WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics Fourth Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - July 29, 2026 (18 pages) * * * From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains from expanding and opening private-sector establishments were 7.8 million, an increase of 363,000 jobs from the previous quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over this period, gross job losses from contracting and closing private-sector establishments were 7.2 million, a decrease of 389 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - July 29, 2026 (24 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in June than a year earlier in 184 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 178 areas, and unchanged in 25 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 15 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 7 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Cedar Rapids May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 27, 2026 * * * Workers in the Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.19 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included mana more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 27, 2026 * * * Workers in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.76 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying majo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Des Moines-West Des Moines May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 27, 2026 * * * Workers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.72 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occup more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Dubuque May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 28, 2026 * * * Workers in the Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.02 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($5 more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Duluth May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 29, 2026 * * * Workers in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.60 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($ more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Island May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region * * * Workers in the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.34 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($51.88), more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Iowa City May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 28, 2026 * * * Workers in the Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.45 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Lincoln, Neb. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region * * * Workers in the Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.28 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($58.69), hea more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Mankato May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 29, 2026 * * * Workers in the Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.02 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included healthcare pra more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 29, 2026 * * * Workers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $35.86 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher pay more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Omaha May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region * * * Workers in the Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.20 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($61.16), legal ($56 more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Rochester, Minn. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 29, 2026 * * * Workers in the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $38.74 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included hea more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Sioux City May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 28, 2026 * * * Workers in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.04 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included ma more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Cloud May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 29, 2026 * * * Workers in the St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.65 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Waterloo-Cedar Falls May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 28, 2026 * * * Workers in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.18 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational grou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 29, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * 52.5 percent of workers in financial activities teleworked in June 2026 Among major industries in June 2026, telework rates were highest in financial activities (52.5 percent), information (47.2 percent), and professional and business services (41.8 percent). The telework rate measures the number of people who teleworked or worked at home for pay as a percentage of people who were working. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 27, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * 65 percent of Americans born 1980-1984 received some form of training from ages 18 to 38 Overall, 65.4 percent of Americans born between 1980 and 1984 received some form of work training from age 18 to 38. Training by an employer and vocational, technical, or trade training were the most common types of training: 29.1 percent of Americans received training by an employer and 26.5 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Employer costs for employee compensation in Miami area averaged $37.84 in March 2026 On July 28, 1896, the City of Miami was officially incorporated. One hundred and thirty years later this small settlement along the Miami River is part of a dynamic metropolitan area employing around 3.1 million people. Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is among the 15 largest areas for which the Em more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 30, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * What food will hit your spit during National Grilling Month? The culinary method of cooking food over a fire has evolved over thousands of years. Grilling today takes many forms, both indoors and outdoors, using charcoal, gas, pellets, planks, or chopped wood. For most, price plays a part in deciding what to throw on the grill. Chicken prices declined 2.3 percent over the 12-months endin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Ames May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 27, 2026 * * * Workers in the Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.77 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($57.48), more PR