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*Indiana Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday January 10, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Asheville, NC, leads metropolitan area unemployment rate increases for year ending November 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were higher in November 2024 than a year earlier in 308 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 60 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas. A total of 65 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 6 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in November was 4.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up fro  more

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces 15 Additional States Onboard With National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1, Shares Update on Vaccination Efforts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA APHIS Shares Fifteen New States Joining the NMTS and Critical Updates on HPAI Vaccines Across Species Jan. 08, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that 15 additional states have enrolled in the National Milk Testing Strategy, bringing the total number of states to 28 in roughly one month since the program launched. The  more