WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in February 2023, 5.5 percent, followed by Oregon, 4.7 percent. North Dakota and South Dakota had the lowest jobless rates, 2.1 percent each. The next lowest rates were in Nebraska, 2.3 percent, and Montana and Utah, 2.4 percent each. The rates in Maryland (2.9 percent), Montana (2.4 percent), and Wisconsin (2.  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: New York had the lowest job openings rate in January 2023, at 4.5 percent. An additional three states and the District of Columbia had job openings rates under 6.0 percent: District of Columbia (5.5 percent), Connecticut (5.5 percent), California (5.6 percent), and North Dakota (5.7 percent). * * * Chart: Job openings rates by state, January 2023 *  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 4, 2023: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $16 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring critical mineral supply chains to America and reduce reliance on competitors like China. The funding will support projects in West Virginia and North Dakota for the development of a first-of-a-kind rare earth element and critical mi  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: * * * Made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $62,283,000 for North Dakota essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 bill  more

FARGO, North Dakota, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: * * * Department of Justice Distributes Compensation to People Harmed by Lack of Accessible Features at Residential Rental Properties Covered in Fair Housing Act Lawsuit * * * The United States Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota, through Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl, acting under authority conferred by 28 U.S.C. Sec. 515, announced t  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: A draft integrated letter report and programmatic environmental assessment has been developed to determine the economic and environmental impacts of federal participation in state-managed watercraft inspection programs within the states of Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska to protect the Upper Missouri River Basin. Comments on the draft Programmatic EA  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda: Delivering for North Dakota Companies have committed to invest over $1 billion in North Dakota since President Biden took office For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden's In  more