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By 2033, 1 in 8 new jobs will be in this sector

Stanislava Ilic-Godfrey - Nov 12, 2024
From 2023 to 2033, about 1 in 8 new jobs will be in leisure and hospitality. Learn more about these jobs and what’s driving the growth.

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Growing and diversifying the STEM/STEAM educator workforce through Registered Apprenticeship

Manny Lamarre - Nov 08, 2024
Registered Apprenticeship has the power to improve the recruitment and retention of STEM/STEAM educators.

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Apprenticeship takes off for tech

John Ladd - Oct 30, 2024
National Apprenticeship Week is around the corner. This year, help us celebrate the power of Registered Apprenticeship to transform the cybersecurity workforce!

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Improving workers’ safety and health in the South

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Oct 28, 2024
Dorinda Hughes, who leads OSHA’s new Birmingham region, is focusing on worker safety and health for the growing Southern workforce while fostering collaboration and fairness.

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A for modernization: Labor Department excels on IT scorecard

Lisa Glufling - Oct 03, 2024
Twice a year, Congress releases a scorecard grading the 24 largest federal agencies on their IT strategies. We received an overall "A" on the latest report card, improving from a "B."

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We analyzed 5 years’ worth of childcare prices. Here’s what we found.

Georgia Poyatzis, Gretchen Livingston - Sep 30, 2024
Parents who have the feeling that child care gets more expensive every year aren’t imagining it.

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I am DOL: Rob Robinson pursues justice for workers

Office of Human Resources - Sep 26, 2024
Rob Robinson, a paralegal specialist in the Office of the Solicitor, helps protect workers’ rights through the legal system.

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Second chances and new beginnings for two veterans

Sarah Bierman - Sep 16, 2024
With help from our Veterans’ Employment and Training Service programs, two former service members started new chapters in their lives.

USERAA TIPS FOR SERVICE MEMBERS: •	Know your rights. Familiarize yourself with USERAA website to stay up to date with the most current information. •	Keep track of everything you’re doing and all important documents. Annotate the days that you’re on military orders and the days you’re not. Keep copies of all your  military orders, DD 214s, civilian pay stubs, and any correspondence from your employer. •	Seek help. There are DOL VET’ representatives in every state (as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin

How patience and perseverance pay off with USERRA

Kenan Torrans - Sep 09, 2024
The dozen years that John D. Patrie he spent as a navigator in the Maine Air National Guard taught him that while things can change in an instant, with planning and a little patience, the mission will succeed.

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