Securing Good Jobs

At the 2019 Legislative Conference of North America's Building Trades Unions, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta discussed how the Administration is helping Americans secure good, safe, family-sustaining careers. Since January 2017, 590,000 new construction jobs have been created across the nation.

More Job Openings than Job Seekers

There were 7.1 million job openings at the end of February, according to the data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. February completes one year that the number of job openings was higher than the number of job seekers.

Supporting Successful Reentry

As part of the Administration’s criminal justice reform efforts, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of $87.5 million in grants to help Americans exiting the justice system successfully transition into the workforce - including $82.5 million in Reentry Employment Opportunity grants and $5 million in Fidelity Bonding Demonstration grants.

Skills for Family-Sustaining Careers

At the Ronald Reagan Institute Summit on Education, Secretary Acosta discussed ways the Administration is helping Americans of all ages access workforce education opportunities and learn in-demand job skills through apprenticeship expansion, the Pledge to America’s Workers, and more.

Employment Services

A new National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant will help combat the opioid crisis in Michigan by addressing workforce impacts.

Open for Comment

The Department’s joint employer proposal is now open for public comment through June 10.

Fraud Uncovered

An Illinois business owner has been sentenced to five years in prison and must pay $1,439,678 in restitution for fraud involving investors’ savings.

Back Wages

An Atlanta-based warehouse and food distributor for restaurants in the Southeast will pay $1,794,753 to 130 workers to resolve FLSA violations.

Fall Hazards

OSHA has cited an Ohio construction company for safety hazards after a worker suffered injuries from a fall at a Florida worksite.

Overtime Pay

A Michigan-based financial services company has paid a total of $198,311 to 1,287 workers after incorrectly calculating overtime pay.

Jobless Claims Fall to 49-Year Low

New jobless claims dropped to 196,000 in the week ending April 6, the lowest level for initial claims since October 1969.