WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In May 2024, there were a total of 6,694,000 unemployed people and 8,140,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.8 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 4.9 percent. Fourteen states had 0.5 or fewer unemployed person per job opening: North Dakota (0.3 person), Vermont and South Dakota (0.4 person  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY EA-Baker Partners JV, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 25, 2029. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-24-D-0019). Massma  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY EA-Baker Partners JV, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 25, 2029. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-24-D-0019). Massma  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Destiny Walker, 55th Wing Public Affairs Stephen Cobb and his son, Garrett, toured Offutt Air Force Base on July 19, 2024. Stephen is the son of retired Chief Master Sgt. Lawrence Cobb, a 55th Wing Hall of Fame inductee. "It's nice to come back to where you were born," said Stephen Cobb. "I have lots of memories from here." During their visit, the Cobbs were able to tour t  more