Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the unit of the United States Department of Labor which is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the field of labor economics and statistics.

Indices and statistics produced by the BLS include:

• Consumer Price Index
• Inflation
• Unemployment rate
• Payroll employment
• Average hourly earnings
• Producer Price Index[?]
• Employment Cost Index[?]
• Employer Cost for Employee Compensation[?]
• Productivity[?]
• U.S. Import Price Index[?]
• Statistics on wages[?], earnings[?], and benefits by area, occupation, and industry

External Links

• Bureau of Labor Statistics webpage (http://www.bls.gov/)