CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 23, 2024, entitled "Indiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024": * * * Indiana had 140,000 job openings in June 2024, compared to 168,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Indiana was 4.1 percent i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 23, 2024, entitled "Minnesota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024": * * * Minnesota had 174,000 job openings in June 2024, compared to 177,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Minnesota was 5.5 per  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 23, 2024, entitled "Nebraska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024": * * * Nebraska had 49,000 job openings in June 2024, unchanged from May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Nebraska was 4.4 percent in June, unchang  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: A man who sold purported heroin that contained fentanyl in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was sentenced today to 163 months in federal prison. Rodney Eugene Lewis, age 49, from Chicago Heights, Illinois, received the prison term after a February 6, 2024 guilty plea to one count of distribution of a controlled substance. Between February 2020 and June 2020,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Last week President Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Springfield, Illinois. The new national monument will tell the story of a horrific attack by a white mob on a Black community, its significance within the Civil Rights Movement, and the broader history of Black community resilience in the face of violent oppression. At a time when some are work  more