Punching In: Labor Department Tries to Shake Off Shutdown Rust

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer greeted returning employees via email but didn’t welcome staff in person or through a ...

US Labor Department urged to prioritize November employment, CPI data post-shutdown

The U.S. Labor Department's statistical agency should prioritize the production of November employment and inflation reports ...

There’s no jobs report today. Here’s what it might’ve shown.

The shutdown of the federal government — now the longest-running in US history — has delayed two consecutive job reports.
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Unprecedented Data Blackout: The Impact of the U.S. Government Shutdown on Employment Reports

For a second month, the U.S. Labor Department will not release its employment report due to the ongoing government shutdown, ...

Layoffs soared in October to their highest for the month in 22 years, report says

Employers have slashed nearly 1.1 million jobs through October this year, up 65% from a year ago, new labor data shows.
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Bipartisan Senate bill calls for agencies to report AI-related job cuts

The legislation from Sens. Warner and Hawley tasks the Labor Department with delivering a quarterly report on agency and ...

Shutdown delays October inflation report – what does the Fed's data say?

The government shutdown delayed the October CPI inflation report indefinitely, as alternate gauges like the Cleveland Fed's ...
CBS News

Labor Department watchdog launches probe into the Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Department of Labor's internal watchdog is launching a review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) approach to collecting and reporting economic data. Laura Nicolosi, assistant inspector ...
Nextgov

Lawmakers propose requiring agencies, major firms to report AI’s job impact

Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would direct covered entities to provide quarterly reports to the Labor Department detailing ...