The U.S. economy got good news again last week with the release of the November jobs report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs while the country’s unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent, the lowest in seven years....
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to mark-up the FY 2016 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, which includes Job Corps’ administration, operations and construction funding, Wednesday, June 24 at 10:15 a.m. EST. This is a critical step in what may be a...
Joining Finch-Henry Job Corps Center Director Cordella Smith (left, front) to welcome National Job Corps Association Director Lonnie P. Taylor (front, right) to the Batesville facility were special guests from the community including (from left) Calvin Hawkins, Dennis...
Students from AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) and Job Corps recently teamed up to revitalize two urban gardens in Sacramento, CA. More than 20 students from both programs participated in the joint community service project on Saturday, Oct. 25,...
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez traveled to Memphis on Wednesday to visit the Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center and wish Job Corps a happy 50th birthday. Secretary Perez toured the center, which is operated by MINACT, Inc., and spent time with students and...