At two years old, the USMCA is impacting workers around the world - including in Silao, Mexico, where workers recently elected a new independent union at the GM auto plant.

The free DOL-Timesheet App, long available for iPhone users, is now available on Android devices.

The last time we spoke with Anthony and Yasmin, they were eagerly anticipating Anthony’s separation from service and working to complete their pre-apprenticeship program. We checked in to see how they're doing in their Registered Apprenticeship programs.

Data is truly one of the superpowers of the U.S. Department of Labor. From tracking unemployment claims, calculating monthly job growth and inflation, and tabulating owed back wages for workers, data powers virtually everything we do. 

Family-friendly flexible work policies can have great benefits, but not all workers have equal access.

Editor's Note: This post was originally published on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner's Corner Blog on May 25,2022 May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so let’s take a closer look at national employment statistics for Asians and for Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders. We’ll focus on how labor market conditions for these groups continue to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yesterday, along with the Families and Workers Fund, the U.S. Department of Labor convened leaders from federal, state and local government, labor unions and private sector organizations for our Good Jobs Summit.

June 23 marks the 50th anniversary of the day that Title IX of the Education Amendments was signed into law. What began as a series of hearings to explore the discrimination women faced at educational institutions grew into a movement for equal opportunity in classrooms, playing fields and boardrooms.

Twice a year, every federal agency, including the Department of Labor, releases a list of  the regulations they have under development, aka a regulatory agenda. On one level, it’s a snapshot of our current progress on the regulations that we’re working on, and a roadmap for the year ahead. But beneath the surface of every regulation is a story about workers — and our values.

The work of the Women’s Bureau focuses on the ways current gendered caregiving patterns limit opportunities for mothers, especially in relation to their earnings and economic security.