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National Apprenticeship Week. Nov 17-23, 2024

Registered Apprenticeship: 10 Years of Engagement, Expansion and Innovation

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Several workers sit and talk with Acting Secretary Su at The Venetian Resort. One worker’s red shirt, seen from the back, has the words “Culinary Union #226. Unite Here! Bartenders Union #165.”

New data shows workers want unions – and we support them

President Joe Biden, flanked by union members and labor leaders, signs an Executive Order to promote good jobs. Signs around him say "Investing in America" and "Good jobs, better pay." (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Why workers and employers needed a Good Jobs Executive Order

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Building Back Better: Centering Equity and Inclusion in Job Creation and Economic Development

Elyse Shaw - Feb 14, 2022
Women and people of color are overrepresented in low-wage jobs that lack essential benefits. This is one of the biggest barriers to economic equity.

A woman sits at a desk in a lab coat working on a piece of computer equipment using a magnifying glass

Women and Girls in Growing STEM Jobs

Christine Machovec - Feb 10, 2022
Check out these five STEM occupations in which at least 1 in 6 jobs were held by women that are projected to grow faster than average.

Chart showing UI recipiency rates, 2020-2021

We’re Using Data to Better Understand Our Work and Create More Equitable Programs and Policies

Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - Feb 10, 2022
See how the U.S. Department of Labor is using data to improve our work and make sure we’re serving all America’s workers equitably.

Employment loss by sex, race, and ethnicity – Feb. 2020 to Jan. 2022

Black Women’s Economic Recovery Continues to Lag

Sarah Jane Glynn, Mark DeWolf - Feb 09, 2022
Recovery has been uneven across demographics. Black women have faced the slowest recovery, with 2.6% fewer adult Black women employed in December 2021 than February 2020.

A Black family holds hands: a dad, a young daughter and a pregnant mother.

For Black Women, Implicit Racial Bias in Medicine May Have Far-Reaching Effects

Joan Harrigan-Farrelly - Feb 07, 2022
Representation matters, and the absence of it has disparate, and sometimes disastrous, consequences. Find out how medical and academic institutions are tackling the Black maternal health crisis in the U.S.

Secretary Walsh meets with a group of union workers in California

How the Department of Labor is Empowering Workers to Organize

Secretary Marty Walsh - Feb 07, 2022
A White House task force is putting the federal government’s policy of encouraging worker organizing and collective bargaining into action.

How 20 Government Agencies and Offices are Working Together to Promote Worker Empowerment and Organizing

Lynn Rhinehart - Feb 07, 2022
We've been working with more than 20 Cabinet departments and White House agencies to find innovative ways to support worker organizing and collective bargaining.

Wage and Hour Investigators from left to right: Derek, Edith and Calvin

The Wage and Hour Division is Expanding Its Enforcement Team

Patricia Davidson - Feb 04, 2022
If you are motivated by challenge and inspired to make a difference, consider a career as a Wage and Hour Investigator.

January 2022: On average, we've added 541,000 jobs over the past 3 months. Source: bls.gov

January 2022 Jobs Report: Continued Growth

Secretary Marty Walsh - Feb 04, 2022
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 467,000 jobs in the month of January, and the unemployment rate was 4.0%.

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