Bureau of Labor Statistics: Difference between revisions

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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>

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>

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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 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>

[[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.

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Statistics published by the BLS fall into four main categories:<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

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** The [[American Time Use Survey]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

* Current Employment Statistics<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> (The "Establishment Survey")

* Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

* Current Employment Statistics State and Area program<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

* The [[Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey]] (JOLTS)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

* The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

* The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) program<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

* [[Mass Layoff Statistics--discontinued in 2013]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

* [[Workplace Injury and Fatality Statistics]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

* [[Labor productivity]], aggregate and by industry<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

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