| Employment levels and the unemployment rate have fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels. | 
U.S. Department of Labor | | August 11, 2022 |
| July jobs report shows broad-based job growth The economy added 528,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5%. This broad-based job growth means that for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, total employment has not only surpassed the level of February 2020 but reached an all-time historic high.  |
| Good jobs, apprenticeships and infrastructure investment Secretary Walsh joined Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and community, labor, and business leaders to discuss good jobs principles. He also toured a masonry training center in Maryland with Rep. Steny Hoyer, where he discussed how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing $1.2 trillion into American infrastructure, and how apprenticeships are building a skilled workforce. |
| Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su encouraged department employees and other public sector and nonprofit workers to take advantage of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness programâand a new waiver that is making the process even easier. Â |
| System overtime violations result in back wages The discovery of illegal pay practices at a Kentucky warehouse led to a broader investigation that uncovered systemic overtime violations by a California-based warehouse operator and e-commerce distributor. That employer owes $1,025,909 in back wages to 995 warehouse workers in Kentucky and California. |
| Supporting maternal health Weâre hosting a series of public events highlighting the importance of maternal health and workplace protections for expectant and new mothers. |
|  | Disaster recovery Weâve awarded an additional $961,059 to support continued disaster-relief employment and employment and training services in northern California after devastating wildfires in August 2020. |
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|  | Wage and child labor violations We recovered $374,493 for 62 construction workers employed by a Tennessee contractor that denied them overtime wages and endangered an 11-year-old employee. |
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|  | Compliance training available We are offering training Aug. 12 on how employers and contractors can work with members of the blind and visually impaired community. You must register online and can find information here. |
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|  | Esri agreement We entered into a conciliation agreement with a digital mapping and analytics company to resolve allegations of pay discrimination affecting 176 female employees. |
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|  | Overtime recovered After finding a Louisiana contractor misclassified hundreds of painters and drywall workers as independent contractors, we recovered $246,570 in back wages.  |
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|  | Misclassification corrected An investigation into bounced payroll checks found a Florida employer who issued the bad checks had also denied more than 800 workers overtime wages. |
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| Benefits.gov For 20 years, Benefits.gov has been the official benefits website of the federal government, helping millions find federal and state benefits, assess their eligibility and learn how to apply for resources.  |
| Chief Economist Joelle Gamble breaks down the latest jobs report and its impact on Americaâs workers. â@USDOL  https://twitter.com/SecMartyWalsh/status/1556750650804936704   |
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