United States Department of Labor

Friday, November 20, 2009, 2:38pm MST Labor Department: Colorado 'mass layoffs' up again in October The number of Colorado businesses that laid off 50 or more employees at a time climbed again in October, to 19, the U.S. Department of...

In this article: Colorado, Labor Department, Unemployment, and Bureau of Labor Statistics

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas. Michigan's...

In this article: Michigan, Recession, Labor Department, Washington, D.C., United States, California, Natural gas, Unemployment, and Brookings Institution

...releases in: Health Care & Hospitals, Infectious Disease Control, Domestic Policy, Federal Executive Branch & Agency News, Labor & Union US Labor Department's OSHA issues compliance directive to address flu prevention for health care...

In this article: Influenza, US Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and United States

...casting doubt on the reliability of vital data on employment and economic growth. The formula the U.S. Labor Department designed to help it deliver timely, thorough monthly employment reports broke down in the heat of the financial...

In this article: Recession, Labor Department, Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Culprit, Tax, Small business, and Unemployment

...Mid-Atlantic and U.S. manufacturing, click on http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/119/US_PHLFED1109.gif Separately, the Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits were flat at 505,000 last week. However, a four-week...

In this article: Unemployment, U.S., Labor Department, Timothy Geithner, New York, Philadelphia, Semiconductor, and Joint Economic Committee

...says a British contractor has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 in back overtime wages. According to a Labor Department statement issued Wednesday, its investigation of Sugar Land, Texas-based RBG USA Inc. found that 482 contract engineers...

In this article: U.S. Labor Department, Texas, and Aberdeen, Scotland

THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING CONCORD, N.H.-The U.S. Labor Department says it's examining a requirement that construction bids for a federal Jobs Corps Center planned for Manchester, N.H., have an agreement that the job...

In this article: Labor Department, Concord, All rights reserved, E mail, Barack Obama, Manchester, N.H, New Hampshire, and Associated Press