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Manufacturing Day on October 6 is a good day to look at job growth and the trends affecting manufacturing.

Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau released two datasets in rapid succession that provide insights into the economic well-being of both Granite Staters and all U.S. residents. These data show

Local unemployment rates dropped in August to levels rarely seen in the last three decades. Orangeburg Countys unemployment rate was 3.9 percent for the month of August, down from 5.8 percent in July.

U.S. Census Bureau data shows Hispanic people as the group with the highest number without coverage; the data shows this situation creates health disparities

Gov. Ned Lamont today announced the state’s minimum wage will rise from the current $15 per hour to $15.69 as of Jan. 1, 2024.

Current policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase adaptation and mitigation funding are insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. It is clear that further action is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and achieve a just climate future. Here, we offer a new perspective on emissions responsibility and climate finance by conducting an environmentally extended input output analysis that links 30 years (1990–2019) of United States (U.S.) ho...

The Kentucky Center for Statistics has reported Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary August 2023 unemployment rate was 4%.The preliminary August 2023 jobless rate was up 0.1 percentage poi

The undersigned members of the Human Rights and Security Coalition write in advance of the 139th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (the “Committee”) and its review of the United States of America (US). This submission addresses the US government’s compliance with obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) with regard to the use of lethal force outside of armed conflict and the detention facility at US Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (“Gu...

/PRNewswire/ -- Most Americans think artificial intelligence (AI) will negatively affect the U.S. job market, with 75% saying it will decrease the total number...

Ron DeSantis has hit out at the NAACP for warning Florida is hostile to African Americans and LGBTQ+ individuals.