentified ARVN
Marines stand in formation at the salute.
Below: Major Thang Nguyen,
Commander of the 1st Marine battalion (QUAI DIEU).
Below: ARVN Marines in combat.
Below: ARVN Marines with
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Below: The Marine monument
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General Bui The Lan, Commander of Marine Division 1972-1975.
Below: This unidentified
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fate? or that of his friends? I wonder if this idealistic looking youth
made it out of Vietnam in 1975 before the Communists could send him to
a re-education camp killing his spirit forever.