CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2025, entitled "Iowa Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Iowa had 75,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 76,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate in Iowa was 4.5  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Ames - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.02 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Cedar Rapids - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.73 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.21 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Des Moines-West Des Moines - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.09 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Dubuque - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.12 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Iowa City - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.17 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Sioux City - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.27 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Waterloo-Cedar Falls - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.67 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Act  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Glad SBA Revises Disastrous Biden-Era Underwriting Standards Within 7(a) Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement in response to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) changes to the 7(a) program's standard operating procedure. Ernst discussed undoing the damage of the Biden administration and f  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Gonzales Codify Trump Efforts to Protect Americans from Criminal Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON - During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) are codifying key parts of President Trump's zero-tolerance border crackdown by introducing new legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes. The Better Enforcement of Griev  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Mail Hauler Trucking to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settles Federal Suit Charging That Trucking Company Fired Employee Because of His Disability WEST FARGO, N.D. - Mail Hauler Trucking, LLC., which delivers mail for the United States Postal Service in North Dakota and South Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment O  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales, Senator Ernst Codify Trump Efforts to Protect Americans from Criminal Illegal Aliens During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are codifying key parts of President Trump's zero-tolerance border crackdown by introducing new legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes. The Better Enfor  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Quad Cities Chamber Host Miller-Meeks for Roundtable on Tax Reform DAVENPORT \- Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce hosted Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) for a roundtable discussion in Davenport, Iowa with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions before portions of President Trump's 2  more