WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates averaged 1.8 percent in South Dakota, 5.6 percent in Nevada, in 2024 South Dakota had the lowest annual average unemployment rate among the states in 2024, 1.8 percent. Unemployment rates were 2.3 percent in Vermont and 2.4 percent in North Dakota. Two states, Arizona and Pennsylvania, had record low unemployment rates in 2024, b  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Financial Statements for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve System released the 2024 annual financial statements for the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, individually and combined, as well as for the Board of Governors. See the Board's press release and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's financial statements. Prior years' financial statements can be found on our A  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez Joins Bipartisan Effort to Support Access to Rural Ambulance Services This week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) joined a group of her bipartisan colleagues to introduce the Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act to ensure that rural and remote communities maintain access to critical emergency services, including Reps. Claudia Tenney (NY-24) a  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Jersey Pays More to Federal Government Than Any Other State, Gets Least in Return NORTH JERSEY -- In case you missed it: a new WalletHub study revealed that New Jersey paid the most taxes to the federal government while receiving the least federal dollars in return. The study shows that Jersey families and small businesses contribute significantly more in federal taxes compared to Mooch  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Praise All Around for EPA's Greatest and Most Consequential Day of Deregulation in U.S. History WASHINGTON - One week after the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history, praise for the 31 historic actions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is undertaking under President Trump and Administrator Lee Zeldin keeps pouring in. Combined, these  more