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Four images highlighting various work industries: a person in a warehouse, a cashier in a grocery store, a farmworker in a field, and another person putting items in a car trunk outside a retail store.

Making holiday work safe for everyone

A woman speaking to a group of workers seated at a conference table.

Employer strategies to end gender-based violence and harassment at work

Six warehouse workers of different genders and racial backgrounds, one of whom has a disability, pose for a photo in safety vests and hardhats.

Phasing out pay inequity for workers with disabilities

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Improving Equity With Data

Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - May 26, 2021
A new data challenge will help ensure our programs and resources are equally accessible to all Americans.

April 2021. 6.1% unemployment rate. +266,000 jobs

5 Numbers from April’s Employment Situation Report

Janelle Jones - May 07, 2021
Here are five numbers to help you make sense of the latest employment situation report.

An illustration of a diverse group of workers.

The Department’s Role in Advancing Racial Equity and Supporting Underserved Communities

Janelle Jones, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - May 03, 2021
We help ensure U.S. labor and employment policies support all workers, especially those who have historically faced discrimination, disadvantage and exclusion.

ODEP at 20: Driving Change Through Employer Engagement

Janelle Jones - Apr 26, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and I believe I speak on behalf of many in my profession, human resource compliance, who are grateful for its establishment — because it helps us do our job better!

March 2021. 6.0% unemployment rate. +916,000 jobs.

Highlights from the March Jobs Report

Janelle Jones - Apr 02, 2021
Highlights from the March 2021 Employment Situation report.

5 Facts About the State of the Gender Pay Gap

Janelle Jones - Mar 19, 2021
Here are five facts about the current status of working women in America that may shock you, but will hopefully inspire you to join our efforts to promote pay equity.

Feb. 2021. 6.2% unemployment rate. +379,000 jobs.

Five Numbers from February’s Employment Situation Report

Janelle Jones - Mar 05, 2021
Here are five numbers to help you make sense of the latest employment situation report.

Graphic showing loss of employed workers by race and sex between February and December 2020

A More Inclusive Economy is Key to Recovery

Janelle Jones - Feb 09, 2021
In every economic recession of the last 50 years, Black women have had higher unemployment rates than white men – and the recovery rates of Black men and women have been slower than white workers. Read how building a more inclusive economy benefits us all.

Helping the Economy by Helping Workers

Janelle Jones - Feb 05, 2021
The January jobs report shows that some progress has been made, but we still have a long way to go.

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