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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Department of Labor

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

He filed a complaint with the Department of Labor to try to get his job back.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

Similar banners hang outside the Department of Labor and other federal buildings throughout Washington, D.C, symbolizing what’s happening at the Court and throughout the country.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026

The United States added 130,000 jobs last month, the Department of Labor said, significantly above the 55,000 predicted in surveys by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

It was not the Department of Labor on the phone, he said, but the Department of Homeland Security, pretending to be the Department of Labor.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover