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data-file-height="1441" /></a></span><br />The <a href="/wiki/Postal_Square_Building" title="Postal Square Building">Postal Square Building</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, headquarters of the Bureau of Labor Statistics</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">June 27, 1884<span class="noprint">; 140 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1884-06-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal government of the United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Postal_Square_Building" title="Postal Square Building">Postal Square Building</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">2,100<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$655 million (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-bls-budget_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bls-budget-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executives</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Erika_McEntarfer" title="Erika McEntarfer">Erika McEntarfer</a>, Commissioner<sup id="cite_ref-bls-staff_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bls-staff-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">William J. Wiatrowski, Deputy Commissioner<sup id="cite_ref-bls-staff_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bls-staff-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bls.gov">bls.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Bureau of Labor Statistics</b> (<b>BLS</b>) is a unit of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Labor" title="United States Department of Labor">United States Department of Labor</a>. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the United States">U.S. government</a> in the broad field of <a href="/wiki/Labor_economics" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor economics">labor economics and statistics</a> and serves as a principal agency of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Statistical_System_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Statistical System of the United States">U.S. Federal Statistical System</a>. The BLS collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget" title="Office of Management and Budget">Office of Management and Budget</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/United_States_labor_law" title="United States labor law">United States labor law</a></div> <p>The Bureau of Labor was established within the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior" title="United States Department of the Interior">Department of the Interior</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Henry_W._Blair" title="Henry W. Blair">Henry W. Blair</a>'s "Labor and Capital Hearings", which examined labor issues and working conditions in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Statistician <a href="/wiki/Carroll_D._Wright" title="Carroll D. Wright">Carroll D. Wright</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Commerce_and_Labor" title="United States Department of Commerce and Labor">Department of Commerce and Labor</a> by the Department of Commerce Act (32 Stat. 827) on February 14, 1903. Finally, it was transferred under the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Labor" title="United States Department of Labor">Department of Labor</a> in 1913 where it resides today.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The BLS is now headquartered in the <a href="/wiki/Postal_Square_Building" title="Postal Square Building">Postal Square Building</a> near the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">United States Capitol</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Union_Station" title="Washington Union Station">Washington Union Station</a>. </p><p>Since 1915, the BLS has published the <i><a href="/wiki/Monthly_Labor_Review" title="Monthly Labor Review">Monthly Labor Review</a></i>, a journal focused on the data and methodologies of labor statistics. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/William_W._Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="William W. Beach">William W. Beach</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who was assumed office on March 28, 2019 <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beach was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 13, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Erica_Groshen" title="Erica Groshen">Erica Groshen</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commissioners">Commissioners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Commissioners of Labor Statistics (1885 to present):<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Commissioner </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carroll_D._Wright2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Carroll_D._Wright2.jpg/100px-Carroll_D._Wright2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Carroll_D._Wright2.jpg/150px-Carroll_D._Wright2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Carroll_D._Wright2.jpg/200px-Carroll_D._Wright2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="704" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carroll_D._Wright" title="Carroll D. Wright">Carroll D. Wright</a> </td> <td>January 1885 </td> <td>January 1905 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Patrick_Neill_1912.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Charles_Patrick_Neill_1912.jpg/100px-Charles_Patrick_Neill_1912.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Charles_Patrick_Neill_1912.jpg/150px-Charles_Patrick_Neill_1912.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Charles_Patrick_Neill_1912.jpg/200px-Charles_Patrick_Neill_1912.jpg 2x" data-file-width="949" data-file-height="1104" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_P._Neill" title="Charles P. Neill">Charles P. Neill</a> </td> <td>February 1905 </td> <td>May 1913 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_Augustine_Knapp,_William_Lee_Chambers,_and_George_W._W._Hanger.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Martin_Augustine_Knapp%2C_William_Lee_Chambers%2C_and_George_W._W._Hanger.jpg/100px-Martin_Augustine_Knapp%2C_William_Lee_Chambers%2C_and_George_W._W._Hanger.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Martin_Augustine_Knapp%2C_William_Lee_Chambers%2C_and_George_W._W._Hanger.jpg/150px-Martin_Augustine_Knapp%2C_William_Lee_Chambers%2C_and_George_W._W._Hanger.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Martin_Augustine_Knapp%2C_William_Lee_Chambers%2C_and_George_W._W._Hanger.jpg/200px-Martin_Augustine_Knapp%2C_William_Lee_Chambers%2C_and_George_W._W._Hanger.jpg 2x" data-file-width="848" data-file-height="591" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Wallace_William_Hanger" title="George Wallace William Hanger">George Hanger</a> (Acting) </td> <td>May 1913 </td> <td>August 1913 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Meeker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Royal_Meeker.jpg/100px-Royal_Meeker.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Royal_Meeker.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Meeker" title="Royal Meeker">Royal Meeker</a> </td> <td>August 11, 1913 </td> <td>June 1920 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ethelbert_Stewart.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Ethelbert_Stewart.png/100px-Ethelbert_Stewart.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Ethelbert_Stewart.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ethelbert_Stewart" title="Ethelbert Stewart">Ethelbert Stewart</a> </td> <td>June 1920 </td> <td>June 1932 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/100px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/150px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/200px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_E._Baldwin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles E. Baldwin (page does not exist)">Charles E. Baldwin</a> (Acting) </td> <td>July 1932 </td> <td>July 1933 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Isador_Lubin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Isador_Lubin.png/100px-Isador_Lubin.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Isador_Lubin.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isador_Lubin" title="Isador Lubin">Isador Lubin</a> </td> <td>July 1933 </td> <td>January 1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/100px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/150px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/200px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._Ford_Hinrichs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A. Ford Hinrichs (page does not exist)">A. Ford Hinrichs</a> (Acting) </td> <td>January 1946 </td> <td>July 1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ArynessJoyWickens1961.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/ArynessJoyWickens1961.png/100px-ArynessJoyWickens1961.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/ArynessJoyWickens1961.png/150px-ArynessJoyWickens1961.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/ArynessJoyWickens1961.png/200px-ArynessJoyWickens1961.png 2x" data-file-width="412" data-file-height="494" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aryness_Joy_Wickens" title="Aryness Joy Wickens">Aryness Joy Wickens</a> </td> <td>July 1946 </td> <td>August 1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ewan_Clague.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Ewan_Clague.png/100px-Ewan_Clague.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Ewan_Clague.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ewan_Clague" title="Ewan Clague">Ewan Clague</a> </td> <td>August 1946 </td> <td>September 1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arthur_Ross.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Arthur_Ross.png/100px-Arthur_Ross.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Arthur_Ross.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Ross_(BLS_Commissioner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur Ross (BLS Commissioner) (page does not exist)">Arthur Ross</a> </td> <td>October 1965 </td> <td>July 1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/100px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/150px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/200px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Burdetsky&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ben Burdetsky (page does not exist)">Ben Burdetsky</a> (Acting) </td> <td>July 1968 </td> <td>March 1969 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Geoffrey_Moore.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Geoffrey_Moore.png/100px-Geoffrey_Moore.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Geoffrey_Moore.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_H._Moore" title="Geoffrey H. Moore">Geoffrey H. Moore</a> </td> <td>March 1969 </td> <td>January 1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/100px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/150px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/200px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Burdetsky&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ben Burdetsky (page does not exist)">Ben Burdetsky</a> (Acting) </td> <td>January 1973 </td> <td>July 1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Julius_Shiskin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Julius_Shiskin.png/100px-Julius_Shiskin.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Julius_Shiskin.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julius_Shiskin" title="Julius Shiskin">Julius Shiskin</a> </td> <td>July 1973 </td> <td>October 1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_Norwood_Official_BLS_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Janet_Norwood_Official_BLS_photo.jpg/100px-Janet_Norwood_Official_BLS_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Janet_Norwood_Official_BLS_photo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="189" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Janet_L._Norwood" title="Janet L. Norwood">Janet L. Norwood</a> </td> <td>May 1979 </td> <td>December 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/100px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/150px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/200px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_G._Barron_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William G. Barron Jr. (page does not exist)">William G. Barron Jr.</a> (Acting) </td> <td>December 1991 </td> <td>October 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Katharine_abraham.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Katharine_abraham.png/100px-Katharine_abraham.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Katharine_abraham.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katharine_Abraham" title="Katharine Abraham">Katharine Abraham</a> </td> <td>October 1993 </td> <td>October 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/100px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/150px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/200px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lois_Orr_(BLS_Commissioner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lois Orr (BLS Commissioner) (page does not exist)">Lois Orr</a> (Acting) </td> <td>October 2001 </td> <td>July 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kathleen_Utgoff_Official_BLS_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kathleen_Utgoff_Official_BLS_photo.jpg/100px-Kathleen_Utgoff_Official_BLS_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Kathleen_Utgoff_Official_BLS_photo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="183" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Utgoff" title="Kathleen Utgoff">Kathleen Utgoff</a> </td> <td>July 2002 </td> <td>July 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/100px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/150px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/200px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philip_Rones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philip Rones (page does not exist)">Philip Rones</a> (Acting) </td> <td>July 2006 </td> <td>January 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cbo1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Cbo1.jpg/100px-Cbo1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Cbo1.jpg/150px-Cbo1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Cbo1.jpg/200px-Cbo1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="207" data-file-height="275" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Hall_(economist)" title="Keith Hall (economist)">Keith Hall</a> </td> <td>January 2008 </td> <td>January 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/100px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/150px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/200px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_M._(Jack)_Galvin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John M. (Jack) Galvin (page does not exist)">John M. (Jack) Galvin</a> (Acting) </td> <td>January 2012 </td> <td>January 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Erica_Groshen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Erica_Groshen.jpg/100px-Erica_Groshen.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Erica_Groshen.jpg/150px-Erica_Groshen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Erica_Groshen.jpg/200px-Erica_Groshen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erica_Groshen" title="Erica Groshen">Erica Groshen</a> </td> <td>January 29, 2013 </td> <td>January 27, 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg/100px-William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="121" data-file-height="182" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Wiatrowski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William J. Wiatrowski (page does not exist)">William J. Wiatrowski</a> (Acting) </td> <td>January 2017 </td> <td>March 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Beach_Official_BLS_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/William_Beach_Official_BLS_photo.jpg/100px-William_Beach_Official_BLS_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/William_Beach_Official_BLS_photo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="146" data-file-height="182" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Beach_(economist)" title="William Beach (economist)">William Beach</a> </td> <td>March 13, 2019 </td> <td>March 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg/100px-William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/William_J._Wiatrowski.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="121" data-file-height="182" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Wiatrowski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William J. Wiatrowski (page does not exist)">William J. Wiatrowski</a> (Acting) </td> <td>March 2023 </td> <td>January 31, 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Erika_McEntarfer,_BLS_Commissioner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Erika_McEntarfer%2C_BLS_Commissioner.jpg/100px-Erika_McEntarfer%2C_BLS_Commissioner.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Erika_McEntarfer%2C_BLS_Commissioner.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="194" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erika_McEntarfer" title="Erika McEntarfer">Erika McEntarfer</a> </td> <td>January 31, 2024 </td> <td>Present </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistical_reporting">Statistical reporting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Statistical reporting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Statistics published by the BLS fall into four main categories:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prices">Prices</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Prices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Consumer_Price_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Consumer Price Index">U.S. Consumer Price Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Producer_Price_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Producer Price Index">Producer Price Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Import_and_Export_Price_Indices" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Import and Export Price Indices">U.S. Import and Export Price Indices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consumer_Expenditure_Survey" title="Consumer Expenditure Survey">Consumer Expenditure Survey</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Employment_and_unemployment">Employment and unemployment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Employment and unemployment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Unemployment_measures.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/US_Unemployment_measures.svg/220px-US_Unemployment_measures.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/US_Unemployment_measures.svg/330px-US_Unemployment_measures.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/US_Unemployment_measures.svg/440px-US_Unemployment_measures.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="540" /></a><figcaption>Unemployment measurements by the BLS from 1950 to 2010</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Job_seekers_ratio.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Job_seekers_ratio.webp/300px-Job_seekers_ratio.webp.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Job_seekers_ratio.webp/450px-Job_seekers_ratio.webp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Job_seekers_ratio.webp/600px-Job_seekers_ratio.webp.png 2x" data-file-width="4362" data-file-height="1486" /></a><figcaption>Job seekers ratio in the <a href="/wiki/JOLTS_report" title="JOLTS report">JOLTS report</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0714FF; color:white;"> </span> Cold job market</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#2A9B00; color:black;"> </span> Balanced job market</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BA3117; color:white;"> </span> Hot job market</div> </figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Current_Population_Survey" title="Current Population Survey">Current Population Survey</a> (The "Household Survey") <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Time_Use_Survey" title="American Time Use Survey">American Time Use Survey</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>Current Employment Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The "Establishment Survey") <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Unemployment#United_States_Bureau_of_Labor_statistics" title="Unemployment">Payroll Employment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JOLTS_report" title="JOLTS report">JOLTS report</a> - Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_geography" title="Economic geography">Economic geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salary" title="Salary">Salary Data</a></li></ul></li> <li>Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_unemployment_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. states by unemployment rate">List of U.S. states by unemployment rate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Current Employment Statistics State and Area program<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Job_Openings_and_Labor_Turnover_Survey" class="mw-redirect" title="Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey">Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey</a> (JOLTS)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) program<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_year_occupational_employment_projections" class="mw-redirect" title="Ten year occupational employment projections">Ten year occupational employment projections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occupational_Employment_and_Wage_Statistics" title="Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics">Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics</a>, called OES until recently</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mass_Layoff_Statistics--discontinued_in_2013&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mass Layoff Statistics--discontinued in 2013 (page does not exist)">Mass Layoff Statistics--discontinued in 2013</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compensation_and_working_conditions">Compensation and working conditions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Compensation and working conditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Compensation_Survey" title="National Compensation Survey">National Compensation Survey</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Employment_Cost_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Employment Cost Index">Employment Cost Index</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Workplace_Injury_and_Fatality_Statistics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Workplace Injury and Fatality Statistics (page does not exist)">Workplace Injury and Fatality Statistics</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Number_of_workers_involved_in_strikes,_US_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Number_of_workers_involved_in_strikes%2C_US_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics.svg/398px-Number_of_workers_involved_in_strikes%2C_US_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics.svg.png" decoding="async" width="398" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Number_of_workers_involved_in_strikes%2C_US_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics.svg/597px-Number_of_workers_involved_in_strikes%2C_US_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Number_of_workers_involved_in_strikes%2C_US_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics.svg/796px-Number_of_workers_involved_in_strikes%2C_US_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4575" data-file-height="1900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Striking_US_workers_by_year" class="mw-redirect" title="Striking US workers by year">Workers involved in strikes by year</a>, <i>US Bureau of Labor Statistics</i></figcaption></figure></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Productivity">Productivity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Productivity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Labor_productivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor productivity">Labor productivity</a>, aggregate and by industry<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multifactor_productivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Multifactor productivity">Multifactor productivity</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=State_labor_productivity&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="State labor productivity (page does not exist)">State labor productivity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Striking_US_workers_by_year" class="mw-redirect" title="Striking US workers by year">Work Stoppage data</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistical_regions">Statistical regions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Statistical regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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: </p><p><b>Northeast Region</b> </p> <ul><li>New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.</li> <li>Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.</li></ul> <p><b>South Region</b> </p> <ul><li>South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.</li> <li>East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.</li> <li>West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.</li></ul> <p><b>Midwest Region</b> </p> <ul><li>East North Central Division: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.</li> <li>West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.</li></ul> <p><b>West Region</b> </p> <ul><li>Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.</li> <li>Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_employment_arrangements" title="Alternative employment arrangements">Alternative employment arrangements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis" title="Bureau of Economic Analysis">Bureau of Economic Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Career_Guide_to_Industries" title="Career Guide to Industries">Career Guide to Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Data.gov" title="Data.gov">Data.gov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_reports" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic reports">Economic reports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Leading_Indicators" class="mw-redirect" title="Index of Leading Indicators">Index of Leading Indicators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Job_Creation_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Job Creation Index">Job Creation Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monthly_Labor_Review" title="Monthly Labor Review">Monthly Labor Review</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Income_and_Product_Accounts" title="National Income and Product Accounts">National Income and Product Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occupational_Outlook_Handbook" title="Occupational Outlook Handbook">Occupational Outlook Handbook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAFacts" title="USAFacts">USAFacts</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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