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November 1984

BLS and the economy: a centennial timetable

Edgar Weinberg

The table presents events over the past 100 years under three headings: first, the commissioners and their terms of office, including the presidents who nominated them; second, major activities of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and third, selected economic and historic milestones.

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