WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1266) on Aug. 13, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 11 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 2 states and increased in 1 state more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 13, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates higher in 217 metro areas from June 2024 to June 2025 Unemployment rates were higher in June 2025 than a year earlier in 217 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 147 areas, and unchanged in 23 areas. A total of 27 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 9 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Iowa -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Iowa were 73,013, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 71,806, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP announces additional partnerships for new and expanded services * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today 33 tentative selections for new reimbursable services agreements that will promote cross-border trade and facilitate essential travel to the United States. The Reimbursable Services Program allows private sector and state an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Current Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) advocating for the inclusion of cardiac electrophysiology (EP) procedures in the proposed Covered Procedure List (CPL) for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) in the upcoming 2026 payment system. The clinic argues that adding these procedures, particularly cardiac ablation, will enhance patient care accessibility and reduce healthcare costs. The l more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has approved several duty-free applications for scientific instruments paving the way for American universities to import specialized equipment from abroad. ITA's decision follows a public notice period where no comments were submitted, indicating a consensus that the foreign-made tools have no domestic equivalent. This approval is a boost for national research efforts, enabling institutions to acq more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Slotkin, Ernst, Ricketts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen American Biomanufacturing * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act to create jobs and create new markets for our farmers by strengthening the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioP more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Mercyhealth to Pay Over $1 Million to Settle EEOC COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate-Related Religious Discrimination Charges * CHICAGO - Mercyhealth, a health care system operating hospitals and clinics in Illinois and Wisconsin, agreed to pay more than $1 million in monetary relief to a class of employees and has offered to reinstate employees that it terminated for refusing to comply with the more PR