Lauren Kaori Gurley is a labor reporter at The Washington Post. She focuses on labor markets, labor laws, economic policy, and public policy, with a particular interest in the intersection of labor and technology. Her work has been featured in various prominent outlets, including The New Republic, The American Prospect, and The New York Review of Books.
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Lauren Kaori Gurley's coverage predominantly focuses on labor market, job growth, and related legal policy regulations. She is likely to be interested in pitches that provide insights into government announcements or policies impacting the labor market, as well as data-driven analysis of employment trends.
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By: Lauren Kaori Gurley, Jarrell Dillard, Mariana Alfaro
President Donald Trump was expected to announce the expansion of a guest-worker program to the dairy industry at a Wisconsin event. Instead, the news came out in a policy memo, angering immigration hard-liners.
By: Mariana Alfaro, Lauren Kaori Gurley
The Trump administration opened a new legal pathway for migrant farm workers, yielding to an aggressive lobbying campaign by the dairy industry and upsetting immigration enforcement hard-liners.
By: Lauren Kaori Gurley
President Trump nominated acting secretary Keith Sonderling to permanently lead the Labor Department after months of turmoil. Business leaders who backed his candidacy say he has already been steering policy and personnel decisions.
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in June, as the labor market shows modest signs of growth.
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in June, and a lot of workers left the labor force, signaling a slow down in the labor market.
By: Lauren Kaori Gurley
Some businesses already have begun terminating Haitians and other immigrant workers with the humanitarian protections.
By: Perry Stein, Lauren Kaori Gurley
Fain called allegations that he abused his power to seek special benefits for his fiancée and her sister “false.”
By: Lauren Kaori Gurley, Steve Thompson
Americans' wages are about where they were a year ago and up just 27 cents per hour since President Donald Trump took office, as inflation offsets pay increases.
By: Lauren Kaori Gurley, Steve Thompson
American workers' paychecks are about where they were a year ago, and up 27 cents per hour in today's dollars since President Donald Trump took office in 2025, because of inflation that has undercut pay increases.
By: Lauren Kaori Gurley, Steve Thompson
Inflation is erasing wage gains for many Americans, leaving workers struggling to afford basic necessities.
