Cabinet departmentMedium

Department of Labor(DOL)

Cabinet department for labor standards, unemployment insurance oversight, workforce grants, worker safety, pensions and benefits, labor statistics, and veterans employment.

Function

Cabinet department

Parent

Top-level (no parent)

FY2026 Budget Authority

$80.08B

Official Data

USAspending.gov

Evidence & Review

Evidence Confidence

Medium

Verification Status

AI-researched, unverified

Last Reviewed

Jul 5, 2026

Retrieved On

Jul 5, 2026

Current Cost Footprint

Medium

USAspending's FY2026 Q3 top-tier record, code 1601, reports budget authority of $80.08B, obligations of $45.46B, and outlays of $45.37B. Drivers include unemployment insurance administration and oversight, workforce grants, BLS statistics, OSHA/MSHA enforcement, and EBSA benefits oversight. Treat USAspending values as spending-system scale, not audited operating cost. Agency records can include benefits, trust funds, financing accounts, offsetting collections, and transfer flows.

Reported Cost Snapshots

From USAspending.gov top-tier agency records

Fiscal PeriodBudget AuthorityObligationsOutlaysSource
FY2026 Q3$80.08B$45.46B$45.37BUSAspending top-tier API

Treat USAspending values as spending-system scale, not audited operating cost. Agency records can include benefits, trust funds, financing accounts, offsetting collections, and transfer flows.