WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0701) on April 19, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - March 2024": Unemployment rates were lower in March in 6 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-nine states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 20 states a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 11 South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota and North Dakota of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Beige Book on April 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Ninth District economy grew slightly since the previous report. Employment grew slightly, and labor demand was softer. Price pressures increased, while wage pressures were moderate and continued to ease. Business survey respondents reported that demand increased on balance. Commercial and residential construction improved slightly,   more