Bureau Of Labor Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is engaged in providing data and analytics that are used to measure the economy. It is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. It is engaged in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating essential economic information to support public and private decision-making. It operates and online platform that provides its users with a monthly labor review and other newsletters. It provides its data under several segments: subjects, data tools, publications, economic releases, and educational material. Its subjects include inflation and prices, employment, unemployment, productivity, spending, workplace injuries, and more. It provides data retrieval tools, customized tables, and more sources of data under its data tools segment. Its publications include The Economics Daily, Monthly Labor Review, Beyond the Numbers, Career Outlook, Spotlight on Statistics, National Longitudinal Surveys News, Commissioner's Corner, Career Guides, Magazines & Journals, Chartbooks, Bulletins & Reports, Catalog of Publications, and Research Papers. Its economic releases include publications related to its focus areas. In addition, its educational material includes student resources, games, quizzes, and more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is affiliated to the U.S. Department of Labor, and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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