WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * 30 states have unemployment rate increases over the year ending February 2025 From February 2024 to February 2025, unemployment rates increased in 30 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate changed little over the month at 4.1 percent but was 0.2 percentage point  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 29, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,000, a decrease of 1,250 from   more

HELENA, Montana, April 4 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Montana Named Best State for Startups * April 04 2025 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana was ranked as the best state for business startups. "As an entrepreneur, I know firsthand the joys and challenges of starting and growing a business," Gov. Gianforte said. "With my experience, I am working every day as governor to make government more efficient and respons  more