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National Apprenticeship Week. Nov 17-23, 2024

Registered Apprenticeship: 10 Years of Engagement, Expansion and Innovation

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Start making better, faster hiring decisions in under 15 minutes

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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Raising Wages for Federal Contract Workers

Jessica Looman - Jan 24, 2022
Starting Jan. 30, 2022, we’re raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 per hour.

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We Hear You: How We’re Addressing Feedback

Jessica Looman - Jan 19, 2022
In the past year, the Wage and Hour Division has held more than 70 listening sessions to identify ways to improve access to worker protections and services.

Line of men inside a division office of the State Employment Service office at San Francisco, California, waiting to register for benefits on one of the first days the office was open.

How the Department of Labor is Advancing Equity in Unemployment Insurance with New Partnerships

Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - Jan 18, 2022
A new grant will help to leverage academic research, training and partnerships to improve unemployment insurance-- just one of the many ways we’re using research and data in support of equity in unemployment insurance

Exposing the Brutality of Human Trafficking

Jessica Looman - Jan 13, 2022
A transnational, multi-year investigation freed more than 100 trafficked workers in South Georgia who were brought to the U.S. fraudulently under the H-2A visa program.

Upgrading the Digital Landscape for America’s Workforce

Gundeep Ahluwalia - Jan 12, 2022
Our customers – primarily you, the American worker – need and deserve access to Department of Labor services in a timely, secure manner.

Nursing Mom Fights for Workplace Rights

Karen Clark - Jan 12, 2022
This working mom’s bosses told her she was embarrassing the men in her office when she needed to express breastmilk. Then our Wage and Hour Division investigators stepped in.

Graph showing care economy employment, Feb. 2020 to Dec. 2021

The Kids (and the Adults) Aren’t All Right: Job Losses in the Care Sector Extend Beyond Child Care

Janelle Jones, Sarah Jane Glynn - Jan 11, 2022
Things are moving in the right direction, but there is still more to be done to ensure that workers of color have access to quality jobs and pathways to success.

Razor wires used to keep workers from escape.

Fighting Human Trafficking: The Legacy of the El Monte Sweatshop

Office of Public Affairs - Jan 11, 2022
Paul Chang shares his experiences with the El Monte case and his career battling human trafficking.

Screen capture of Secretary Marty Walsh's tweet showing a graph illustrating industry job growth with the caption: There’s no question about it: @POTUS ’ economic plan is delivering a historic recovery.

December 2021 Jobs Report: Strong and Steady

Secretary Marty Walsh - Jan 07, 2022
The American economy added 199,000 jobs in the month of December, and the unemployment rate was 3.9%, down from 4.2% in November.

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