On his first day in office, President Biden issued a historic charge to all federal agencies: First, assess how well government programs are reaching historically underserved communities—including people of color and others who have been underserved, marginalized, and affected by persistent poverty and inequality.

Read more about Chief of Staff for the Women's Bureau, Nikkilia Lu, and her fight for intersectional justice continues to increase wages, eliminate caregiving penalties and combat sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace for women workers.

Are you looking for a mission-driven career? We’re hiring! Join us for our virtual career fair on Friday, June 24, 2022, to learn more about positions at all levels open across the country.  

Last month, we observed Workers Memorial Day, a day when we remember and honor workers who lost their lives as a result of preventable workplace accidents and illnesses. A safe workplace should be ingrained in all of us and something we think about as a matter of course each day.

If you are an employer or plan service provider with questions about complying with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, you can take advantage of these helpful resources.

Sgt. Maj. Derrick Witherspoon talks about participating in the Army Career Skills Program.

Looking for a fast-paced career helping others? Check out these jobs in emergency medical services, which typically need less than a bachelor’s degree for entry and are projected to grow about as fast as or faster than the average for the total economy.

At the U.S. Department of Labor, we’re committed to helping America’s employees and employers work together to promote workplace wellbeing—especially in light of the challenges of the past two years.

Every year in America, 1 in 5 adults experiences some form of mental illness. We’re taking advantage of National Mental Health Awareness Month to highlight some of the ways we're promoting mental health at work.

In April 2022 the American economy added 428,000 jobs in the month of April, and the unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from March.