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The Philadelphia Council for Business Economics
A Chapter of NABE

is pleased to present

Dr. Keith Hall, Commissioner
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Presentation: "Labor Market Outlook"

Dr. Keith Hall serves as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). He was confirmed by the Senate in December 2007 and officially sworn-in to office in January 2008 for a four year term. The BLS is a 2,500-person organization and is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics. The Bureau operates two dozen surveys and programs that measure employment and unemployment, compensation, worker safety, productivity, and consumer and price movements. He has a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and a M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University.

Prior to his current position, Dr. Hall had eighteen years of federal service with the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Commerce, the International Trade Commission, and the Executive Office of the President. Most recently, he served as Chief Economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers where he analyzed a broad range of fiscal, regulatory and macroeconomic policies and directed a team that monitored the state of the economy and developed economic forecasts.

Dr. Hall also served as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Commerce for four years. In that role, he was the principal economic advisor to the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, and served as a special adviser to the Secretary of Commerce and as a member of the Secretary's principal management team.

Dr. Hall previously served as a Senior International Economist in the Research Division at the U.S. International Trade Commission — an independent agency conducting general investigations on any matter involving tariffs and international trade, including conditions of competition between U.S. and foreign industries. He has been on full time faculty in the Economic Departments at the Universities of Arkansas and Missouri, and has published a number of papers on international trade and international trade policy.


Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Time: 11:45 am for Federal Reserve Security clearance
           12:00 pm - Lunch begins
             1:00 pm - Presentation begins

Place: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Directions
            Ten Independence Mall (Seventh & Arch Streets),
            Philadelphia, PA

Cost: PCBE Members - $20.00
          GIC / CFA Phila Members - $25.00
          Nonmembers - $30.00
          Student - $15.00 (with Valid College ID)

Teleconference Option available for those that can't be present

Please Note: Reservations are required and must be made or canceled no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting. "No-shows" will be billed.

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