The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development supports Massachusetts jobseekers, workers, and employers. We cultivate a skilled workforce for various industries, support economic stability for workers affected by job loss, injury, or illness, and protect workers' rights, health, safety, wages, and working conditions.
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Work Ready Massachusetts
Looking for talent? Among strategies to build the workforce for Massachusetts employers, join the Healey-Driscoll Administration to match new arrivals who are work-ready with employment opportunities. Learn more.
Massachusetts' Workforce Agenda: Meeting the Moment to Attract, Retain, and Develop a Future Workforce
Massachusetts' Workforce Agenda is part of the 2024 – 2028 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plan filed by Massachusetts with the US Department of Labor, aligning workforce strategies across state government and with workforce partners and creating a unified approach to attract, retain, and develop a future workforce.
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Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
Lauren Jones was sworn in as Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development by Governor Healey on January 17, 2023. She previously held roles with the City of Boston under Mayor Walsh and in state government during the Patrick-Murray Administration. Click here to learn more about Secretary Jones.
Follow the Secretary on Instagram and Threads account for a look at how Team Massachusetts is reimagining the workforce.
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- Department of Unemployment Assistance
- Department of Economic Research
- MassHire Department of Career Services
- Department of Labor Standards
- Division of Apprentice Standards
- Department of Labor Relations
- Department of Industrial Accidents
- Department of Family and Medical Leave
- The Council on the Underground Economy (CUE)