DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 15, 2022, entitled "Employer Costs For Employee Compensation for the Regions - September 2022": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.65 per hour in the South to $43.84 in the Northeast in September 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-22-2308) on Dec. 15, 2022: Job openings rates decreased in 15 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 8 states and increased in 5 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 1 state. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separat  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 17 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, issued the following news: A typhoon, smoke from wildfires and increasing rain are not what most imagine when thinking of the Arctic. Yet these are some of the climate-driven events included in NOAA's 2022 Arctic Report Card, which provides a detailed picture of how warming is reshaping the once reliably frozen, snow-covered region which is heating up faster than any ot  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the 10th week of the first quarter for fiscal year 2023. For the seventh consecutive week, the average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was 2.5 days. FY23 first quarter service performance scores covering Oct. 1 through Dec. 9 included: * First-Class Mail: 91.7 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on t  more