Bureau of Labor Statistics

Authors

Janet Butler Munch, CUNY Lehman CollegeFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter or Section

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the primary U.S. government agency that collects, analyzes and disseminates data and statistical studies about labor economics. The U.S. Congress along with numerous federal, state, and municipal government entities rely on the bureau’s studies research and publications to better understand employment and unemployment, wages, occupational trends, productivity, price indexes, worker income and compensation.

Comments

Munch, Janet Butler, “Bureau of Labor Statistics ” In Work in America: an Encyclopedia of History, Policy and Society. Vol 1. Eds. C.E. Van Horn and Herbert A. Schaffner. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2003, p. 63-64.