| The latest jobs report, a video review of 2023, growing healthcare jobs and more | 
U.S. Department of Labor | | December 14, 2023 |
| A year of good jobs, worker rights and celebrating labor â in video This year we recovered billions in back wages for workers and their families, awarded billions more in grants, celebrated workplace heroes, gathered worker and industry leaders and met with people around the country. Check out our 2023 video highlights. |
| Steady, sturdy, sustainable economic growth With the economy adding 199,000 jobs in November, the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.7%, continuing 22 straight months with the unemployment rate under 4%. |
| Mental health and worker co-operatives In Cincinnati last week, Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Lisa Gomez and Ohio Rep. Greg Landsman visited worker co-operative Sustainergy, where they spoke with advocates to learn how the department can support worker-owned businesses. They also hosted a roundtable on efforts to improve mental health at work. Find workplace mental health resources. |
|  | Growing healthcare jobs Interested in a healthcare career that doesnât require a 4-year degree? ð Check out these 10 growing jobs that pay above the median. |
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|  | Working womenâs rights All around the world, collective action is helping uplift womenâs voices and counter gender-based violence and harassment at work. |
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|  | Labor rights resolution The U.S. and Mexico resolved a petition filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement alleging labor rights denials at a Mexican denim garment facility. |
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| A big year for workers, by the numbers Our Wage and Hour Division delivered big for workers in fiscal year 2023, recovering more than $274 million for more than 163,000 workers, closing 955 cases with child labor violations and engaging with more than 450,000 people at events. |
| â A bathroom *cannot* be used to fulfill the space requirements of the PUMP Act.
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