Workforce Development

Our workforce system can be a valuable partner in developing good jobs – and our new guidance can help them do so.

A youth job training program helped change Tajay Kelly's life.

This summer, the Department of Labor joined the Biden-Harris administration's Talent Pipeline Challenge.

Since 2006, RecycleForce has provided job training to thousands of citizens returning to their communities from the justice system.

Federal investments in infrastructure, clean energy, manufacturing and technology are poised to improve life.

During National Workforce Development Month, we highlight the education, training and skills Americans need to advance their careers.

We're working to understand the workforce development needs and opportunities better that exist in the Space Sector, especially opportunities to engage overlooked and vulnerable populations.

It was such an incredible honor to join the First Lady to hear directly from the colleges, businesses, students, and workers whose lives and communities have been positively impacted by the investments made in the American Rescue Plan Act.  

We asked Dr. Folbre to share more of her thoughts on the care economy – and what kind of investments will support America’s care infrastructure – as we continue to recover and build a more inclusive economy. 

The pandemic brought home the injustice of the digital divide, and made this fundamental fact more clear: Expanded access to broadband is critical to building an inclusive workforce.