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

Department of Labor, and Wall Street is weighing in on them.

From Barron's

The White House referred questions on the lawsuit to the Department of Labor, which referred questions to the Department of Justice.

From Los Angeles Times

Department of Labor and other federal agencies to create more exposure for “alternative assets,” including private equity, real estate and digital assets, for defined-contribution retirement plans.

From MarketWatch

Department of Labor and other federal agencies to create more exposure for “alternative assets,” including private equity, real estate and digital assets for defined-contribution retirement plans.

From MarketWatch

The full delayed jobless claims data will be available by close of business on Nov. 20, a Department of Labor spokesperson told me this afternoon.

From Barron's