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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.

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==History==

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]].

[[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]]

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==Footnotes==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [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]]

* [http://AnyStats.com Local Area Unemployment Reports]

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