Department 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
Dec-05-19 NJ Labor Department Announces First Recipient of New Innovation Research Fellowship Grant
Dec-04-19 12 Charged with Theft by Deception for Falsely Claiming Unemployment Benefits While Working
Nov-14-19 New Jersey Payrolls Grow in October
Nov-12-19 Garden State Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
Nov-08-19 NJDOL Expands Career Accelerator STEM Internship Program
Nov-07-19 NJ Department of Labor Announces $3M in Training Grants for Employers
Oct-17-19 Unemployment Rate Dips to 3.1 Percent in September
Oct-15-19 NJ Department of Labor Announces Minimum Wage Increase
Sep-19-19 Unemployment Rate Edges Lower in August to 3.2%
Sep-17-19 NJ Labor Department Issues First Stop Work Orders at Two NJ Construction Sites
Sep-13-19 New Jersey Receives $1.45 Million in Seed Funding to Expand Use of Career Data by Jobseekers
Sep-12-19 NJ Labor Department Prevails on Behalf of Truck Drivers in Major Legal Test of Workers’ Rights
Sep-06-19 Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Falsifying Records to Cheat Workers Out of $155,000 by Not Paying Prevailing Wages (from the Office of the Attorney General)
Sep-03-19 Number of NJ Apprentices Tops 8,000 As Labor Department Welcomes New High-Tech Trainees
Aug-15-19 NJ Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.3 Percent in July, Below National Rate
Aug-07-19 Labor Investigation: Underpaid NJ Workers to Get Nearly $111,000 in Back Wages
Jul-18-19 Employment Rebounds in June; Unemployment Rate at Historically Low 3.5 Percent
Jul-16-19 Governor Murphy Announces New Registered Apprenticeship Program to Support Fusion Energy Research
Jul-10-19 Tri-State Labor Departments Form Alliance to Protect Workers and Employers
Jul-09-19 Governor Murphy Releases Report on Employee Misclassification
Jul-03-19 NJDOL Recovers $133K in Back Wages For Supermarket Employees
Jul-01-19 Governor Murphy Marks Statewide Minimum Wage Increase Taking Effect Today
Jul-01-19 Labor Commissioner Ushers in Minimum Wage
Jun-28-19 NJDOL, Public-Private Partners Receive Federal Grants to Expand Apprenticeships
Jun-27-19 NJDOL and Attorney General Send Letter to NJ Employers as Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect
Jun-27-19 NJDOL Recovers $30,000 in Back Pay After Investigation Finds Employer Misclassified Workers
Jun-20-19 Private-Sector Employment Dips in May
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
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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