WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In May 2024, there were a total of 6,694,000 unemployed people and 8,140,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.8 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 4.9 percent. Fourteen states had 0.5 or fewer unemployed person per job opening: North Dakota (0.3 person), Vermont and South Dakota (0.4 person  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news on July 30, 2024: In July, 43,647 consumers harmed by All American Check Cashing, Inc., will begin receiving refund checks in the mail. The CFPB took action against the check cashing and payday loan company All American and its owner, Michael Gray, alleging that All American failed to disclose the cost of cashing a check and used deceptive tactics to prevent consumers from canceling or refunding a transac  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * NTSB issues safety alert and safety recommendations following investigation * * * The design of a new passenger ferry's engine and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to a 2022 fire aboard a Staten Island Ferry, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The fire broke out in the engine room of the passenger ferry Sandy Grou  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, July 31 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * Three communities across Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi receive funding thanks to a partnership between the DRA and EDA * * * More than $4.3 million in investments has been awarded to three projects across Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi, thanks to a partnership program between the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). With funds pro  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 31 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced the promotion of Brigadier General Bobby M. Ginn, Jr. to the rank of Major General effective immediately. "Major General Ginn has been a tremendous asset to our state and our nation," said Governor Tate Reeves. "I'm thankful for his lifetime of service in the Mississippi National Guard, and I congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion.  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article by agricultural economists Daniel Szmurlo and J. Wesley Burnett: * * * Highlights: * About 40 percent of farmland in the 48 contiguous States is rented, and tenants may operate farms differently than owner-operators because they may be less likely to see the long-term effects of management decisions such as adoption of conservation practices. * An examination of tillage  more