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The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. A few are included here.
Under the BLS, the Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections develops information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future. This department answers such questions as the following:
The department also provides information on such topics as employee benefits, employee tenure, average pay, employment cost, layoffs, healthcare expenditures, collective bargaining settlements, and work stoppages.
Few economic data are as closely watched as measures of employment and unemployment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics programs covering jobs and joblessness reveal more than the general level of economic activity and utilization of labor. These programs also provide statistics on the following:
This area of the BLS covers such information as the following:
The BLS also provides the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which describes, for a wide range of occupations, the nature of the work, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects.