Amy Fong, a mathematical statistician in the department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, recently interviewed Justin Tsang, Hanna Lee and Shruti Rajkumar of the Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative to ask about the importance of ensuring research considers the unique experiences of this population in the United States.

In June, the economy added 372,000 jobs, with a three-month moving average of 375,000, exceeding market expectations. There was across-the-board job growth, according to the establishment survey, with only the government sector losing jobs (-9K, driven by a likely seasonal loss in federal government jobs). The unemployment rate and labor force participation rate remained relatively unchanged.  

One year ago, when President Biden signed the Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy on July 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor began work on a number of initiatives, as part of a whole-of-government effort to promote competition. In the last year, the Department of Labor has taken concrete steps to eliminate anti-competitive employer practices that can harm workers’ bargaining power and reduce wages and benefits.

The Department of Labor is committed to protecting workers with disabilities and working across the federal government to advance competitive integrated employment for these workers.

Read about Thea Lee's visit to Guatemala and Honduras, where she met with government leaders, workers, unions, civil society actors, and employers on how we can build on past successes in strengthening labor law compliance under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 372,000 jobs in the month of June, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent for the fourth consecutive month. 

Every person deserves to retire with dignity and receive the benefits they earned through their years of hard work. Pensions are critical to the economic security of many retired workers and their families, who depend on these benefits to pay their housing and living expenses, medical bills and so much more.

Exploring your options? The CareerInfo app helps you find data and info about employment, pay, job outlook, how to get started, work environment and more for hundreds of occupations.

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.