Labor Secretary Says Department Looking to 'Modernize' BLS Data

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh addressed enforcement of the PERM visa program and modernized job data collection amid recent labor market volatility. The Department is collaborating with the Justice Department to investigate visa fraud while prioritizing American workers, a strategy that has supported a manufacturing sector adding over 100,000 jobs and construction wages rising by six percent. Concurrently, Walsh outlined plans to align workforce development with industry needs to ensure employees can fill these new high-paying roles generated by historic reindustrialization investments.