Department of Labor

Overview

The Department of Labor's FY2027 budget request is $9.9 billion, about 26% less than the year before. The plan would completely eliminate several major programs, including Job Corps, which trains around 50,000 at-risk young people, the Senior Community Service Employment Program that helps about 60,000 low-income seniors find work, and the office that enforces anti-discrimination rules for 26 million workers at federal contractor companies. It would also cut funding for programs protecting workers in dangerous jobs, wage theft victims, and international efforts against child labor and trafficking. Overall, the reductions would mainly affect at-risk youth, older workers, contractor employees, and workers in hazardous industries.