WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0904) on May 28, 2025, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - April 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 286 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 72 areas, and unchanged in 29 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 77 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 8 ar  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0907) on May 29, 2025, entitled "Productivity by State - 2024": * * * Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output increased in all 50 states and the District. Hours worked increased in 29 states and the District. Indiana experienced the highest growt  more