WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: Nebraska had the highest proportion of employed people in 2022, 68.1 percent, followed by North Dakota, 67.8 percent. The District of Columbia had the highest annual average employment-population ratio in its history, 67.4 percent. West Virginia (52.5 percent) and Mississippi (52.7 percent) had the lowest employment-population ratios among the states. Overall,  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is seeking public comment to evaluate the impacts of the proposed McKenzie County Water Resource District Phase II Transmission Main Project, located within and adjacent to the Missouri River and Lake Sakakawea in McKenzie and Williams Counties, North Dakota. In compliance with USC Title 33, Chapter 9, Subchapter 1, Section 408, the McK  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Nebraska Field Office issued the following news release: All layers in Nebraska during January 2023 totaled 6.21 million, down from 8.43 million the previous year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Nebraska egg production during January totaled 148 million eggs, down from 210 million in 2022. January egg production per 100 layers was 2,378 eggs  more