Bureau of Labor Statistics

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 257

The Bureau of International Labor

Affairs improves working conditions,

raises living standards, protects workers’

rights, and addresses the workplace

exploitation of children and other

vulnerable populations.

Sources of Information

Contracts and Grants Information

on contracts and grant opportunities is

available online. Internet, http://www.dol.

gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm.

Employment Information on career

opportunities is available online. Internet,

http://www.dol.gov/dol/jobs.htm.

For further information, contact the Bureau of International Affairs, Department of Labor, Room C–4325,

Washington, DC 20201. Phone, 202–693–4770. Internet, http://www.dol.gov/ilab.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20212

Phone, 202–691–7800; 800–877–8339 (TDD). Internet, http://www.bls.gov.

Commissioner ERICA GROSHEN

Deputy Commissioner JOHN GALVIN

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was

established, in the Department of the

Interior, as the Bureau of Labor by the

act of June 27, 1884 (23 Stat. 60). It was

renamed the Bureau of Labor Statistics

by the act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat.

736). The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

collects, analyzes, and disseminates

economic information to support public

and private decisionmaking. BLS serves

as a statistical resource to the Department

of Labor. Data are available relating

to employment, unemployment, and

other characteristics of the labor force;

consumer and producer prices, consumer

expenditures, and import and export

prices; wages and employee benef‌i ts;

productivity and technological change;

employment projections; occupational

illness and injuries; and international

comparisons of labor statistics. Most of

the data is collected in surveys conducted

by the Bureau, the Bureau of the Census

(on a contract basis), or on a cooperative

basis with State agencies.

The Bureau strives to have its data

satisfy a number of criteria, including:

relevance to current social and economic

issues, timeliness in ref‌l ecting today’s

rapidly changing economic conditions,

accuracy and consistently high statistical

quality, and impartiality in both subject

matter and presentation.

Basic data are issued in monthly,

quarterly, and annual news releases;

bulletins, reports, and special

publications; and periodicals. Regional

off‌i ces issue additional reports and

releases, usually presenting locality or

regional detail.

For a complete listing of Bureau of

Labor Statistics regional off‌i ces, including

addresses, telephone numbers, and key

off‌i cials, visit www.bls.gov/bls/regnhome.

htm.

Sources of Information

Electronic Access Data are available

through an electronic news service,

magnetic tape, diskettes, and microf‌i che,

as well as online. Internet, http://bls.gov.

Employment Information on career

opportunities is available online. Internet,

http://bls.gov/jobs/home.htm.

Mailing Lists Updates are available

by joining the electronic mailing list,

which is accessible online. Internet,

https://subscriptions.bls.gov/accounts/

USDOLBLS/subscriber/new.

Publications Periodicals include the

“Monthly Labor Review,” “Consumer

Price Index,” “Producer Prices and Price

Indexes,” “Employment and Earnings,”

“Current Wage Developments,”

“Occupational Outlook Handbook,”

and “Occupational Outlook Quarterly.”

Publications are both free and for sale,