WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 22, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were lower in April in 3 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Nineteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, and 25 states and the District had little change. The n  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 22 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 32 States And D.C. Between April 2025 And April 2026; 32 States Add Construction Jobs From March To April Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Lag; Florida and New Mexico Lead in Monthly Gains, While New Jersey and Maine Have the Biggest and Steepest   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Votes to Advance Highway Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to invest in America's critical transportation and infrastructure programs and protect American infrastructure from Chinese spy technology. Several of Johnson's priorities were included in the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development (BUILD) for America's 250th Act, whi  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Three Candidates from Iowa for Election to Congress * AFGE says Christina Bohannan, Lindsay James, and Sarah Trone Garriott will fight for workers' rights and benefits EAGAN, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three candidates for election to the U.S. House re  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 22 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Giving with gratitude: planned gifts support nursing, research, and patient care Support for nursing, prostate cancer research, and cerebral palsy treatment will make a lasting difference for patients. * After retiring from a business career in Nebraska, longtime Detroit Tigers fan Paul Hansen found he had more time to travel to Michigan to at  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi's Rhoshunda Kelly Elected CSBS Chair The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced the election of Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance Commissioner Rhoshunda G. Kelly to serve as the new chair of the CSBS Board of Directors. The election took place during the CSBS annual meeting, where new officers for 2026-27 were also installed. Chair Kel  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 22 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU's Wingman tops NASA's Blue Skies contest * AI-enabled safety glasses designed by a group of South Dakota State University engineering students so impressed judges at a NASA contest that State students repeated as champions at the Gateways to Blue Skies competition at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. The glasses are designed to assist aircraft mechanics, but they could be applie  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * The Best of America * The month of May is dedicated to those who have served and continue to serve our country at home and around the world. Military Spouse Day, Armed Forces Day, and Memorial Day, when we remember all those who have laid down their lives in service to our country, all fall during this month, and we celebrate Military Appreciation Month all May long. It's an extraordinary thing to  more