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Jim Frederick - Jun 08, 2021
Keeping workers safe on trenching and excavation sites involves a few simple steps. Join us in getting the word out about trenching hazards and how to stay safe.
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Trench Safety: Slope, Shore or Shield It to Keep Workers Safe
Opportunities are Open at the Labor Department
Holly Coffey-Flynn - Jun 08, 2021
Are you looking for a mission-driven career? We’re hiring!
May Jobs Report: We're Headed in the Right Direction
Secretary Marty Walsh - Jun 04, 2021
It will take time and effort to heal this economy, but the May jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows we’re headed in the right direction.In May, we added 559,000 jobs to the economy, and the unemployment rate was 5.8% – down from 6.1% in April, the lowest it has been since March 2020. This means that our efforts through the American Rescue Plan to support working families, small businesses, child care providers and schools are working.The number of people experiencing long-term unemployment (more than 27 weeks) dropped by 431,000 – the largest drop since 2011. Americans are motiv
Opportunity and Optimism: 5 Numbers from May’s Jobs Report
Janelle Jones - Jun 04, 2021
Here are five numbers that help explain the current state of the American job market.
Building on a Century of Progress
Wendy Chun-Hoon - Jun 04, 2021
Our Women’s Bureau was founded 101 years ago. As we look toward the next hundred years of service, Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon discusses the agency’s unique opportunity to create new and better solutions for working women.
Working/Out: The Pride of the Labor Movement
Laura McGinnis - Jun 03, 2021
LGBTQ+ activists have a proud history of supporting the American labor rights movement.
Essential Workers an Essential Focus
Jessica Looman - Jun 03, 2021
Providing essential protections to essential workers is at the heart of our mission. Learn more about our renewed efforts to protect workers on the front lines.
Empowering Immigrant Workers
Secretary Marty Walsh - Jun 02, 2021
Immigrant workers have long contributed a great deal to our communities and are a critical part of our economy. But far too often their work is undervalued and their rights ignored. As a nation built by immigrants, we have to do better.
Safety is No Accident
Cal Hockemeyer, Patricia Tate - Jun 02, 2021
Many growing careers focus on protecting workers and the general public. Here are 10 safety-related occupations that all pay at least the median annual wage.