There were 12 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending April 15, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA), was submitted on April 14, 2023.

The Labor Department published 11 the week before, marking a 9.1 percent increase.

The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Labor Department in week ending April 15

Title	Publication Date
Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)	04/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas	04/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce Information Grants to States (WIGS)	04/14/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	04/14/2023
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health	04/12/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Components of the Jobs for Veterans State Grants State Plans	04/12/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Implementation Study	04/11/2023
Data Users Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda	04/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Agricultural Recruitment System Forms Affecting Migratory Farm Workers	04/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fidelity Bonding Issuance	04/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current Population Survey	04/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Report on Occupational Employment and Wages	04/10/2023