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

And even though people’s wages finally appear to be growing faster than home prices, houses remain expensive compared to the typical American’s income, according to data from the Department of Labor.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

“What they have done is lower the standard for everything,” said Ali Khawar, a former senior official at the Department of Labor, which is charged with enforcing the federal law that governs retirement savings.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

Li is a high-level official at the US Department of Labor.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 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