WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0488) on April 16, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 3 states. Total separations rates decreased in 7 states and increased i  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0489) on April 16, 2025, entitled "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2025": * * * Median weekly earnings of the nation's 120.9 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,194 in the first quarter of 2025 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 4.8 percent higher than a year earlier,  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter Mustang decommissioned after nearly 40 years of service The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) during a ceremony in Seward, Tuesday. Capt. Christopher Culpepper, the commander of Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska & U.S. Arctic, presided over the ceremony honoring the nearly 40 years of service Mustang and its crews provi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 16, 2025 NAVY Heil Trailer International LLC, Gatesville, Texas, is awarded a $49,118,320 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for M870A2-Off-Road suspension upgrade engineering change proposal (ECP) to support the Marine Corps (USMC) medium and heavy tactical vehicles (MHTV). The contract provides for MHTV's requirement to procure, produce and integrate   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom files lawsuit to end President Trump's tariffs SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump's use of emergency powers to enact broad-sweeping tariffs that hurt states, consumers, and businesses. The lawsuit argues that President Trump lacks the authority to unilaterally i  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: * * * Keel Laid for Future USNS Solomon Atkinson MOBILE, Ala. --The keel for the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), a Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, was laid during a ceremony on April 16, at Austal USA. The keel laying represents the start of a ship's construction. During the ceremony, the keel is authenticated when the ship's sponsors weld their initials into the keel plate, with the assistance   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Keel Laid for Future USNS Solomon Atkinson MOBILE, Ala. --The keel for the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), a Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, was laid during a ceremony on April 16, at Austal USA. The keel laying represents the start of a ship's construction. During the ceremony, the keel is authenticated when the ship's sponsors weld their initials into the keel plate, with the ass  more