Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

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*Name*	BLS Data
*Sponsor*	Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
*Description*	The BLS is the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The Bureau strives to prepare impartial, timely, and accurate reports on U.S. social and economic conditions, workers, workplaces, and workers' families. The website provides several types of access to BLS time series and reports.
*Websites*	Home page: www.bls.gov Occupational Outlook Handbook provides career information by occupation: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ Profiles of nine major industry divisions: http://www.bls.gov/iag/ Labor force data for California: http://www.bls.gov/ro9/ro9_ca.htm Current employment statistics: http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm Employment projections: http://www.bls.gov/emp Employment and unemployment: http://www.bls.gov/bls/employment.htm Employment and wage estimates by occupation: http://stats.bls.gov/oes/#tables Wages, earnings and benefits: http://www.bls.gov/bls/wages.htm National and regional wage data: http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm Inflation and consumer spending: http://www.bls.gov/bls/inflation.htm The Current Population Survey provides information on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force: http://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm#overview
*Fields Covered*	Employment and Unemployment, Prices and Living Conditions, Compensation and Working Conditions, Productivity and Technology, Employment Projections.
*Scope*	Depending on the report, city, state, region and/or national.
*Period Covered*	1980 on for some data, 1991 on for most data, some more recent, reports are periodic.
*Update Frequency*	Ranges from monthly to annually.
*Data Formats*	User-defined web tables, news release reports, FTP downloadable data.
Contact	See telephone and e-mail below
*Address*	Bureau of Labor Statistics (West Region) Attn: EA & I P.O. Box 193766 San Francisco, CA 94119-3766
*Telephone*	(415) 975-4350 or (202) 691-5200
*E-mail*	BLSinfoSF@bls.gov

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