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Here's who Biden has chosen for his heads of labor, commerce, and small business agencies
Gina Raimondo, Marty Walsh, and Isabel Guzman have been named as the president-elect's heads of lab…
Grace Dean
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The monthly jobs report moves markets, policy, and headlines - but the picture has been distorted by reported figures that haven't kept up with reality
Insider calculates that final revisions since May 2020 add 1.2 million jobs to the economy, but the…
Nick Lichtenberg,Ben Winck,An…
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Biden won't extend $300 boost to weekly unemployment benefits past September
In a letter, Biden's Treasury and Labor Secretaries said Labor Day will be the end of expanded unem…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's labor secretary says he's watching tech layoffs closely, but for now it's still a good time to find a job
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said he's not sure if the tech layoffs will be an issue for just a coup…
Juliana Kaplan
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As head of the Labor Department Julie Su has a tough task: filling the economy with good jobs. She's up for the challenge.
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su knows how important a good job is because one transformed her fa…
Juliana Kaplan
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3 reasons everyone's quitting their job, according to Biden's labor secretary
In November, a record-breaking 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs. They might be seeking out bet…
Juliana Kaplan
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3 reasons Americans are ready to go back to work, according to Biden's labor secretary
January looked like it might be a slow month for the economic recovery due to Omicron. Instead, it …
Juliana Kaplan
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US labor secretary says he wants more women to be CEOs and board members so the gender pay gap can immediately close
Women CEOs and board members could focus on wage disparity and "close that gap immediately," Marty …
Kate Duffy
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Ex-Boston Mayor Marty Walsh knew of the domestic violence allegations against his pick for the city police commissioner prior to appointing him, affidavit says
In February, Walsh denied he had any knowledge of the domestic abuse allegations prior to appointin…
Lauren Frias
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Kamala Harris blasts how workers lose $200 billion a year from the anti-union trend in the US economy
At the first meeting of the White House task force on worker organizing, the vice president ripped …
Juliana Kaplan
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Student loan relief will help folks 'put a few more bucks in the bank,' Biden's labor secretary says — and maybe even buy their first home
Borrowers will soon be able to apply for up to $20,000 in student debt relief. That lightened load …
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Trucking industry hails 'huge victory' after Labor Secretary says most truckers will be exempt from Biden's vaccine mandate
President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate will not apply to truckers who work alone or exclusi…
Zahra Tayeb
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Biden's labor secretary says the Great Resignation won't last: It'll work itself out as people and companies figure out what they want from work
Right now, the workplace is still evolving, US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says. In a year, we'll k…
Juliana Kaplan
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Treasury Secretary Yellen admits there's a labor shortage — and it's both helping people make more money and screwing up the supply chain
Yellen previously said the end of the pandemic would bring workers back, but data shows millions ha…
Jason Lalljee
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Uber, DoorDash and other gig-economy stocks fall after US labor secretary says most gig workers should be classified as employees
"We are looking at it but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees," Walsh s…
Will Daniel
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The year workers said 'no'
In the thick of the pandemic, workers were left to fend for themselves. Now they've learned how to …
Juliana Kaplan
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Fewer Americans were working or looking for work in April, and it means the labor shortage has no end in sight
Even as recovery chugs along, it seems like some Americans may not be fully sold on job hunting jus…
Madison Hoff,Ben Winck,Julian…
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President Biden says Amazon union organizer Christian Smalls is his 'kind of trouble' and 'let's not stop'
"I like you, you're my kind of trouble," President Biden told Christian Smalls, the creator of the …
Juliana Kaplan
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A Starbucks union worker who met with President Biden called it 'a really proud moment.' Her employer was 'deeply concerned' no company rep was invited.
Laura Garza, a 22-year Starbucks vet, was one of six union organizers who met with Biden as part of…
Juliana Kaplan
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The US labor market is on pace to fully recover by July
If the US's extraordinary pace of job creation holds, the labor market's recovery will be three tim…