Department of Labor

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that promotes and improves the welfare, opportunities, and working conditions of wage earners. DOL

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Department of Labor Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch concerned with improving working conditions and employment opportunities for laborers. Its programs include job training (especially for the poor), appraising manpower resources and needs, and regulating occupational safety.

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Example Sentences

According to the Department of Labor, 1 in 3 men were neither working nor looking for a job in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Brief as it was, Chavez-DeRemer’s tenure wasn’t the first time that the Department of Labor was ill-served by its management.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

At the same time, inflation in the US cooled last month, according to the Department of Labor, as prices for energy and used cars fell.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

That lack of care reportedly also extended to human employees, as D’Amaro’s division was forced by the federal Department of Labor to pay back wages to park workers who protested underpayment.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

He and Rebecca married and he took a low-pressure job at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge