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Friday, February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This day is an opportune time to look at employment statistics for women working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM. Employment statistics from the Current Population Survey show that women’s full-time employment has increased in many STEM occupations over the past decade, reaching a level of

The jobsdatafor January 2022 far exceeded expectations in job creationin the midst ofthe ongoing Omicronvariantwave. Theprivate sectoradded 444,000 jobs, driven by growth in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing.The overall unemployment rate remainedlittle changedat4.0%,andaccounting forupward revisions of prior months’ data,President Biden’s first year in officeended witha total of6.6 millionjobs gained. However, most of

The jobsdatafor January 2022 far exceeded expectations in job creationin the midst ofthe ongoing Omicronvariantwave. Theprivate sectoradded 444,000 jobs, driven by growth in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing.The overall unemployment rate remainedlittle changedat4.0%,andaccounting forupward revisions of prior months’ data,President Biden’s first year in officeended witha total of6.6 millionjobs gained. However, most of

The jobsdatafor January 2022 far exceeded expectations in job creationin the midst ofthe ongoing Omicronvariantwave. Theprivate sectoradded 444,000 jobs, driven by growth in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing.The overall unemployment rate remainedlittle changedat4.0%,andaccounting forupward revisions of prior months’ data,President Biden’s first year in officeended witha total of6.6 millionjobs gained. However, most of

This past December, Vice President Kamala Harris launched the first Maternal Health Day of Action and announced a White House call to action to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the United States. Vice President Harris described it as a crisis for Black mothers and stressed the urgency of “pursuing systemic policies that provide comprehensive, holistic maternal health care

Today the White House released a report from the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment. This first-of-its kind report is the product of an intensivesix-month effort by more than 20 Cabinet departments and White House agenciestasked with finding innovative ways to support worker organizing and collective bargaining. Thistaskforce, established byPresident Biden’s executive orderin April2021,is thefirst time a

I am where I am today because of unions. My parents came to America looking for economic opportunity, and they found it after my father joined the Laborers Union Local 223 in Boston. As a union member, he earned enough wages to support our family and he also got a say in his working conditions. When I started working construction

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 467,000 jobs in the month of January, and the unemployment rate was 4%, not significantly changed from December. The Biden-Harris Administration’s historic, worker-centered recovery continued despite the impact of the Omicron variant, a testament to policies that have provided workers and employers with the tools they need toincrease

Are you looking for an opportunity to engage with a diverse range of people and interests? Do you measure success by concrete improvements in the work lives of others and impacting the day-to-day reality of the people you serve? If you are motivated by challenge and inspired to make a difference, consider a career as a Wage and Hour Investigator.

In recent years, and predominantly overseas, some federal employees have reported a series of sudden sensory events – such as sounds, pressure or heat – with or just before the sudden onset of symptoms like headaches, pain, nausea or vertigo. Because these symptoms were first reported by personnel stationed in Cuba, they are sometimes referred to as Havana Syndrome. My