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BLS was established 1884 under the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfTheInterior|Department of the Interior]]. | BLS was established in 1884 under the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfTheInterior|Department of the Interior]]. |
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a U.S. DOL agency. It is a surveyer and researcher for labor economics and statistics.
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Composition
The Census Bureau is overseen by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The bureau is led by a commissioner and deputy commissioner.
History
BLS was established in 1884 under the Department of the Interior.
The Department of Commerce and Labor was established in 1903 and BLS was re-organized under it. That department was then split into the modern DOC and DOL in 1913.
Since 1940, BLS has jointly operated the CPS with the Census Bureau.