The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and so

Department of Labor has intensified its crackdown on potential H-1B visa abuse, confirming it has opened 175 active investigations into suspected violations

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer greeted returning employees via email but didn’t welcome staff in person or through a virtual meeting, as previous DOL leaders have done following government shutdowns, the worker said. In her email to DOL staff Thursday morning, the secretary said she was “eager” for them to get back to work.

In October 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor shared a series of posters on its social media accounts promoting Project Firewall, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration's initiative to clamp down on the H-1B work visa for foreign workers and to ...

The U.S. Labor Department's statistical agency should prioritize the production of November employment and inflation reports when the government reopens to ensure Federal Reserve officials have up-to-date information at their December policy meeting,