America’s strength has always been its private sector. Empowering it can save us from A.I.’s worst effects on jobs.

WASHINGTON — Nearly $1 billion of COVID-19-era unemployment benefits is sitting unused and ripe for fraud, the Labor Department’s official watchdog has warned. The department’s Office of Inspector ...

Explore how paid family and medical leave policies vary across U.S. states, including coverage details and implementation schedules.

Rhode Island's Quonset Point, home to Electric Boat and Anduril, is vital for national security. Consistent defense production is key to sustaining skilled jobs and a strong industrial base.

On Feb. 20, 2003, a fire ripped through The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, leaving 100 people dead and more than 200 people injured. The incident remains the country's ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2013 but is being reshared for the 23rd anniversary of the Station Nightclub Fire. On Feb. 20, 2003, a fire ripped through The Station nightclub ...

The Department of Labor is launching an investigation into California’s Employment Development Department based on allegations that billions of dollars in unemployment benefits were fraudulently ...

The U.S. labor market appeared to pick up in January, with the economy adding 130,000 total nonfarm payroll jobs, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The ...

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits at the end of January rose to a two-month high and a slew of large companies such as Amazon announced major layoffs, but it’s probably not a ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, signs of labor market stability that could give the Federal Reserve room to ...

US payrolls rose in January by the most in more than a year and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell, suggesting the labor market continued to stabilize at the start of 2026. Employers added ...