WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0701) on April 19, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - March 2024": Unemployment rates were lower in March in 6 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-nine states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 20 states a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 34 Texas counties and neighboring county in New Mexico of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic l  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank issued the following national summary of the Beige Book on April 17, 2024: * * * Overall Economic Activity Overall economic activity expanded slightly, on balance, since late February. Ten out of twelve Districts experienced either slight or modest economic growth--up from eight in the previous report, while the other two reported no changes in activity. Consumer spending barely increased overall, but reports were quite mixed across Di  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following Beige Book on April 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Eleventh District economy expanded modestly. While activity in services and housing grew, manufacturing output, retail sales, and loan demand declined slightly. Employment growth slowed as wages, input costs, and selling prices grew at a moderate pace. Demand for nonprofit services remained elevated. Overall, Texas firms noted an uptick   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on April 19, 2024: * * * 2024 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue Mid-Year Review Fact Sheet Government officials from the United States and Mexico met virtually today, April 19, 2024, for the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) Mid-Year Review. HLED principals discussed joint accomplishments and progress on the dialogue's ongoing workstreams since the third HLED Ministerial in Washing  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following fact sheet on April 19, 2024: * * * 2024 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue Mid-Year Review Fact Sheet Government officials from the United States and Mexico met virtually today, April 19, 2024, for the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) Mid-Year Review. HLED principals discussed joint accomplishments and progress on the dialogue's ongoing workstreams since the third HLED Mini  more