An engineering firm accused of firing a whistleblower for reporting unsafe conditions at an eastern Kansas nuclear power plant plans to appeal the ruling by federal regulators, the firm said Monday. Full story
Senate Republicans have used a procedural move to delay a panel from considering the confirmation of Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department. Full story
A top Labor Department official who took the blame for budgeting mistakes and cost overruns at the federal Job Corps program has resigned. Full story
The 165,000 jobs the U.S. economy added in April weren't the only reason to be cheered by Friday's employment report. Full story
An overnight fire at the Labor Department's headquarters shut the building down for most employees early Friday, but the agency's monthly employment report was released as scheduled. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nonfarm productivity rose modestly in the first quarter as growth in output accelerated sharply and employers throttled back gains in the hours that their staffs worked. Full story
Michelle Meyer, BofA Merrill Lynch, and Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, offer their preview of the Labor Department's monthly jobs report.
epa02814625 U.S. Republican House Majority Leader from Virginia Eric Cantor talks with reporters about the dismal monthly jobs report numbers in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on 08 July, 2011. The Labor Department reported Friday that just 18,000 jobs were added in June, far less than the 12
