According to the report, there was a significant increase in business applications in the Northeast, with 68,475 new applications, a 6.5% increase from the previous month.
Declining gas and housing prices partially accounted for the easing inflation.
According to some estimates, as many as 2 million youth and adults per year participated in Christian mission trips before the pandemic.
To manage the crowds, some parks are experimenting with timed-entry vehicle reservation systems and permits for popular trails.
U.S. employees are increasingly struggling with mental health challenges tied to their jobs, such as depression, anxiety and burnout.
A new report has provided the first national count of Americans who rely on health care sharing plans — arrangements through which people agree to pay one another’s medical bills — and the number is higher than previously realized.
Smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning across Canada has been rolling into North American cities far from the flames. New York City and Detroit were both listed among the five most polluted cities in the world because of the fires on June 7, 2023. The smoke has triggered air quality alerts in several states in recent weeks.
Despite the rise in unemployment rate, the nation’s total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 339,000 jobs.
According to the report, the national unemployment rate dropped from 3.5 percent in March to 3.4 percent in April, tying the record low set in January of this year.