More than 1,300 employees were forced out of the State Department on Friday, taking with them decades of specialized skills and on-the-job training.

This is why we’re calling for an investigation today … because clearly ICE is trying to prod and probe and see where there are weak spots in our law,” an immigrant-rights

The Labor Department reported that jobless claims for the week ending July 5 fell, fewer than analysts forecast.

The Georgia Department of Labor recently reported the state’s unemployment rate hit 3.5% in May, its lowest point in a year. But something else dropped, too: the size of the labor force. Georgia’s labor force declined by more than 4,000 in May compared to April. Since May a year ago, the labor force declined by nearly 30,000.

However, the report showed that hiring fell in May, suggesting that employers, though reluctant to lose staff, are hesitant about adding workers amid uncertainty over the economy.

U.S. job growth was unexpectedly solid in June, but nearly half of the increase in nonfarm payrolls came from the government sector, with private industry gains the smallest in eight months as businesses battled rising economic headwinds.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.

Inside the State Department, employees are packing up their belongings in anticipation of a reorganization and reduction in force that is expected to cut nearly 2,000 jobs. The significant cuts and reorientation of the department’s mission will cripple the agency’s work to promote democracy,

When the Labor Department on Thursday releases job numbers for last month, they’re expected to show that businesses, government agencies and nonprofits added 117,500 jobs in June, down from 139,000 in May, according to a survey of forecasters by the data firm FactSet.

Thanks to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, the number of foreign-born workers has decreased while the number of U.S.-born workers has conversely increased. “The Labor Department’s jobs

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins proposed replacing undocumented farmworkers with Americans on Medicaid and restricting foreign land ownership.

The Senior Community Service Employment Program has been furloughing low-income older adults, including many immigrants, due to a delay in federal funding, leaving them without income and forcing them to struggle to survive.