Saul Loeb - AFP / Getty Images Watch: Fox News' Peter Doocy Makes Jen Psaki Squirm When He Presses Her on When Laid-Off Workers Will Get 'Green' Jobs Psaki's floundering on the creation of green jobs doesn't bode well for thousands facing unemployment. By Isa Cox February 8, 2021
Scott Eisen / Getty Images Biden Nominates Democratic Mayor, Former Union Leader To Head Labor Department President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as labor secretary. By The Associated Press January 7, 2021
hurricanehank / Shutterstock Report: Apple Supplier Using Forced Chinese Labor To Produce iPhone Screens Apple claims to oppose forced labor, but it is reportedly lobbying lawmakers to soften language in a bill stopping companies from relying on such labor. By Chuck Ross December 29, 2020
Nam Y. Huh / AP Weekly Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level in Months Last week’s new applications for unemployment benefits were down from 757,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. By The Associated Press November 12, 2020
Patrick Strattner / Getty Images Goods Traced to 'Modern Slavery' of Chinese Regime Seized at US Port An import traced to the forced labor of Chinese minorities was stopped by federal authorities in Los Angeles. By The Associated Press October 15, 2020
Joshua Roberts / Pool / AP Trump Admin To Limit Visas, Protect American Jobs Amid Shutdown Layoffs The Trump administration announced plans to sharply limit visas for skilled workers. By The Associated Press October 6, 2020
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Unemployment Rate Drops in September as Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs Are Added 'These improvements in the labor market reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed.' By Thomas Catenacci October 2, 2020
nikom1234 / Getty Images New Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since March The economy is recovering at a faster pace than expected. By Thomas Catenacci October 1, 2020
Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images Unions Representing Millions of Workers Threaten Strikes To Push BLM Agenda Labor unions representing millions of workers issued a statement threatening a strike in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. By The Associated Press September 5, 2020
John Fedele / Getty Images US Sees Surge of New Jobs, Unemployment Dips to Lowest Level in Months The August figures marked the fourth straight month of both increasing jobs and dropping unemployment, according to Bloomberg. By Thomas Catenacci September 4, 2020