Labor Department Seeks Career Tool Feedback
Published Date: 6/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Labor wants your ideas to upgrade two key job-help tools: the online career site CareerOneStop and the detailed job info system O*NET. These updates will make it easier for job seekers to find careers, training, and skills info that’s fresh and super useful. If you’ve got thoughts, send them by August 10, 2026—this could shape future job tools without costing you a dime now!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Career Site Upgrade to Speed Reemployment
The Department of Labor is planning a modernized, Federally hosted CareerOneStop site with a mobile-first design, AI features, skills-aware exploration, and integrated job search. DOL says a modernized site could speed reemployment, sharpen employer-worker matching, and open clearer pathways to higher-wage work.
O*NET Data Upgrades to Support Skills Hiring
DOL is seeking input to modernize the O*NET Program—about 1,000 detailed occupations—by improving timeliness, granularity, and interoperability (e.g., linked data, RDF standards, APIs, JSON-LD). The notice says these improvements would help O*NET better support skills-based hiring, training alignment, and developer/researcher tools.
Federal Hosting to Reduce Fragmentation
DOL says it aims to transition CareerOneStop to a Federally hosted, consolidated site to reduce fragmentation and better align public-facing workforce tools. The notice describes planned developer/data capabilities (APIs, linked data) to improve integration with state and local systems.
RFI Will Not Result In Contracts or Grants
This Request for Information is for information-gathering only; DOL will not award contracts or grants based on responses. Any future procurement activity, if pursued, will be posted on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule.
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