Official Site of The State of New JerseyDepartment of Labor Press Releases
For more information about any of our press releases, email mediacalls@dol.nj.gov or call 609-984-2841.
Current press releases
May-22-19 NJDOL Presents “Stay Out, Stay Alive” Mine Safety Training Program to Garden State Schools
May-20-19 NJ Labor Department Recoups $500K in Unpaid Overtime for Landscape Company Employees
May-16-19 Employment Advances in April
May-15-19 Labor Commissioner Reaffirms Position on Worker Classification in Response to NLRB Advice Memorandum
May-15-19 Labor Commissioner Reaffirms Position on Worker Classification in Response to NLRB Advice Memorandum
Apr-24-19 Public works contractor who underpaid employees agrees to pay $150K in back wages
Apr-18-19 New Jersey Employment Records Modest Gain in March
Apr-18-19 NJDOL announces $3.9M to fund job training in counties hit by opioid crisis
Apr-11-19 Recent Cases Demonstrate NJDOL Crackdown on Dishonest Public Works Contractors
Apr-09-19 NJ Labor Department Launches $2M Summer Youth Employment Program
Mar-21-19 Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.0 Percent in February
Mar-20-19 Labor Commissioner & Consumer Affairs Alert Garden State Accountants on Misclassification this Tax Season
Mar-11-19 Garden State Employment Increases in January
Feb-06-19 NJ Labor Department Sponsors Job Fair for Marcal Workers
Jan-17-19 Employment Lower in December
Jan-10-19 Furloughed Federal Workers May Be Eligible to Collect Unemployment Benefits
Dec-20-18 New Jersey Employment Remains Stable in November
Dec-19-18 NJ Labor Department, OSHA Form Alliance to Better Protect Workers
Nov-16-18 NJ Department of Labor Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
Nov-15-18 Employment Continues to Advance in October
Oct-29-18 Earned Sick Leave Law Goes into Effect in NJ
Oct-24-18 Governor Murphy Announces $4.5M in Grants to Develop, Grow Apprenticeships in High-Demand Industries
Oct-18-18 New Jersey Employment Shows Modest Gain in September
Oct-12-18 NJ Department of Labor Announces Minimum Wage Increase
Sep-20-18 New Jersey Employment Shows Modest Increase in August
Sep-18-18 Labor Department Publishes Proposed Earned Sick Leave Rules
Sep-11-18 NJ Labor Department Honors 34 Employees Who Aided in Post-9/11 Recovery
Aug-21-18 NJ Labor Department Opens One-Stop Career Center at Warren County Community College
Aug-16-18 Employment Advances in July
Jul-19-18 New Jersey Employment Stable in June
Jun-21-18 Asaro-Angelo Sworn in as Labor Commissioner
Jun-14-18 New Jersey Employment Increases in May 4.4 Percent Unemployment Rate Marks 10-Year Low
May-17-18 Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.5 Percent in April
Apr-19-18 New Jersey Employers Add to Payrolls in March
Mar-29-18 The ability to register for an appeal hearing online.
Mar-29-18 "The Department of Labor and Workforce Development is very excited to work with Governor Murphy"
Mar-26-18 Senate Confirms Asaro-Angelo as Commissioner of Labor
Mar-22-18 New Jersey added jobs in February fueled by growth in the private sector
Mar-12-18 Annual Employment Revisions Show More Job Growth in 2017
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