CHICAGO, Illinois, March 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 9, 2023, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in South Dakota - 2022": In 2022, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 4.2 percent in South Dakota  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: For Women's History Month, let's look at women's labor force participation rates for 2022. The District of Columbia had the highest women's labor force participation rate, at 66.5 percent, followed by Nebraska (65.5 percent), Minnesota (63.9 percent), North Dakota (63.8 percent), and South Dakota (63.6 percent). * * * Chart: Labor force participatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that producers in counties affected by eligible disaster events in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, and Tennessee can apply for cost-share assistance through the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP). The new program provides cost-share assista  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, March 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Michael Caggiano, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and personnel from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron returned to Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, March 5, 2023, after a Bomber Task Force (BTF) deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. The BTF enhanced the readiness of the B-1 and showcased U.S. interoperability and lethality in the   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that producers in counties affected by eligible disaster events in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, and Tennessee can apply for cost-share assistance through the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP). The new program provides cost-share assistance for the constructi  more