WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 7, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, had highest employment concentration of production occupations in May 2024 Production occupations had employment of 8.7 million in May 2024, representing 5.7 percent of total U.S. employment. Production occupations include jobs operating machinery or equipment to assemble goods or distribute power and are g  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 8, 2025: * * * How Should Africa Respond to Trump's New Tariffs? By Hannah Ryder, Trevor Lwere and Ovigwe Eguegu Last week, the Trump administration moved to impose sweeping tariffs on almost all countries in the world in a bid to rectify the U.S. trade deficit and encourage the reshoring and revival of the U.S. domestic manufacturing and industrial sectors. African countries we  more

BONN, Germany, April 10 (TNSres) -- IZA - Institute of Labor Economics issued the following discussion paper (No. 17828) in April 2025 by Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Zhuo Zhang and Weina Zhou entitled "Navigating Cleaner Waters: Waste Import and Water Pollution." Here is the abstract: * * * This paper examines the causal impacts of reducing solid waste imports on water quality in China, which was the world's largest importer of waste until recently. We focus on the National Sword policy, introduc  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following technical note (No. 2334) on March 20, 2025 by Andrew Maizel, Andre Thompson, Benjamin Place, Alix Rodowa, Jessica Reiner, Audrey Tombaugh, Halen Solomon, Brittany Stinger, Michelle Donnelly and Rick Davis entitled "Suspect Screening of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in New Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles." Here is the abstract: * * * Firefighter turnout   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: TRUMP TARIFFS LIKELY TO DRIVE NEW YORK RIGHT INTO A RECESSION; NYC METRO AREA IS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE AS ONE OF LARGEST TRADE HUBS IN WORLD; SENATOR DETAILS NUMBERS THAT COULD ROT VARIETY OF... Schumer Warns Over 260,000 NY Jobs Tied To Exports At "Direct Hit" Risk ; JP Morgan Says Chance For National Recession Now At 60%--But Schumer Says For New York, That   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10256) on April 10, 2025, by Asian trade and finance specialist Karen M. Sutter. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Economic Relations Taiwan is a top U.S. trade partner and a key link in global technology and manufacturing supply chains. Taiwan's economy is highly dependent on global trade; exports account for about 70% of its gross domestic product (GDP). Taiwan's policie  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 8 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA researchers team up with L.A. County Fire Department to investigate possible source of cancer risk Key takeaways * In cooperation with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, a multidisciplinary team at UCLA will isolate the contaminants on firefighter jackets and assess their effects on human cells. * Firefighters at one station will wear the jackets in rotation for two months, th  more