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Secretary Marty Walsh - Sep 02, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 315,000 jobs in the month of August, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent as more people entered the labor market looking for work. With 9.7 million jobs added since President Biden took office and an average of 378,000 per month over the past three months, the economy continues to transition from a historically powerful recovery into steady and stable progress that benefits working families.
Growth Across Industries
Job growth in August was broad-based, with significant gains in professi
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Protecting Workers' Retirement: Q & A with Joe Pittman
Office of Public Affairs - Sep 01, 2022
We caught up with Joe Pittman II, a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, to share how the Special Financial Assistance program will benefit him and his family.
New MSHA App Delivers Critical Information Directly to Miners
Chris Williamson - Aug 31, 2022
At the Mine Safety and Health Administration, our primary mission is to help ensure that miners can go to work each day and return home to their families and communities safe and healthy.
Recovery for Every Worker, Every Employer
Ali Khawar - Aug 30, 2022
At the U.S. Department of Labor, we’re supporting mental health and substance use disorder recovery in a variety of ways.
Celebrating the 14th Annual Labor Rights Week
Jessica Looman - Aug 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor is proud to join the Embassy and Consulates of Mexico for the 14th annual celebration of Labor Rights Week.
How the Department of Labor is Celebrating the Strength of America’s Workforce this Labor Day
Secretary Marty Walsh - Aug 29, 2022
As we recognize Labor Day in 2022, Secretary Walsh highlights a few of the many ways the U.S. Department of Labor and the Biden-Harris administration are empowering workers.
Advancing Labor-Management Partnership Initiative
Andrew Hasty, Darnice Marsh - Aug 29, 2022
At the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards, we’re committed to advancing labor-management transparency while ensuring workers have a voice in their workplaces.
The Advancing Labor-Management Partnership Initiative, or AMP, will help us advance our mission by enabling us to identify examples of labor-management cooperation through collective bargaining and promote collaboration between unions and employers.
What is a Labor-Management Partnership?
What do you think of when you hear the word partnership? For some it may invoke an image of a couple who has trav
Investing in America's Workers: Q & A with Carlos Morales
Office of Public Affairs - Aug 26, 2022
Carlos Morales met Labor Secretary Marty Walsh during a Secretary trip to California and shared his experience as an industrial maintenance electrician apprentice. We asked Carlos more about his path from warehouse worker - earning just enough to pay bills - to a thriving apprenticeship with a bright future ahead.
Protecting Workers' Retirement: Q & A with Kenneth Stribling
Office of Public Affairs - Aug 26, 2022
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joined President Biden, union workers and retirees in Ohio to announce the final rule implementing the American Rescue Plan’s Special Financial Assistance program.