The nation employs fewer people than it has at any point since late 1999, its longest stretch without job growth in 20 years.

Some nations, such as Germany, France and Japan employ a multi-payer system in which health care is funded by private and public contributions.

The House leaders complain that this is not properly a federal concern and that most nations with tougher aviation security still employ private guards.

Mr. Ferguson noted that the nation still employed 500,000 fewer people in March than it did at the trough of the recession in 2001.

So once the nation is fully employing most eligible workers and other valuable economic resources, its cruising speed is nowhere near last year's 4.5 percent growth rate.

For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.

Heinberg outlines four possible strategies nations could employ to respond to the economic challenges associated with declining oil production:

Many nations and regions have their own characteristic sausages, using meats and other ingredients native to the region and employed in traditional dishes.

No nation in the world should employ capital punishment.

For that reason, many European nations have employed mediation teams with two mediators, one from each country involved.