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Joelle Gamble - Jun 07, 2022
This month, the economy added 390,000 jobs, with a 3-month moving average of 408,000. Job growth remains steady.
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Good News from May: Job Growth Continues
Working for Wellness: Careers that Promote a Healthy Lifestyle
Stanislava Ilic-Godfrey, Patricia Tate - Jun 06, 2022
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.
May 2022 Jobs Report: Steady, Stable Growth
Secretary Marty Walsh - Jun 03, 2022
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.
Strengthening Worker Rights in the Global Economy
Secretary Marty Walsh - Jun 03, 2022
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.
Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Jessica Looman - Jun 03, 2022
The misclassification of employees as independent contractors is one of the most serious problems facing affected employees, employers and the U.S. economy.
From Homelessness to Good Jobs: Our Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program is Changing Lives
Maria Temiquel - Jun 02, 2022
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.
Hard Won, Not Done: Women’s Rights and The Women’s Bureau at 102
Wendy Chun-Hoon - Jun 01, 2022
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.
The Importance of Health Care Workers, As Told by One of Their Daughters
Patricia Nario Canites - May 31, 2022
Patricia Nario Canites, an assistant district director at the Wage and Hour Division’s Sacramento District Office, shares about her work with the Care Workers Initiative.
Outlook Outside: Fast-Growth Jobs in the Great Outdoors
Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 27, 2022
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.