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Joelle Gamble - Sep 07, 2022
Labor force participation rose in August as more unemployed workers began seeking jobs.
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How We Can Help When Natural Disasters Strike
Matt Jackson - Sep 06, 2022
In 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared over 60 natural disasters across the United States. Deadly fires in the West and Southwest, flooding in Puerto Rico, Kentucky, Minnesota and Alaska, water supply crises in Mississippi and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and severe seasonal storms have left no region of the country unaffected by natural disaster.
Disasters often impair infrastructure and access to vital resources just when communities need them most. Understandably, the response is “all hands-on deck,” as communities attempt to limit injury and damage and then repair a
August 2022 Jobs Report: Benefitting America’s Families
Secretary Marty Walsh - Sep 02, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 315,000 jobs in the month of August, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent as more people entered the labor market looking for work. With 9.7 million jobs added since President Biden took office and an average of 378,000 per month over the past three months, the economy continues to transition from a historically powerful recovery into steady and stable progress that benefits working families.
Growth Across Industries
Job growth in August was broad-based, with significant gains in professi
Protecting Workers' Retirement: Q & A with Joe Pittman
Office of Public Affairs - Sep 01, 2022
We caught up with Joe Pittman II, a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, to share how the Special Financial Assistance program will benefit him and his family.
New MSHA App Delivers Critical Information Directly to Miners
Chris Williamson - Aug 31, 2022
At the Mine Safety and Health Administration, our primary mission is to help ensure that miners can go to work each day and return home to their families and communities safe and healthy.
Recovery for Every Worker, Every Employer
Ali Khawar - Aug 30, 2022
At the U.S. Department of Labor, we’re supporting mental health and substance use disorder recovery in a variety of ways.
Celebrating the 14th Annual Labor Rights Week
Jessica Looman - Aug 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor is proud to join the Embassy and Consulates of Mexico for the 14th annual celebration of Labor Rights Week.
How the Department of Labor is Celebrating the Strength of America’s Workforce this Labor Day
Secretary Marty Walsh - Aug 29, 2022
As we recognize Labor Day in 2022, Secretary Walsh highlights a few of the many ways the U.S. Department of Labor and the Biden-Harris administration are empowering workers.
Advancing Labor-Management Partnership Initiative
Andrew Hasty, Darnice Marsh - Aug 29, 2022
At the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards, we’re committed to advancing labor-management transparency while ensuring workers have a voice in their workplaces.
The Advancing Labor-Management Partnership Initiative, or AMP, will help us advance our mission by enabling us to identify examples of labor-management cooperation through collective bargaining and promote collaboration between unions and employers.
What is a Labor-Management Partnership?
What do you think of when you hear the word partnership? For some it may invoke an image of a couple who has trav