| June jobs report shows continued economic growth and private sector recovery | 
U.S. Department of Labor | | July 14, 2022 |
| June Jobs Report shows full private sector recovery and continued growth In June, the economy added 372,000 new jobs and private sector employment completely recovered to its pre-pandemic level. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6%. Â |
| Promoting clean energy jobs This week, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined labor and business leaders in Tennessee to discuss the Biden-Harris administrationâs vision of working with organized labor to expand the nationâs clean energy economy and create thousands of good-paying, middle-class clean energy jobs. Read tweets from the secretaryâs trip. |
| White House economic summit Secretary Walsh joined Vice President Kamala Harris and state and local officials at the White House for a half-day economic summit this week. The summit focused on implementation of $40 billion in American Rescue Plan funding at state and local levels for workforce development across industries. Watch the Secretary's remarks. |
| $121 million in Apprenticeship Building America grants Weâve awarded more than $121 million in grants to strengthen and modernize Registered Apprenticeship programs and help workers find a reliable pathway to the middle class. $58 million of the total funding went to grantees focusing on equity partnerships and pre-apprenticeship activities.  |
| Letâs Talk! Supporting workers with long COVID Weâre joining the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Surgeon General in inviting the public to participate in a national online dialogue to gather ideas to better support workers coping with long COVID symptoms, and their co-workers and employers. Submit your ideas here. |
|  | Prison sentence for fraud A federal judge sentenced an Ohio resident to six months in prison for fraudulently collecting $254,116 from her deceased fatherâs pension fund and Social Security following his death in 2005. |
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|  | $353K recovered We recovered $353,945 in back wages and liquidated damages for 79 sales associates willfully denied overtime wages at 12 New Jersey T-Mobile locations. Â |
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|  | Diving company cited after fatality An OSHA investigation found that a diver drowned in a golf course pond after working three days for a Florida diving company that failed to provide adequate supervision and required training. |
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|  | Strengthening compliance in Central America Deputy undersecretary for international affairs Thea Mei Lee visited Guatemala and Honduras and met with government leaders, workers and unions to discuss strategies for strengthening labor law compliance under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement. |
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|  | CareerInfo app update Want to explore new careers? Download the updated BLS CareerInfo app to get started! |
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