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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.


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.


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