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OPA News Release: [09/15/2004] Contact Name: Ed
Frank Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao
Regarding New Survey Showing How Americans Balance Work, Family
WASHINGTONU.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao released the
following statement in response to the first-ever American Time Use Survey by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS):
This weeks inaugural release of the American Time Use Survey
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the first official statistics on how
American workers and families balance the time devoted each day to their work,
family and managing their household. President Bush has proposed policies for
comp-time and flex-time to ensure that private sector workers have the same
flexibility public sector workers enjoy today in meeting the demands of their
busy schedules.
For more information about the new BLS survey, visit
www.bls.gov.
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