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When is Labor Day 2025? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday with a 3-day weekend
Labor Day offers the next three-day weekend after the Fourth of July. Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday.
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly slip to 7-week low
The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell to a seven-week low last week, ...
US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remain at historically healthy level
The Labor Department reported that jobless claims for the week ending July 5 fell, fewer than analysts forecast.
Labor Department Targets Dozens of Rules for Deregulatory Push
The Trump administration’s deregulatory push has landed at the US Labor Department, with the agency advancing a slew of ...
US job openings in May hit 7.8 million in a continuing display of labor market resilience
However, the report showed that hiring fell in May, suggesting that employers, though reluctant to lose staff, are hesitant ...
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Colorado labor department reveals it’s received four ICE immigration subpoenas — but won’t say if it complied
This is why we’re calling for an investigation today … because clearly ICE is trying to prod and probe and see where there ...
US labor market surprises with 147,000 new jobs last month. Here are the big takeaways
When the Labor Department on Thursday releases job numbers for last month, they’re expected to show that businesses, ...
US Labor Department sets up new office to oversee work visas
The US Department of Labor has established a temporary Office of Immigration Policy, led by Brian Pasternak, to coordinate ...
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Unemployment in Georgia is down, but so is the labor force. Why?Unemployment in Georgia is down, but so is the labor force. Why?
The Georgia Department of Labor recently reported the state’s unemployment rate hit 3.5% in May, its lowest point in a year. But something else dropped, too: the size of the labor force. Georgia’s ...
Trump wants more skilled tradespeople. His Labor Department is trying to cut off a pipeline of workers
The Labor Department, citing budget deficits and claiming poor results, said that it was halting contracts on the 99 ...