Newsroom

Releases, Remarks & Other Resources

• Current News Releases - August 2003 through Present (excluding the Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Other News Releases - January 21, 2001 through July 2003 (excluding the Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• News Release Archives - November 1995 through January 20, 2001
• Current Speeches - October 2002 through Present
• Speeches Archives - January 2001 through September 30, 2002
• Congressional Testimony
• Webcasts
• Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Report. [Alternate Site]
  In the week ending Nov. 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 365,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 354,000. The 4-week moving average was 362,500, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 359,500.

Meet the Secretary

• Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao's biography
• Biografía en Español
• About the Secretary (in Chinese)
• About the Secretary (in Korean)
• Secretary Chao's Page

Media Inquiries

• The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) handles media inquiries for the Department of Labor.