Department of Labor

Jerome Powell at the podium
Economy

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Federal judge orders Labor Department to keep Job Corps residential program for low-income youth running for now
Politics

Federal judge orders Labor Department to keep Job Corps residential program for low-income youth running for now

By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated Press
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U.S. data quality has been declining for years. Now Trump’s cutbacks are leading economists to question its figures
Politics

U.S. data quality has been declining for years. Now Trump’s cutbacks are leading economists to question its figures

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Man walking by a jack in the box with a "now hiring" sign
Economy

Recurring jobless claims spike to highest level since 2021 at 1.96 million

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Trump’s deputy labor secretary pick doesn’t know what’s considered DEI under the new administration’s executive orders
Politics

Trump’s deputy labor secretary pick doesn’t know what’s considered DEI under the new administration’s executive orders

By HR Brew and Kristen Parisi
February 28, 2025
Lori Chavez-DeRemer sits in front of a Senate committee, ready to answer questions
Politics

Trump’s unconventional pick for Labor Secretary is a former Planned Parenthood worker from a Teamster family. She’s now walking back her pro-union rhetoric

By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated Press
February 19, 2025
A woman sits in a job interview, at a desk, across from another woman doing the hiring
Finance

There are fewer job openings right now but hiring is solid and layoffs are down, suggesting Americans are enjoying unusual job security

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
February 4, 2025
FILE - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., accompanied by Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., left, and House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023.
Politics

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

By Fatima Hussein, Chris Rugaber and The Associated Press
November 23, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank chair Jerome Powell is seen in front of the American flag, wearing a suit. His lips are tightly shut.
Finance

Fresh inflation data is here. And more jumbo Fed rate cuts seem unlikely

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
October 10, 2024
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee's Subcommittee on Primary Health & Retirement Security, speaks during a news conference on the Right to Contraception Act outside the U.S. Capitol on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Health

Senator blasts ‘gross financial mismanagement’ at hospital chain that filed for bankruptcy, seeking to protect pay and benefits for 30,000 workers

By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated Press
June 17, 2024
A car being built on the assembly line.
Finance

Hyundai suppliers had a child working 50-hour weeks on a dangerous assembly line, watchdog alleges

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May 31, 2024
Julie Su
Finance

Labor watchdogs fine a janitorial company for using children to clean meat processing plants

By Hannah Fingerhut and The Associated Press
May 6, 2024
Coal miners will get long wanted protection from dust that causes black lung as Labor Secretary announces rule cutting exposure limits in half
Environment

Coal miners will get long wanted protection from dust that causes black lung as Labor Secretary announces rule cutting exposure limits in half

By Matthew Daly, Leah Willingham and The Associated Press
April 17, 2024
Joe Biden
Politics

Biden’s Labor Department takes aim at Uber and DoorDash with new rule aimed to cut down on number of ‘independent contractors’

By David Hamilton, Alexandra Olson and The Associated Press
January 9, 2024
Hot jobs market continues to challenge Fed’s inflation fight as wages extended their rise over the summer
Finance

Hot jobs market continues to challenge Fed’s inflation fight as wages extended their rise over the summer

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
October 31, 2023

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