US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and there are still relatively few ...
US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: generating decent, but unspectacular, job ...
Department of Labor's Independent Watchdog Fired by White House
The US Department of Labor’s Inspector General Larry Turner was part of a spate of firings by President Donald Trump, the ...
America’s Unions Sue DOGE, Launch the ‘Department of People Who Work for a Living’
Litigation efforts are finally starting to catch up to Musk's blitzkrieg against the government.
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Trump-Appointed Labor Secretary Halts Anti-Discrimination Enforcement
The Trump administration continues to reverse decades of civil rights and equity work,” a legislative researcher said.
Musk's DOGE operation sued over effort to "intimidate and threaten" Department of Labor employees
The lawsuit alleges that Musk threatened employees with termination if they didn't comply with unlawful orders ...
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US labor costs rise moderately in fourth quarter
the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the ECI would climb 0.9%. Labor costs increased 3.8% in the 12 months through December ...
Government unions sue over DOGE access to Labor Department
The AFL-CIO and several of its affiliated government employee unions sued Wednesday over fears that Elon Musk’s Department of ...