The U.S. government found child labor violations involving over 3,800 minors in 2022. At the same time, some states say there is too much regulation of child labor. Katherine Walts, director of the Center for the Human Rights of Children...

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Oct.22 -- Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia says the trajectory for the jobs market is heading in the right direction. He appears on "Balance of Power."

Google faces a new lawsuit accusing it of gender-based pay discrimination.

A lawyer representing three female former Google employees is seeking class action status for the...

Oct. 7 -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez discusses the U.S. September jobs report and improvements yet to be made to the labor market. He speaks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker.

That number is down from the previous week.

Google faces a new lawsuit accusing it of gender-based pay discrimination. A lawyer representing three female former Google employees is seeking class action status for the claim.

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The Labor Department says the U.S. gained 638,000 jobs in October.

A Nashville restaurant owner shares inflation troubles with Newsy. He says he's had to raise prices and then lower them just to make ends meet. 

Jan.05 -- Paul McDonald, senior executive director at Robert Half, and Alan Krueger, professor of economics at Princeton University, discuss the U.S. jobs market and employer, worker sentiment. They speak with Bloomberg's Alix Steel and...

The Labor Department reported 963,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits, less than economists had expected.

HEADLINE: Labor Secretary: Modest, stable job growth

CAPTION: The AP's Mark Hamrick talks with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis about news that the economy added more jobs last month, while also asking questions passed along via...

HEADLINE: Solis: Labor Day doesn't discriminate<br/>
CAPTION: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says this Labor Day is a time for people to come together to help one another because of all the job losses in the last year.<br/> (Sept. 7)

Company hiring slows for 3rd straight month

CAPTION: Private employers added new workers at a weak pace for the third straight month, making it more likely economic growth will slow in the coming months. The jobless...

HEADLINE: Labor Secretary: Jobless can help in clean-up

CAPTION: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis takes questions from Facebook users and the AP's Mark Hamrick about the job market amid word that hiring by private employers was the...

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"This is a resilient jobs report despite the weather and it demonstrates again that the economy is steadily moving in the right direction. We see 48...

Feb.02 -- U.S. payrolls beat expectations in January with an increase of 200,000, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent. Bloomberg's Michael McKee breaks down the numbers on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

Jan.05 -- U.S. payrolls fell short of expectations in December with an increase of 148,000, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent. Bloomberg's Julie Hyman breaks down the numbers on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

President Barack Obama has signed a presidential memorandum directing the Department of Labor to devise new overtime rules to make more workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay.

The memorandum is one of the most...

HEADLINE: First Person: Labor Secretary on jobless rise

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HEADLINE: Unemployment rises to 9.5 percent

CAPTION: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says the administration "needs to do better" to address the needs of the jobless. Her interview with The Associated Press came after the Labor...

HEADLINE: Employers added no jobs in August, stirring fears

CAPTION: Employers added no jobs in August, an alarming setback for the economy that renewed fears of another recession and raised pressure on...

HEADLINE: First Person: Help for unemployed

CAPTION: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is 'concerned' that the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent, but she told the Associated Press steps are being taken to help those who lost...