NEW YORK, April 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on April 10, 2023, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New York - 2022": In 2022, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.7 percent in New York State and 11.5   more

NEW YORK, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on April 12, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - March 2023": Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged down 0.1 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner William  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: Unemployment rates were lower in February 2023 than a year earlier in 228 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 131 areas, and unchanged in 30 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, February 2023 * * * The largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases in February occurred in Lima, Ohio (-2.0 perc  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news on April 11, 2023: Walking into his local Newark, New Jersey, Military Entrance Processing Station, Army hopeful Adam Vega was running on no sleep and little preparation as he sat down to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test. The ASVAB is an exam that helps predict future academic and occupational success. The military uses it to determine whether an individual qualifies for service, if they can re  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHUST, New Jersey, April 11 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst Awards Ceremony held April 5 at the Flight Deck Community Center recognized teammates for their outstanding accomplishments and efforts supporting the warfighter during 2022. "With today's ceremony, we are focusing on outcomes that matter to the warfighter. We are changing the game by celebrating the inn  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: A member of a Newark street gang made his initial court appearance today on firearms charges related to the shooting of multiple victims, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. Munir Muhammad, aka "Mu," 18, of Newark, is charged by complaint with one count of possession of a machinegun and possession of an unregistered firearm. He appear  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina, Adair F. Boroughs, issued the following news release: L&T Technology Services, LTD ("LTTS"), a company based in India, with U.S. offices in Edison New Jersey, has agreed to pay $9,928,000 to resolve allegations that between 2014 and 2019, LTTS underpaid visa fees owed to the United States by acquiring inexpensive B-1 visas, rather than more expensive H-1B visas, in alleged violation of the False Claims A  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, April 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Air Mobility Command hosted the annual Spring Industry Preview for Department of Defense and industry partners at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 11-12. The theme was "Outpacing the Threat Together: 500' & Below." The conference is designed to introduce industry innovators to the operational challenges faced by the Mobility enterprise and invite them to col  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: A North Carolina woman today admitted her role in a health care fraud conspiracy in which she paid for doctors' orders for durable medical equipment (DME), namely orthotic braces, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Ircania Vargas, 50, of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Kev  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Today the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing the availability of $1 billion in grants to increase equitable access to trees and green spaces in urban and community forests where more than 84% of Americans live, work and play. The announcement is part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda and the Administration's work to build a clean energy economy, advance e  more