WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were higher in August 2023 than a year earlier in 189 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 186 areas, and unchanged in 14 areas. A total of nine areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0 percent and five areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. * * * Chart: Metropolitan area unemployment rates, August 2023 * * * In August, B  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Colin Perkins, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Monroe, commander of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing, hosted his first all call Oct. 6, 2023, here. During the all call, Monroe alongside Chief Master Sgt. Carl Vogel, command chief of the 319th RW, addressed airmen about the future of the wing, highlighting   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in nine North Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Montana are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought i  more