Job Corps is a free residential job training and education program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor for young ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a pause in contractor-operated job corps nationwide due to President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026. “Forty percent of the students here are ...

The federal vocational program for young adults avoided closures by the Trump administration, but now Congress could slash ...

OTTUMWA — The word "devastation" was thrown around quite a bit. When it comes to Ottumwa Job Corps, there were few other ways to describe the federal government's decision to shutter the job training ...

Last Thursday (May 30), the Department of Labor announced that they were beginning a “phased pause” of operations at all Job Corps locations nationwide, stating that it would be “an orderly transition ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X U.S. Sen. Blumenthal: “Ending the Job Corps would be cruel and stupid.” Credit: Adam Walker Photos ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps, a residential program for low-income youth, until a ...

With Christmas a week away and openings continuing to fill daily, Maui Job Corps is urging Maui young adults ages 16-24 to ...

The fate of Job Corps Centers across the country finds itself wrapped up in ongoing legal proceedings that's driven confusion about whether the centers are acce ...

The federal government's Job Corps gives young people — between the ages of 16 and 24 — a second chance at a diploma and a trade. Esther Johnson, the first African-American woman to head the group, ...

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the Job Corps as a cornerstone of his Great Society initiative, aiming to combat poverty by providing vocational training to disadvantaged youth. Modeled ...

Activity at Keystone Job Corps Center has picked up since the U.S Department of Labor planned to shut down the program in May.