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Perdue Farms to Cut Nearly 300 Jobs at Indiana Plant
The company cited changes in consumer demand and declining turkey flocks.
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The Boeing logo is displayed at the company's factory, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton, Wash.
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Boeing Workers Reject Offer, Extending Strike at 3 Plants
The 3,200 workers who build fighter jets are heading back to the picket lines.
September 12, 2025
South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia, arrive at the Incheon International Airport, in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
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South Korean Workers Return Home After Days in Detention Following U.S. Immigration Raid
Some workers spoke about the unexpected raid and the harsh conditions of their detention.
September 12, 2025
A Korean Air charter plane carrying Korean workers detained in immigration raid at Georgia factory leaves Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta bound for South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
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South Korean Workers Detained in Immigration Raid Leave Atlanta, Head Home
South Korea's president expects Korean companies to hesitate to make new investments in the U.S.
September 11, 2025
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Labor Department Watchdog to Audit BLS Jobs, Inflation Reports
Both reports are considered definitive measures of two key aspects of the U.S. economy.
September 11, 2025
Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. The signs read 'A tariff bomb and workers confinement.'
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Korean Workers Detained in Hyundai Plant Raid Face Uncertain Future
Meanwhile, fear lingers for other residents.
September 10, 2025
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This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees being escorted outside the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.
Attorney Says Detained Korean Hyundai Workers Had Special Skills for Short-Term Jobs
September 9, 2025
A construction worker carries steel decking at the site of a construction of a housing project, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Portland, Maine.
Employers Added 911,000 Fewer Jobs than Originally Reported
September 9, 2025
A day laborer waits for work in the parking lot of a Home Depot in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles, Aug. 28, 2025.
Home Depot Stores, Long a Hub for Day Laborers, Now Draw Immigration Raids
September 9, 2025
This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees waiting to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.
What to Know About the Large-Scale Immigration Raid at a Georgia Manufacturing Plant
September 8, 2025
This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows a person being handcuffed at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.
South Korea Will Bring Home 300 Workers Detained in Massive Hyundai Plant Raid in Georgia
September 8, 2025
The Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is seen on March 26, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.
ICE Raids Hyundai EV Factory Site
September 4, 2025
An ice-covered ConocoPhillips sign is displayed at the Colville-Delta 5, more commonly known as CD5, drilling site on Alaska's North Slope, Feb. 9, 2016.
ConocoPhillips to Lay Off Thousands of Workers
September 4, 2025
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Billions Are Flowing into U.S. Manufacturing. But Where Are the Workers?
September 3, 2025
Migrant farmworkers pick a vegetable crop on an early morning in Fresno, Calif., on July 18, 2025.
1.2 Million Immigrants Are Gone from the U.S. Labor Force Under Trump, Preliminary Data Shows
September 2, 2025
The logo of German car manufacturer Volkswagen is pictured at Volkswagen's transparent factory in Dresden, Germany, on May 14, 2025.
Volkswagen Faces Historic $30M Compensation for Amazon Labor Abuses in Brazil
September 2, 2025
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Labor Department Providing $30M to Train Workers for Jobs in High Demand
August 15, 2025
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Most Manufacturing Professionals Would Recommend an Industry Career Path to Their Children
August 14, 2025
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Part of an email to Bureau of Labor Statistics employees from William Wiatrowski, obtained by the Associated Press, photographed on Aug. 12, 2025.
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How Labor Statistics Staff Reacted to Trump Firing Commissioner
Officials at the agency sought to rally morale by focusing on their task at hand.
August 13, 2025
The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020.
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Trump's Nominee to Oversee Jobs, Inflation Data Faces Shower of Criticism
The commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is typically a mild-mannered technocrat.
August 13, 2025
President Trump holds charts as he speaks about the economy in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 7, 2025.
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Trump Defends the U.S. Economy with Charts After Job Reports Showed Warning Signs
Employers have added 597,000 jobs through July, down roughly 44% from the the same period in 2024.
August 8, 2025
Strikers stand in front of the Birtat factory in Murr, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
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Strike at Kebab Factory Threatens Price Increases, Shortages
Workers at the Birtat Meat World SE factory have walked off their jobs demanding wage increases.
August 7, 2025
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Manufacturers Say Industry Will Never Close Skills Gap
But automation has already started to fill the 415,000-job void—kind of.
August 6, 2025
A 'now hiring' sign, July 15, 2025, Richardson, Texas.
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Trump Says He Doesn't Trust the Jobs Data, but Wall Street and Economists Do
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, most economists say, is staffed by people obsessed with getting the numbers right.
August 6, 2025
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Glass House Cuts Ties with Farm Labor Contractors After Deadly Raid
The company said it's been unable to verify how many people were detained.
August 4, 2025
A heavy machine drives past shipping containers stacked at a depo, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025.
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U.S. Tariffs Put 30,000 South African Jobs at Risk, Officials Say
South Africa was slapped with one of the highest tariff rates by its third-largest trading partner.
August 4, 2025
President Trump speaks alongside Cody Campbell, left, and professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, July 31, 2025.
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Trump Removes Official Overseeing Jobs Data After Dismal Report
Economists and Wall Street investors accepted the data as free from political bias for decades.
August 4, 2025
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Labor Department Awards $1.8M to Help Workers Affected by Georgia-Pacific Layoffs
To support employment and training services for the 535 workers affected by a mill closure.
July 31, 2025
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Poultry Processor Settles with Feds Over Child Labor Violations
Mar-Jac was previously investigated following the death of a 16-year-old worker in 2023.
July 31, 2025
In this Sept. 30, 1957, file photo Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters vice president and leading candidate to succeed Dave Beck as the IBT's new president, waves to delegates at the opening of the Teamsters Union convention at Miami Beach, Fla.
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Jimmy Hoffa's Disappearance Reaches 50 Years
The former Teamsters union boss vanished from a restaurant about 10 miles north of Detroit.
July 31, 2025
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The Resurgence of U.S. Manufacturing Hinges on Investing in People
Manufacturers need people who can keep pace with evolving tools, processes and market demands.
July 30, 2025
Agricultural workers harvesting a strawberry field.
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Trump’s Push for Deportations Could Boost Demand for Foreign Farmworkers with ‘Guest Worker’ Visas
“Guest worker” programs have existed for decades — leading to today’s H-2A visa program.
July 28, 2025
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Medical Device Maker Retractable Technologies Cuts 12% of Its Workforce
The cuts, which mainly impact manufacturing jobs, were blamed on Chinese tariffs.
July 24, 2025