SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on the business employment dynamics in Hawaii for 3rd quarter 2019: From June 2019 to September 2019, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Hawaii were 29,020, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 28,365, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from the Economics Daily: In April 2020, unemployment rates in 43 states were at their highest levels since the state unemployment data began in January 1976. Unemployment rates in Hawaii and Nevada exceeded their previous highs by more than 10.0 percentage points each, while the rates in Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont exceeded their previous highs by more than 5.0 po  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following Education Review newsletter on May 29: Secretary DeVos recently announced the approval of the first six career and technical education (CTE) state plans under the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), which was signed into law by President Trump in 2018. Perkins V encourages states to expand opportunities for every student to access coursework that will put them on the path t  more

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii, May 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Honolulu District issued the following news release: Honolulu District's Jessica Podoski, a hydraulic engineer in the Civil Works Technical Branch, Engineering and Construction Division, is the national U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Climate Champion of 2019 award winner for her work in preparing climate change and resilience studies in the Pacific Region. In a May 12 email announcing the award, Kathleen White, chair of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Office of Special Counsel issued the following news release: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) filed a Hatch Act complaint with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) charging a federal employee with violating the Hatch Act's prohibitions against engaging in political activity while on duty or in the federal workplace and knowingly soliciting political contributions. In its complaint, OSC alleges that the individual, an elected party chairman representi  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on May 28: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Hawaii has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures. Background: Hawaii will be able t  more