MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * Conversations with the Fed: Workers' Experiences with Unemployment Insurance Unemployment insurance (UI) helps laid-off workers stay afloat when they are looking for a job. How do economists think about UI and its effects on the labor market? What factors help shape workers' access to UI? And why are researchers at the Fed interested in all this? Ayushi Narayan and Ryan N  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. WP 25-13) on May 14, 2025 by Francesco Chiocchio, Jeremy Greenwood, Nezih Guner and Karen Kopecky entitled "Opioids and Post-COVID Labor-Force Participation." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract At the onset of COVID-19, U.S. labor-force participation dropped by about 3 percentage points and remained below pre-pandemic levels three years later. Recovery varied across states, with s  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWC Crane to receive two nationwide Federal Laboratory Consortium awards for superior technology transfer Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) was recognized with two awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) at the 2025 FLC Awards Ceremony on May 15, 2025 during the FLC National Meeting. Dr. Angela Lewis, SES, the Technical Director at NSWC Crane, was awarded Lab Director of t  more