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

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on April 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity across the Eighth District has continued to increase slightly since our previous report. Labor market conditions were generally unchanged. Inflation pressures increased modestly, although firms continue to note higher costs are compressing profit margins as they are unable or unwilling to increase prices to customers. Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- President Biden issued the following statement on April 21, 2024, on the death of ex-Sen. David Pryor: * * * If there is one word that defined David Pryor - and the essence of his character - it is integrity. In serving the people of his beloved Arkansas as a State Representative, a U.S. Congressman, a Governor, and a Senator, David always kept his word. He never stopped fighting for working men and women, for the poor, for civil rights. And he was willing to reach acr  more