| Widespread job gains, new resources for workers and job seekers, and new policies to promote job growth and opportunities | 
U.S. Department of Labor | | April 2, 2021 |
| March jobs report reflects widespread growth and economic recovery The U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.0%. Widespread job growth was led by gains in leisure and hospitality, public and private education, and construction. |
| Walsh and mayors discuss American Rescue Plans benefits Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and San Francisco Mayor London Breed in a virtual roundtable discussion this week on how the American Rescue Plan is helping communities fight and recover from the coronavirus. |
| A plan to deliver jobs and opportunities This week, the Biden-Harris administration unveiled its American Jobs Plan, a historic investment in working people that will deliver jobs and create a more inclusive workforce. |
|  | State mine safety grants More than $10.5 million in safety training grants is available for states to train miners and mine operators. |
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|  | Worker.gov/es Worker.gov, a department site with information on pay, benefits, workplace safety and health and other labor rights issues, is now available in Spanish. |
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|  | Brookwood-Sago grants We are making up to $1 million in Brookwood-Sago grant funding available to support education and training that will help mine workers identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions. |
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|  | Veterans employment pilot The Veterans Employment and Training Service launched a pilot program to help transitioning service members and their spouses succeed in the civilian workforce. |
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|  | Texas storm grants The department is providing $3,120,612 to support cleanup, employment and training services after Texas severe winter storms. |
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|  | Enforcement delayed Our Office of Labor-Management Standards will delay enforcement of its March 2020 final rule on Form T-1 Trust Annual Report filing pending a proposal to rescind the rule. |
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|  | Restitution for fired seaman A petroleum carrier and three former and current management officials paid $375,000 to a seaman who was allegedly fired for reporting safety concerns and cooperating in the investigation of a barge explosion that killed his brother. |
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| Leisure and hospitality gains The industry most impacted by the pandemic is leisure and hospitality, which accounts for about 37% of jobs lost. But the March jobs report showed it gained 280,000 jobs a step in the right direction. |
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