WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 27, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Midland, Texas, had highest employment concentration of construction and extraction occupations in May 2025 Construction and extraction occupations had employment of 6.4 million in May 2025, representing 4.1 percent of total U.S. employment. This occupational group includes construction trades workers, such as carpenters and electri  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 26, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area employment down 32,600 from March 2025 to March 2026 From March 2025 to March 2026, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 8 metropolitan areas, decreased in 8 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 371 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year percent change in total nonfarm employment for metrop  more