Department Of Labor

  • Thomas Perez next Secretary of Labor?

    3/18/13 6:36 PM Comment

    Seeking to fill yet another second-term Cabinet vacancy, President Barack Obama is set to nominate Thomas Perez, an assistant attorney general, to be the next secretary of labor, the White House says.

  • Obama poised to pick Perez for Labor: Source

    3/10/13 7:37 AM Comment

    Two people familiar with the process say President Barack Obama is close to naming Thomas Perez, a civil rights official in the Justice Department, as his choice to head the Department of Labor.

  • U.S. unemployment rate: Claims drop to nine week low

    9/27/12 9:37 AM Comment

    The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plunged 26,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 359,000, the lowest level of weekly applications in nine weeks.