This month, the economy added 390,000 jobs, with a 3-month moving average of 408,000. Job growth remains steady.

Helping people manage their health and wellness is an important job. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that, from 2020 to 2030, employment in some of these occupations will grow faster than the average for all occupations (7.7%). If you’re curious about fast-growing careers related to health and wellness, check out these eight occupations.

In May 2022, the American economy added 390,000 jobs in the month of May, and the unemployment rate was 3.6%, unchanged from April and March.

In Germany for the G-7 Labor and Employment Ministerial Meeting, Secretary Walsh met with counterparts from G-7 countries to discuss solutions to advance good jobs, lifelong training, safe workplaces and global supply chains free of labor abuses. 

The misclassification of employees as independent contractors is one of the most serious problems facing affected employees, employers and the U.S. economy.

At the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service we’re working to support veterans experiencing homelessness through our Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program, a competitive grant program focused on reintegrating individuals into the workforce and building strong systems to address the challenges veterans experiencing homelessness routinely face.  

As we reflect on the decades of advancement working women have made, we also recognize that quantum leaps in one arena can be muted by persistent inequities in others.

Read about Patricia Nario Canites, an assistant district director at the Wage and Hour Division’s Sacramento, California, District Office, and her work with the Care Workers Initiative.

June is National Great Outdoors Month, a time to celebrate the world around us. Check out these 10 occupations for which the outdoors is the office.

All workers have a right to speak out at work against unfair or unsafe practices. And if they face retaliation from their employers, we’re here to protect them by enforcing the law.