WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The first Friday in December is Bartender Appreciation Day, so we raise our glasses and present some BLS data related to these master mixologists who shake, stir, pour, and serve drinks in food services and drinking places and other industries. Nationwide, bartender employment was 613,070 in May 2022. The largest numbers of bartender employment was   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: Upcoming elections for federal office: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary *Dates subject to change. Election dates marked with an asterisk are updated and state-approved. December 2023: No elections for federal office scheduled January 2024-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 30, 2023: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 218,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 209,000 to 211,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,000, a decrease of 500 from  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: A cybersecurity breach at Welltok, Inc., the software company contracted to provide communications services to Corewell Health's southeastern Michigan properties, has reportedly affected more than one million Michigan residents, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. The names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, medical diagnoses, health insurance information, and Social Security  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: A Nevada resident pleaded guilty today to the distribution of fentanyl via the U.S. Mail, which resulted in serious bodily injury after the fentanyl nearly killed a Park City, Utah resident. According to court documents, and admissions made during his change of plea hearing, Colin Andrew Shapard, 22, of Las Vegas, Nevada, mailed a package containing numero  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 2 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the States of Montana and Idaho, in a Second Amendment case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The matter in front of the court involves a challenge to a law passed by the Hawaii State Legislature in June 2023 that "prohibits the carry or possession of firearms" in designated places, including "bars and restaurants serving  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news: * * * Business Elevated Podcast (Season 5 Episode 37) This podcast series features business and government leaders discussing what it's like to live and work in the great state of Utah. The Business Elevated podcast is available on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-elevated/id1453052684), Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6  more