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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Bureau of Labor Statistics
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|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.
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of Labor
|CreationLegislation=Bureau of Labor Act of 1884
|Employees=2400
|Budget=$640 million (Fiscal Year 2024)
|OrganizationExecutive=Commissioner
|Services=Employment data; Wage statistics; Price indices; Labor market analysis; Occupational outlook
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89807, -77.00821
|HeadquartersAddress=2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20212
|Website=https://www.bls.gov
}}
{{short description|US government agency}}
{{short description|US government agency}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use American English|date=February 2024}}
 
{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
| logo            = Bureau of Labor Statistics logo.svg
| logo            = Bureau of Labor Statistics logo.svg
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!Portrait
!Commissioner
!Commissioner
!Took office
!Took office
!Left office
!Left office
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|[[File:Carroll D. Wright2.jpg|100px]]
|[[Carroll D. Wright]]
|[[Carroll D. Wright]]
|January 1885
|January 1885
|January 1905
|January 1905
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|[[File:Charles Patrick Neill 1912.jpg|100px]]
|[[Charles P. Neill]]
|[[Charles P. Neill]]
|February 1905
|February 1905
|May 1913
|May 1913
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|[[File:Martin Augustine Knapp, William Lee Chambers, and George W. W. Hanger.jpg|100px]]
|[[George Wallace William Hanger|George Hanger]] (Acting)
|[[George Wallace William Hanger|George Hanger]] (Acting)
|May 1913
|May 1913
|August 1913
|August 1913
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|[[File:Royal Meeker.jpg|100px]]
|[[Royal Meeker]]
|[[Royal Meeker]]
|August 11, 1913
|August 11, 1913
|June 1920
|June 1920
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|[[File:Ethelbert Stewart.png|100px]]
|[[Ethelbert Stewart]]
|[[Ethelbert Stewart]]
|June 1920
|June 1920
|June 1932
|June 1932
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|[[File:No image.svg|100px]]
|[[Charles E. Baldwin]] (Acting)
|[[Charles E. Baldwin]] (Acting)
|July 1932
|July 1932
|July 1933
|July 1933
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|[[File:Isador Lubin.png|100px]]
|[[Isador Lubin]]
|[[Isador Lubin]]
|July 1933
|July 1933
|January 1946
|January 1946
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|[[A. Ford Hinrichs]] (Acting)
|[[A. Ford Hinrichs]] (Acting)
|January 1946
|January 1946
|July 1946
|July 1946
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|[[File:ArynessJoyWickens1961.png|100px]]
|[[Aryness Joy Wickens]]
|[[Aryness Joy Wickens]]
|July 1946
|July 1946
|August 1946
|August 1946
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|[[File:Ewan Clague.png|100px]]
|[[Ewan Clague]]
|[[Ewan Clague]]
|August 1946
|August 1946
|September 1965
|September 1965
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|[[File:Arthur Ross.png|100px]]
|[[Arthur Ross (BLS Commissioner)|Arthur Ross]]
|[[Arthur Ross (BLS Commissioner)|Arthur Ross]]
|October 1965
|October 1965
|July 1968
|July 1968
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|[[Ben Burdetsky]] (Acting)
|[[Ben Burdetsky]] (Acting)
|July 1968
|July 1968
|March 1969
|March 1969
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|[[File:Geoffrey Moore.png|100px]]
|[[Geoffrey H. Moore]]
|[[Geoffrey H. Moore]]
|March 1969
|March 1969
|January 1973
|January 1973
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|[[Ben Burdetsky]] (Acting)
|[[Ben Burdetsky]] (Acting)
|January 1973
|January 1973
|July 1973
|July 1973
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|[[File:Julius Shiskin.png|100px]]
|[[Julius Shiskin]]
|[[Julius Shiskin]]
|July 1973
|July 1973
|October 1978
|October 1978
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|[[File:Janet Norwood Official BLS photo.jpg|100px]]
|[[Janet L. Norwood]]
|[[Janet L. Norwood]]
|May 1979
|May 1979
|December 1991
|December 1991
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|[[William G. Barron Jr.]] (Acting)
|[[William G. Barron Jr.]] (Acting)
|December 1991
|December 1991
|October 1993
|October 1993
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|[[File:Katharine abraham.png|100px]]
|[[Katharine Abraham]]
|[[Katharine Abraham]]
|October 1993
|October 1993
|October 2001
|October 2001
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|[[Lois Orr (BLS Commissioner)|Lois Orr]] (Acting)
|[[Lois Orr (BLS Commissioner)|Lois Orr]] (Acting)
|October 2001
|October 2001
|July 2002
|July 2002
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|[[File:Kathleen Utgoff Official BLS photo.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kathleen Utgoff]]
|[[Kathleen Utgoff]]
|July 2002
|July 2002
|July 2006
|July 2006
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|[[Philip Rones]] (Acting)
|[[Philip Rones]] (Acting)
|July 2006
|July 2006
|January 2008
|January 2008
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|[[File:Cbo1.jpg|100px]]
|[[Keith Hall (economist)|Keith Hall]]
|[[Keith Hall (economist)|Keith Hall]]
|January 2008
|January 2008
|January 2012
|January 2012
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|[[John M. (Jack) Galvin]] (Acting)
|[[John M. (Jack) Galvin]] (Acting)
|January 2012
|January 2012
|January 2013
|January 2013
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|[[File:Erica Groshen.jpg|100px]]
|[[Erica Groshen]]
|[[Erica Groshen]]
|January 29, 2013
|January 29, 2013
|January 27, 2017
|January 27, 2017
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|[[File:William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg|100px]]
|[[William J. Wiatrowski]] (Acting)
|[[William J. Wiatrowski]] (Acting)
|January 2017
|January 2017
|March 2019
|March 2019
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|[[File:William Beach Official BLS photo.jpg|100px]]
|[[William Beach (economist)|William Beach]]
|[[William Beach (economist)|William Beach]]
|March 13, 2019
|March 13, 2019
|March 2023
|March 2023
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|[[File:William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg|100px]]
|[[William J. Wiatrowski]] (Acting)
|[[William J. Wiatrowski]] (Acting)
|March 2023
|March 2023
|January 31, 2024
|January 31, 2024
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|[[File:Erika McEntarfer, BLS Commissioner.jpg|100px]]
|[[Erika McEntarfer]]  
|[[Erika McEntarfer]]  
|January 31, 2024
|January 31, 2024
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* [[Current Population Survey]] (The "Household Survey")
* [[Current Population Survey]] (The "Household Survey")
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>
** 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<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")
* 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
[[Economic geography]]
** [[Economic geography]]
[[Salary|Salary Data]]
** [[Salary|Salary Data]]
 
* 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>
* 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<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>
* 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)<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 [[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>
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* [[Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics]], called OES until recently
* [[Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics]], called OES until recently
* [[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>
* [[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]]<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>[[File:Number of workers involved in strikes, US Bureau of Labor Statistics.svg|thumb|[[Striking US workers by year|Workers involved in strikes by year]], ''US Bureau of Labor Statistics''|398x398px]]
 
* [[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 ===