Labor Department Suspends Job Corps Centers Operations, Drawing Bipartisan Pushback

NH Job Corps to close June 30 when U.S. Labor Department pauses program

New Hampshire’s Job Corps training program, serving more than 200 teenagers and young adults ages 16 to 24, will close June 30 after federal labor officials put a pause last week on the nationwide training and education program, which has…

Job Corps centers, including one in Central Texas, pausing operations

The US Department of Labor is pausing operations at 99 Job Corps centers across the nation, including one here in Central Texas.

Federal agency announces closure of Marion's and other Job Corps centers

Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the closure, or what it called “a phased pause in operations”, for all contractor-operated Job Corps centers across the country, including the Blue

The recent decision of the U.S. Department of Labor to implement a “pause” in the Job Corps programs operated by contractors has caused a wave of concern and sadness in the community of El Paso. The pause would directly affect the David L. Carrasco Center, one of the most representative in the Paso del Norte region. Over the years, the Job Corps Center has consolidated itself as a pillar of social transformation in the border region. Much more t…

Impending Shreveport Job Corps closure, the City Council respond

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Members of the Shreveport City Council are expressing concern following the recent announcement of the impending closure of the Shreveport Job Corps Center. The Shreveport Job Corps Center has long served as a vital resource for career training and educational development for young people in the region. In a news release, the City Council states, 'while the closure marks a significant transition, Council members are…

Job Corps center in St. Paul sends students home after federal funding pause

Federal funding cuts are clearing students out of the Hubert Humphrey Job Corps Center in St. Paul after the U.S. Department of Labor announced a "phased pause" in the program.