The Economic Status of Women of Color: A Snapshot

[Excerpt] Facts cannot completely describe the challenges faced by working women. But facts are important in painting a picture of the lives of working women and informing policies and actions needed. These fact sheets provide a picture of Black, Hispanic, and Asian working women in the United States in the following areas: • women’s contribution to family income; • unemployment and the effects of the recession; • families in poverty; • educational attainment and likelihood of unemployment; • the impact of educational attainment on women’s pay; • occupational distribution and impact on pay; • the wage gap between men and women; • the real cost of the wage gap; and • the impact of the gender wage gap on the retirement income of older women

U.S. DOL Certifies Approximately 8,600 Workers in 17 States as Eligible to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

Workers facing layoffs or reduced hours due to direct foreign competition may receive Trade Adjustment Assistance to help prepare them for new jobs in emerging sectors. Includes chart of effected workplaces

Advancing the Global Campaign Against Child Labor: Progress Made and Future Actions

A report of the conference hosted by the Department of Labor, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization, on May 17, 2000. The document “contains an edited collection of the speeches and papers prepared and presented for this meeting, as well as news feature stories and photos documenting many of the efforts discussed. It seeks to highlight some of the innovative and effective strategies being used in various countries around the world to address the problem of exploitative child labor” [excerpt]

Foreign Labor Trends: Singapore

Foreign Labor Trendssingapore_2003.pdf: 2178 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Foreign Labor Trends: Vietnam

Foreign Labor Trendsvietnam_2002.pdf: 2355 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Foreign Labor Trends: Malaysia

Foreign Labor Trendsmalaysia_2002.pdf: 20314 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Advancing the Campaign Against Child Labor – Volume II: Addressing the Worst Forms of Child Labor

“This report examines some action strategies related to efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, some issues in developing these strategies, and some examples of how strategies have been implemented in actual projects” [excerpt]

US DOL Awards $6.4 M in Grants to Support International Worker Rights

Announces the allocation of grant funds from the US DOL to implement projects promoting adherence to international core labor standards, support the rights of workers, and study topics related to international labor standards in Haiti, Lesotho, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

The STEM Workforce Challenge: The Role of the Public Workforce System in a National Solution for a Competitive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce

[Excerpt] Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields have become increasingly central to U.S. economic competitiveness and growth. Long-term strategies to maintain and increase living standards and promote opportunity will require coordinated efforts among public, private, and not-for-profit entities to promote innovation and to prepare an adequate supply of qualified workers for employment in STEM fields. American pre-eminence in STEM will not be secured or extended without concerted effort and investment. Trends in K-12 and higher education science and math preparation, coupled with demographic and labor supply trends, point to a serious challenge: our nation needs to increase the supply and quality of “knowledge workers” whose specialized skills enable them to work productively within the STEM industries and occupations. It will not be sufficient to target baccalaureate and advanced degree holders in STEM fields. Our nation’s economic future depends upon improving the pipeline into the STEM fields for sub-baccalaureate students as well as BA and advanced degree holders, for youth moving toward employment and adults already in the workforce, for those already employed in STEM fields and those who would like to change careers to secure better employment and earnings. The seriousness of this challenge has penetrated public and opinion-makers’ consciousness—and government, industry, and education and training providers have begun to respond. NIH, NSF, and the Department of Education have been leading the federal effort. Industry associations, individual firms, foundations, and other organizations have identified and tried to fill gaps. State governments, too, are working to strengthen the STEM workforce pipeline. Much remains to be done, though, within government and across diverse sectors, to ensure that U.S. education, workforce, and economic systems rise to the STEM challenge. The U.S. Department of Labor is already an important partner in federal efforts to strengthen the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pipeline. The U.S. Department of Labor invests about $14 billion a year in the nation’s workforce system and in increasing the skills and education of our current workforce. In addition, the Department of Labor has begun investing regionally in ways that overcome typical fragmentation in planning and action among industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and education and training institutions. The Department of Labor has the potential to play an even more important role in addressing gaps in the nation’s approach to strengthening the STEM pipeline in three areas: 1) building the gateway to STEM careers; 2) enhancing the capacity of talent development institutions to produce more and better skilled STEM workers; and 3) catalyzing and supporting innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. The leadership of the Employment and Training Administration is committed to—and stands ready to— contribute and collaborate to develop an overall national strategy around the STEM workforce pipeline and to improve coordination across federal agencies

20 Leading Occupations of Employed Women Full-time Wage and Salary Workers - 1999 Annual Averages

Department of Labor - Women's Bureauoccupwomen20lead1999.pdf: 91 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020