= United States Department of Labor = The '''United States Department of Labor''' ('''DOL''') is an executive [[UnitedStates/Departments|department]] of the federal government. DOL administers and enforces occupational, wage, and unemployment laws and programs. <> ---- == Composition == The department is led by the '''Secretary''' and '''Deputy Secretary''' of Labor. These agencies report to the secretary: * [[UnitedStates/BureauOfLaborStatistics|Bureau of Labor Statistics]] ---- == History == An executive bureau with jurisdiction over occupational law dates back to 1888. [[UnitedStates/TheodoreRoosevelt|Roosevelt]] created the '''Department of Commerce and Labor''' in 1903. In 1913, [[UnitedStates/WoodrowWilson|Wilson]] split the department into the modern DOL and [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfCommerce|DOC]]. The [[UnitedStates/BureauOfLaborStatistics|Bureau of Labor Statistics]] dates back to 1884, but it was originally established within the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfTheInterior|Department of the Interior]]. ---- CategoryRicottone