WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The national hires rate was 3.3 percent in August 2024, with the total number of hires at 5.3 million. Alaska was among the states with the highest hires rate, at 5.0 percent, followed by Florida, Idaho, and Oklahoma (4.4 percent each). California was among those with the most hires, at 511,000, followed by Texas (464,000), and Florida (442,000).   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut - First Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 5 of the 6 largest planning regions--a county-level equivalent--in Connecticut from March 2023 to March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large planning regions are those with annual average employment  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Oxy Vinyls, LP, to resolve alleged violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) at the company's facility in Pedricktown, N.J. The settlement includes a $113,000 civil penalty. "EPA is   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * New York Slated to Get a Total of Over $450M for Water Infrastructure Through Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda * * * NEW YORK- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. New York is slat  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Kenneth Moore, age 41, of New Jersey, was convicted today of two counts of alien smuggling for private financial gain, following a 3-day jury trial. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Chief Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector, made the announcement. The evidence at trial established that on June  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Earlier today, a indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jerome Waters, also known as "the Engineer," Calvin Israel and William Barnett for their alleged roles in the kidnapping, robbery and fatal shooting of a victim in Queens, New York on July 25, 2024. Two of the defendants, Waters and Israel, were arrested today in Mary  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: A New York man was found guilty today of felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. William Joseph Pepe, 35, of White   more