WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment up in 20 states from August 2024 to August 2025 From August 2024 to August 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 20 states and was essentially unchanged in 30 states and the District of Columbia. * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm employment by state, August 2024 to August 2025, seasonally adjusted * * * The larg  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration is issuing an interim final rule to change the way it calculates the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for temporary foreign workers employed in agricultural labor under the H-2A nonimmigrant status. This action revises the methodology for determining these wages for non-range occupations. For the majority of H-2A job opportunities, the Employment and Training Administration will now use wag  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: * * * TVA, TWRA Partner to Restore Vital Sport Fish Habitat on Watauga Reservoir The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are partnering to restore and enhance Watauga Reservoir fish habitat in Carter and Johnson counties in Upper East Tennessee. Tropical Storm Helene - the remnants of Hurricane Helene - swept across the region on Sept. 27, 2024. That histori  more