It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on X (formerly Twitter).

Co-founded by SAG-AFTRA, the AFL-CIO, and AFL-CIO Tech Institute, the 5th Annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit will be held on Tuesday, January 9, and Wednesday, January 10. Programming on January 9 will be livestreamed and is free and open to the public. The Labor Innovation & Technology Summit brings together leaders from across the labor movement, entertainment sector and technology space to discuss what innovation means for the future of workers.

Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List.

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

The U.S. economy gained 216,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%, according to figures released Friday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.