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The '''Bureau of Labor Statistics''' ('''BLS''') is a unit of the [[United States Department of Labor]]. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the [[government of the United States|U.S. government]] in the broad field of [[labor economics|labor economics and statistics]] and serves as a principal agency of the [[Federal Statistical System of the United States|U.S. Federal Statistical System]]. The BLS collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]], other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor representatives. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the United States Department of Labor, and conducts research measuring the income levels families need to maintain a satisfactory quality of life.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
The '''Bureau of Labor Statistics''' ('''BLS''') is a unit of the [[United States Department of Labor]]. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the [[government of the United States|U.S. government]] in the broad field of [[labor economics|labor economics and statistics]] and serves as a principal agency of the [[Federal Statistical System of the United States|U.S. Federal Statistical System]]. The BLS collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]], other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor representatives. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the United States Department of Labor, and conducts research measuring the income levels families need to maintain a satisfactory quality of life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2001/05/art3full.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-12-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611033324/http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2001/05/art3full.pdf |archive-date=2014-06-11 }}</ref>


BLS data must satisfy a number of criteria, including relevance to current social and economic issues, timeliness in reflecting today's rapidly changing economic conditions, accuracy and consistently high statistical quality, impartiality in both subject matter and presentation, and accessibility to all. To avoid the appearance of partiality, the dates of major data releases are scheduled more than a year in advance, in coordination with the [[Office of Management and Budget]].<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
BLS data must satisfy a number of criteria, including relevance to current social and economic issues, timeliness in reflecting today's rapidly changing economic conditions, accuracy and consistently high statistical quality, impartiality in both subject matter and presentation, and accessibility to all. To avoid the appearance of partiality, the dates of major data releases are scheduled more than a year in advance, in coordination with the [[Office of Management and Budget]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/business/economy/unemployment-labor-department-data-politics.html|title=How Economic Data Is Kept Politics-Free|last=Cohen|first=Patricia|date=2016-11-03|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2017-02-23|issn=0362-4331|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311130615/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/business/economy/unemployment-labor-department-data-politics.html|archive-date=2017-03-11}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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{{see also|United States labor law}}
The Bureau of Labor was established within the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]] on June 27, 1884, to collect information about employment and labor. Its creation under the Bureau of Labor Act (23 Stat. 60) stemmed from the findings of U.S. Senator [[Henry W. Blair]]'s "Labor and Capital Hearings", which examined labor issues and working conditions in the U.S.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> Statistician [[Carroll D. Wright]] became the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor in 1885, a position he held until 1905. The Bureau's placement within the federal government structure changed three times in the first 29 years following its formation. It was made an independent (sub-Cabinet) department by the Department of Labor Act (25 Stat. 182) on June 13, 1888. The Bureau was then incorporated into the [[United States Department of Commerce and Labor|Department of Commerce and Labor]] by the Department of Commerce Act (32 Stat. 827) on February 14, 1903. Finally, it was transferred under the [[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]] in 1913 where it resides today.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> The BLS is now headquartered in the [[Postal Square Building]] near the [[United States Capitol]] and [[Washington Union Station]].
The Bureau of Labor was established within the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]] on June 27, 1884, to collect information about employment and labor. Its creation under the Bureau of Labor Act (23 Stat. 60) stemmed from the findings of U.S. Senator [[Henry W. Blair]]'s "Labor and Capital Hearings", which examined labor issues and working conditions in the U.S.<ref>GB McKinney, ''Henry W. Blair's Campaign to Reform America: From the Civil War to the U.S'' (2012) 110-111</ref> Statistician [[Carroll D. Wright]] became the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor in 1885, a position he held until 1905. The Bureau's placement within the federal government structure changed three times in the first 29 years following its formation. It was made an independent (sub-Cabinet) department by the Department of Labor Act (25 Stat. 182) on June 13, 1888. The Bureau was then incorporated into the [[United States Department of Commerce and Labor|Department of Commerce and Labor]] by the Department of Commerce Act (32 Stat. 827) on February 14, 1903. Finally, it was transferred under the [[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]] in 1913 where it resides today.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/257.html|title=Records of the Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS]|date=2016-08-15|newspaper=National Archives|access-date=2017-02-23|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224052052/https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/257.html|archive-date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bls.gov/bls/history/home.htm|title=Overview : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics|website=www.bls.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2017-02-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223130902/https://www.bls.gov/bls/history/home.htm|archive-date=2017-02-23}}</ref> The BLS is now headquartered in the [[Postal Square Building]] near the [[United States Capitol]] and [[Washington Union Station]].


Since 1915, the BLS has published the ''[[Monthly Labor Review]]'', a journal focused on the data and methodologies of labor statistics.
Since 1915, the BLS has published the ''[[Monthly Labor Review]]'', a journal focused on the data and methodologies of labor statistics.


The BLS is headed by a commissioner who serves a four-year term from the date he or she takes office. The most recent Commissioner of Labor Statistics is [[William W. Beach]],<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> who was assumed office on March 28, 2019 <span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> Beach was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 13, 2019.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
The BLS is headed by a commissioner who serves a four-year term from the date he or she takes office. The most recent Commissioner of Labor Statistics is [[William W. Beach]],<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bls.gov/bls/senior_staff/beach.htm |title = William W. Beach, Commissioner |website = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics|date = April 16, 2019}}</ref> who was assumed office on March 28, 2019 <ref>[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-key-additions-administration-18/ President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration], whitehouse.gov, 17 Oct 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/171 Nomination - William Beach — Department of Labor], 16 Jan 2019</ref> Beach was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 13, 2019.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/171 William Beach's Senate Confirmation]</ref>


[[Erica Groshen]] was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2013, and sworn in as the 14th Commissioner of Labor Statistics on January 29, 2013, for a term that ended on January 27, 2017.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> William Wiatrowski, Deputy Commissioner of the BLS, served as Acting Commissioner until the next commissioner, William Beach was sworn in. Beach served until January 2024, at which time he was succeeded by Erika McEntarfer.
[[Erica Groshen]] was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2013, and sworn in as the 14th Commissioner of Labor Statistics on January 29, 2013, for a term that ended on January 27, 2017.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/z?nomis:112PN0140400: Presidential Nominations, 112th Congress (011 - 2012), PN1404-112] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102205230/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/z?nomis:112PN0140400: |date=2016-01-02 }}, Library of Congress, thomas.loc.gov</ref><ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/tag/erica-groshen/ Senate Confirms Erica Groshen to Head Bureau of Labor Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904212538/https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/tag/erica-groshen/ |date=2017-09-04 }}, by Jeffrey Sparshott at ''Wall Street Journal'']</ref> William Wiatrowski, Deputy Commissioner of the BLS, served as Acting Commissioner until the next commissioner, William Beach was sworn in. Beach served until January 2024, at which time he was succeeded by Erika McEntarfer.


==Commissioners==
==Commissioners==


Commissioners of Labor Statistics (1885 to present):<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
Commissioners of Labor Statistics (1885 to present):<ref>{{cite web|title=Past BLS Commissioners|url=https://www.bls.gov/bls/history/commissioners/home.htm|website=bls.gov}}</ref>


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==Statistical reporting==
==Statistical reporting==
Statistics published by the BLS fall into four main categories:<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
Statistics published by the BLS fall into four main categories:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/bls/proghome.htm |title=Subject Area Categories : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |access-date=2017-02-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223130858/https://www.bls.gov/bls/proghome.htm |archive-date=2017-02-23 }}</ref>


=== Prices ===
=== Prices ===
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[[File:US Unemployment measures.svg|thumb|Unemployment measurements by the BLS from 1950 to 2010]]
[[File:US Unemployment measures.svg|thumb|Unemployment measurements by the BLS from 1950 to 2010]]
[[File:Job seekers ratio.webp|thumb|300px|Job seekers ratio in the [[JOLTS report]]
[[File:Job seekers ratio.webp|thumb|300px|Job seekers ratio in the [[JOLTS report]]
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* [[Current Population Survey]] (The "Household Survey")
* [[Current Population Survey]] (The "Household Survey")
** The [[American Time Use Survey]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
** The [[American Time Use Survey]]<ref>{{cite web  |url=https://www.bls.gov/tus/  |title=American Time Use Survey  |publisher=Bureau of Labor Statistics  |url-status=live  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223130145/https://www.bls.gov/tus/  |archive-date=2017-02-23  }}</ref>
* Current Employment Statistics<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> (The "Establishment Survey")
* Current Employment Statistics<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/ces/ |title=Current Employment Statistics |publisher=Bureau of Labor Statistics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223190145/https://www.bls.gov/ces/ |archive-date=2017-02-23 }}</ref> (The "Establishment Survey")
** [[Unemployment#United States Bureau of Labor statistics|Payroll Employment]]
** [[Unemployment#United States Bureau of Labor statistics|Payroll Employment]]
** [[JOLTS report]] - Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
** [[JOLTS report]] - Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
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** [[Salary|Salary Data]]
** [[Salary|Salary Data]]


* Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/lau/ |title=Local Area Unemployment Statistics |publisher=Bureau of Labor Statistics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908215735/https://www.bls.gov/lau/ |archive-date=2017-09-08 }}</ref>
** [[List of U.S. states by unemployment rate]]
** [[List of U.S. states by unemployment rate]]
* Current Employment Statistics State and Area program<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* Current Employment Statistics State and Area program<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/sae/ |title=Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (State & Metro Area) Home Page |publisher=Bls.gov |date=2012-05-30 |access-date=2012-06-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615165944/http://www.bls.gov/sae/ |archive-date=2012-06-15 }}</ref>
* The [[Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey]] (JOLTS)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* The [[Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey]] (JOLTS)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/jlt/ |title=Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Home Page |publisher=Bls.gov |access-date=2012-06-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616201002/http://www.bls.gov/jlt/ |archive-date=2012-06-16 }}</ref>
* The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/qcew/ |title=Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages |publisher=Bls.gov |date=2012-03-28 |access-date=2012-06-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610154515/http://www.bls.gov/qcew/ |archive-date=2012-06-10 }}</ref>
* The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) program<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) program<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/bed/ |title=Business Employment Dynamics Home Page |publisher=Bls.gov |date=2012-05-01 |access-date=2012-06-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015114659/http://www.bls.gov/bed/ |archive-date=2012-10-15 }}</ref>
* [[Ten year occupational employment projections]]
* [[Ten year occupational employment projections]]
* [[Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics]], called OES until recently
* [[Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics]], called OES until recently
* [[Mass Layoff Statistics--discontinued in 2013]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* [[Mass Layoff Statistics--discontinued in 2013]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/mls/ |title=Mass Layoff Statistics Home Page |publisher=Bls.gov |date=2012-05-16 |access-date=2017-02-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223125904/https://www.bls.gov/mls/ |archive-date=2017-02-23 }}</ref>
=== Compensation and working conditions ===
=== Compensation and working conditions ===
* [[National Compensation Survey]]
* [[National Compensation Survey]]
** [[Employment Cost Index]]
** [[Employment Cost Index]]


* [[Workplace Injury and Fatality Statistics]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* [[Workplace Injury and Fatality Statistics]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/iif/ |title=Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities |publisher=Bls.gov |access-date=2012-06-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626042756/http://www.bls.gov/iif/ |archive-date=2012-06-26 }}</ref>


=== Productivity ===
=== Productivity ===
* [[Labor productivity]], aggregate and by industry<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
* [[Labor productivity]], aggregate and by industry<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/bls/productivity.htm |title=Overview of BLS Productivity Statistics |publisher=Bls.gov |access-date=2012-06-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625155059/http://www.bls.gov/bls/productivity.htm |archive-date=2012-06-25 }}</ref>
* [[Multifactor productivity]]
* [[Multifactor productivity]]
* [[State labor productivity]]
* [[State labor productivity]]
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Official website|1=http://www.bls.gov/}}
* [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584 Records of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the National Archives (Record Group 257)]
* [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584 Records of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the National Archives (Record Group 257)]
* [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-statistics-bureau Bureau of Labor Statistics] in the [[Federal Register]]
* [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-statistics-bureau Bureau of Labor Statistics] in the [[Federal Register]]
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* [http://AnyStats.com Local Area Unemployment Reports]
* [http://AnyStats.com Local Area Unemployment Reports]


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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Type: Independent Agencies
Parent organization: United States Department of Labor
Top organization:
Employees: 2400
Executive: Commissioner
Budget: $640 million (Fiscal Year 2024)
Address: 2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20212
Website: https://www.bls.gov
Creation Legislation: Bureau of Labor Act of 1884
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Mission
The BLS is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. It collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to inform public and private decision-making on employment, compensation, prices, and working conditions.
Services

Employment data; Wage statistics; Price indices; Labor market analysis; Occupational outlook

Regulations
Bureau of Labor Statistics
File:Bureau of Labor Statistics logo.svg
Agency Overview
Formed June 27, 1884; 141 years ago (1884-06-27)
Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
Headquarters Postal Square Building
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Employees 2,100[1]
Annual budget $655 million (2021)[2]
Agency Executives Erika McEntarfer, Commissioner[3]
William J. Wiatrowski, Deputy Commissioner[3]
Website
bls.gov

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System. The BLS collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor representatives. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the United States Department of Labor, and conducts research measuring the income levels families need to maintain a satisfactory quality of life.[4]

BLS data must satisfy a number of criteria, including relevance to current social and economic issues, timeliness in reflecting today's rapidly changing economic conditions, accuracy and consistently high statistical quality, impartiality in both subject matter and presentation, and accessibility to all. To avoid the appearance of partiality, the dates of major data releases are scheduled more than a year in advance, in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget.[5]

History

See also: United States labor law

The Bureau of Labor was established within the Department of the Interior on June 27, 1884, to collect information about employment and labor. Its creation under the Bureau of Labor Act (23 Stat. 60) stemmed from the findings of U.S. Senator Henry W. Blair's "Labor and Capital Hearings", which examined labor issues and working conditions in the U.S.[6] Statistician Carroll D. Wright became the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor in 1885, a position he held until 1905. The Bureau's placement within the federal government structure changed three times in the first 29 years following its formation. It was made an independent (sub-Cabinet) department by the Department of Labor Act (25 Stat. 182) on June 13, 1888. The Bureau was then incorporated into the Department of Commerce and Labor by the Department of Commerce Act (32 Stat. 827) on February 14, 1903. Finally, it was transferred under the Department of Labor in 1913 where it resides today.[7][8] The BLS is now headquartered in the Postal Square Building near the United States Capitol and Washington Union Station.

Since 1915, the BLS has published the Monthly Labor Review, a journal focused on the data and methodologies of labor statistics.

The BLS is headed by a commissioner who serves a four-year term from the date he or she takes office. The most recent Commissioner of Labor Statistics is William W. Beach,[9] who was assumed office on March 28, 2019 [10][11] Beach was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 13, 2019.[12]

Erica Groshen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2013, and sworn in as the 14th Commissioner of Labor Statistics on January 29, 2013, for a term that ended on January 27, 2017.[13][14] William Wiatrowski, Deputy Commissioner of the BLS, served as Acting Commissioner until the next commissioner, William Beach was sworn in. Beach served until January 2024, at which time he was succeeded by Erika McEntarfer.

Commissioners

Commissioners of Labor Statistics (1885 to present):[15]

Commissioner Took office Left office
Carroll D. Wright January 1885 January 1905
Charles P. Neill February 1905 May 1913
George Hanger (Acting) May 1913 August 1913
Royal Meeker August 11, 1913 June 1920
Ethelbert Stewart June 1920 June 1932
Charles E. Baldwin (Acting) July 1932 July 1933
Isador Lubin July 1933 January 1946
A. Ford Hinrichs (Acting) January 1946 July 1946
Aryness Joy Wickens July 1946 August 1946
Ewan Clague August 1946 September 1965
Arthur Ross October 1965 July 1968
Ben Burdetsky (Acting) July 1968 March 1969
Geoffrey H. Moore March 1969 January 1973
Ben Burdetsky (Acting) January 1973 July 1973
Julius Shiskin July 1973 October 1978
Janet L. Norwood May 1979 December 1991
William G. Barron Jr. (Acting) December 1991 October 1993
Katharine Abraham October 1993 October 2001
Lois Orr (Acting) October 2001 July 2002
Kathleen Utgoff July 2002 July 2006
Philip Rones (Acting) July 2006 January 2008
Keith Hall January 2008 January 2012
John M. (Jack) Galvin (Acting) January 2012 January 2013
Erica Groshen January 29, 2013 January 27, 2017
William J. Wiatrowski (Acting) January 2017 March 2019
William Beach March 13, 2019 March 2023
William J. Wiatrowski (Acting) March 2023 January 31, 2024
Erika McEntarfer January 31, 2024 Present

Statistical reporting

Statistics published by the BLS fall into four main categories:[16]

Prices

Employment and unemployment

File:US Unemployment measures.svg
Unemployment measurements by the BLS from 1950 to 2010
File:Job seekers ratio.webp
Job seekers ratio in the JOLTS report
  Cold job market
  Balanced job market
  Hot job market

Compensation and working conditions

Productivity

Statistical regions

Data produced by the BLS is often categorized into groups of states known as Census Regions. There are four Census Regions, which are further categorized by Census Division as follows:

Northeast Region

  • New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
  • Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

South Region

  • South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
  • East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
  • West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Midwest Region

  • East North Central Division: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
  • West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

West Region

  • Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
  • Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "FY 2024 Congressional Budget Justification". Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/general/budget/2024/CBJ-2024-V3-01.pdf. 
  2. ↑ "BLS 2021 Operating Plan". US Department of Labor. https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/general/budget/2021/FY2021OperatingPlanAPT.pdf. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bureau of Labor Statistics: Senior Staff". Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/bls/senior_staff/. 
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2001/05/art3full.pdf. 
  5. ↑ Cohen, Patricia (2016-11-03). "How Economic Data Is Kept Politics-Free". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/business/economy/unemployment-labor-department-data-politics.html. 
  6. ↑ GB McKinney, Henry W. Blair's Campaign to Reform America: From the Civil War to the U.S (2012) 110-111
  7. ↑ "Records of the Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS"] (in en). National Archives. 2016-08-15. https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/257.html. 
  8. ↑ "Overview : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics" (in en-us). https://www.bls.gov/bls/history/home.htm. 
  9. ↑ "William W. Beach, Commissioner". April 16, 2019. https://www.bls.gov/bls/senior_staff/beach.htm. 
  10. ↑ President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration, whitehouse.gov, 17 Oct 2017
  11. ↑ Nomination - William Beach — Department of Labor, 16 Jan 2019
  12. ↑ William Beach's Senate Confirmation
  13. ↑ Presidential Nominations, 112th Congress (011 - 2012), PN1404-112 Archived 2016-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Library of Congress, thomas.loc.gov
  14. ↑ Senate Confirms Erica Groshen to Head Bureau of Labor Statistics Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, by Jeffrey Sparshott at Wall Street Journal]
  15. ↑ "Past BLS Commissioners". https://www.bls.gov/bls/history/commissioners/home.htm. 
  16. ↑ "Subject Area Categories : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics". https://www.bls.gov/bls/proghome.htm. 
  17. ↑ "American Time Use Survey". Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/tus/. 
  18. ↑ "Current Employment Statistics". Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/ces/. 
  19. ↑ "Local Area Unemployment Statistics". Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/lau/. 
  20. ↑ "Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (State & Metro Area) Home Page". Bls.gov. 2012-05-30. https://www.bls.gov/sae/. 
  21. ↑ "Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Home Page". Bls.gov. https://www.bls.gov/jlt/. 
  22. ↑ "Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages". Bls.gov. 2012-03-28. https://www.bls.gov/qcew/. 
  23. ↑ "Business Employment Dynamics Home Page". Bls.gov. 2012-05-01. https://www.bls.gov/bed/. 
  24. ↑ "Mass Layoff Statistics Home Page". Bls.gov. 2012-05-16. https://www.bls.gov/mls/. 
  25. ↑ "Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities". Bls.gov. https://www.bls.gov/iif/. 
  26. ↑ "Overview of BLS Productivity Statistics". Bls.gov. https://www.bls.gov/bls/productivity.htm. 

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