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

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 23 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: From Oct. 21-23, over 70 community school leaders, practitioners, and educational officials from Hawaii and Alaska will visit Albuquerque to participate in a learning lab organized by the ABC Community School Partnership. The group will include representatives from 20 schools across three islands in Hawaii, along with state and district leaders from the Hawaii Department of Education. Their  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. CES-24-50) in September 2024 entitled "Internal Migration in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * The Geography of Address Changes, 2019-2021 The pandemic migration spike was driven by a sustained increase in moves across state and county boundaries rather than local moves within counties. Table 3 disaggregates 2020 and 2021 change of address counts by a rough measure o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P70br-194) on Sept. 25, 2024, by Julia Beckhusen and Clayton Gumber entitled "Multiple Jobholders in the U.S.: 2019." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION/1,2 Multiple jobholders make up a small but significant portion of the labor force. In 2013, the national rate of multiple jobholding was 8.3 percent (Beckhusen, 2019). Previous research has shown that this rate fluctuates considerably by region and st  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following investigation report (No. 23-0282) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Alleged Ethics Violations, BLM, DC." Here are excerpts: * * * I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We investigated allegations that Nada Culver, Principal Deputy Director for Policy and Programs for the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI's) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), may have violated ethics requirements when she participated in particular matters involving Con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following inspections report (No. 2023-ISP-040) on Oct. 18, 2024, entitled "The Bureau of Indian Education Must Correct Safety and Health Deficiencies and Improve Emergency Preparedness and Security at Havasupai Elementary School." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Tony Dearman, Director, Bureau of Indian Education From: Nicki Miller, Acting Assistant Inspector General  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts About 3.3 million children were enrolled in kindergarten in 2024. But do states know how ready they were? Children have varying degrees of the social, emotional, language, motor, and other skills that they need to be successful in kindergarten. 27 states required their school districts to formally assess children's "kindergarten readiness" for the 2023-2024 s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Consent Decree Sets Court-Enforceable Schedule for EPA to Revisit Wood Heater Emission Standards to Protect Public Health and Welfare * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has entered a settlement agreement (https://www.mass.gov/doc/wood-heaters-settlement) between  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: 2nd Lt. Jakob Stone never thought he'd be living out more than one dream but now he's doing just that, in an unexpected way. "Growing up, it had always been my dream to become a fighter pilot," said Stone, a Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) student. "But I was also passionate about playing soccer." From an early age, Stone was fascinated with aviation. "I was often atten  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 24 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 17 States on an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Gray v. Jennings. The filing, led by the State of West Virginia, petitions the nation's high court to grant this Second Amendment case in order to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans around the country to keep and bear arms. In 2022, the State of Delaware pa  more