WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from Economics Daily: Massachusetts had the highest unemployment rate in June, 17.4 percent, followed by New Jersey, 16.6 percent, and New York, 15.7 percent. The rates in these three states set new highs. (All state data begin in 1976.) Kentucky had the lowest unemployment rate in June, 4.3 percent. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates in June 2020 that wer  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 22: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan for the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund site on the banks of the Passaic River in Newark. The proposed plan includes a combination of technologies and methods to address the cleanup of contaminated soil, sewer water, waste and groundwater at the site. "EPA previously took action to prevent further release  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 24 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 22-RC-261504) by Region 22 Regional Director David E. Leach III: RUSSELL REID WASTE HAULING & DISPOSAL SERVICE COMPANY, INC./1 Employer and INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 825 Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION I. INTRODUCTION On June 11, 2020, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 825(the Petitioner), filed a representation petition pursuant to S  more