WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Montana leads in hires rates at 5.3 percent, April 2025 Montana, at 5.3 percent, was among the states with the highest hires rates in April 2025, while Pennsylvania, at 2.1 percent, was among the lowest. California had the most hires (588,000) and Vermont had the least (11,000). * * * Chart: State hires rates, April 2025, seasonally adjusted * *  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA and State Partners Celebrate 40 Years of Action to Protect and Restore Long Island Sound with New Conservation and Management Plan * EPA, states of New York and Connecticut and many partners meet to sign resolution of support, unveil Long Island Sound Partnership's refreshed name and logo Rye, N.Y. \- Today in Rye, N.Y., senior officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Con  more