WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1558) on Dec. 11, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - September 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September in 8 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Eighteen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 9 states h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Little Caesars Franchise for Racial Harassment and Retaliation * Federal lawsuit says Mount Vernon, Washington location allowed rampant use of racial slurs targeting African American employees SEATTLE - Target Market Enterprises, Inc. (TME), a franchise owner of Little Caesars restaurants in Western Washington, violated federal law when it allowed employees to use derogator  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 12 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis announced the following event on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * 2026 Regional Economic Conditions Conference The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will host its ninth annual Regional Economic Conditions Conference on January 9, 2026. The half-day conference will feature Xcel Energy's Chairman, President, and CEO Bob Frenzel, who will talk with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari about the economic challenges and opportunit  more