The closure is part of a nationwide pause of the Job Corps program announced by the U.S. Department of Labor. While the Labor Secretary said the program was not achieving desired outcomes ...

The closing comes amid a nationwide pause of the Job Corps program, announced May 29 by the U.S. Department of Labor. “I find it difficult to express my dismay at the Ben Hooks Job Center being ...

CLEARFIELD — On hearing the news that the federal Job Corps program in Clearfield will be one of nearly 100 around the country shutting its doors, Adrian Asencio's reaction was intense and ...

the largest U.S. job training program for low-income youth. A trade group representing contractors that operate Job Corps centers and some of its members claim the U.S. Department of Labor is ...

There are 99 program sites throughout the U.S. that train, for free, an average of 25,000 young adults a year. Massachusetts has three Job Corps sites in Grafton, Devens and Chicopee. The move to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Students at a local Job Corps training facility have already started relocating. Job Corps is the largest nationwide residential training program in the country with ...

Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) launched EMPWR LA, a 6-week pre-employment training program for high-demand jobs. The program offers 240 hours of hands-on training in manufacturing ...

The lawsuit, filed in federal court, seeks to prevent the closure of the Job Corps program, which the U.S. Labor Department plans to shut down due to financial deficits. The plaintiffs argue that ...

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The department cited high costs, low performance and reports of sexual assault and other problems in the nationwide program. Three Kentucky facilities that offer low-income young adults job ...

FLINT, MI -- Mayor Sheldon Neeley isn’t taking no for an answer on his proposal to hire up to 100 Flint teens for a six-week summer jobs program. Youths aged 15 to 19 can apply for a job on ...

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 ...