The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in September 2016, down from 167,000 in the prior month. The national unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged at 5%. The Latino ...

Findings indicate that the failure to complete high school is related to several aspects of labor force involvement, including unemployment as well as earning power and type of occupations for all racial/ethnic groups. The ...

"Sunset" is a concept which was originally instituted in several states as a means of increasing legislative control over state programs.

The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in January 2017. The national unemployment rate increased to 4.8%, and the Latino unemployment rate remained at 5.9% in January. Retail ...

The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in August 2016, down from 255,000 in July 2016. The national unemployment rate remained at 4.9%. The Latino unemployment rate increased ...

Enclosed is an update on Employment and Training legislation for the 98th Congress, first session. The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) update includes the final performance standards and funding allocations. Finally, ...

The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in December 2016. The national unemployment rate increased to 4.7%, and the Latino unemployment rate increased to 5.9% in December. Health ...

The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 98,000 jobs in March 2017. The national unemployment rate dropped to 4.5%, and the Latino unemployment rate also declined to 5.1% in March. The professional ...

This Employment and Training Issue Update highlights the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Amendments of 1986. The amendments were described as an effort to "update and perfect" the nation's job training programs. The ...

The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 211,000 jobs in April 2017. The national unemployment rate decreased to 4.4%, and the Latino unemployment rate increased to 5.2%. The leisure and ...