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Understanding BLS data

What Is Seasonal Adjustment?

Learn what seasonal adjustment is and why we adjust data for seasonal variations.

Understanding Unit Labor Costs

Learn how we measure unit labor costs and what they mean for our economy.

Learn about Wages In Occupations Where You Live and Work

BLS estimates the wages of occupations across over 500 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas to cover the entire United States.

What is productivity?

Explore the meaning of productivity with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and learn how productivity growth can lead to improvements in our lives and the well-being of our nation.

Ingredients for Total Factor Productivity

Learn how we measure total factor productivity, which compares changes in output over time to changes in a combination of inputs, including capital, labor, energy, materials, and purchased services.

Using the Occupational Outlook Handbook for Your Career Search

Learn about the features of the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook to help you find the career that's right for you.

Confidentiality Is a Serious Matter at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Learn about how we protect the confidentiality of the people and businesses that participate in Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys.

Your Response Is Vital

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Learn about the importance of participating in BLS surveys to help provide an accurate, complete, and unbiased picture of the U.S. economy.

The Consumer Price Index and Why Your Participation is Important

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An overview of what the Consumer Price Index measures, how it is used, and why it is so important to participate in the survey.

What Is Career Outlook?

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Career Outlook helps students, career counselors, or anyone else who is interested in career planning.

The Many Ways We Measure Pay

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Ever wonder how your paycheck stacks up to people with similar jobs? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has many sources of data on pay and benefits.

What Types of Work are Contingent or Alternative Employment Arrangements?

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Learn about the different types of jobs covered in BLS data on contingent and alternative employment arrangements.

Understanding BLS Projections of Occupational Separations

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This video discusses BLS projections of occupational openings from workers who leave an occupation permanently.

Introduction to the Producer Price Index

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Learn about what the Producer Price Index is and how businesses and policymakers use the data.

How the Producer Price Index is Used for Contract Adjustment

Learn how buyers and sellers use the Producer Price Index to adjust prices in sales contracts.

Understanding BLS Unemployment Statistics

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Learn how the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the unemployment rate.

Understanding BLS Employment Projections

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Learn the terms and ideas that can help you understand employment projections data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How the Employment Cost Index is Used

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The Employment Cost Index, or ECI, measures changes in the cost of employees to employers over time. In the private sector, business owners and human resources professionals can use the ECI to make decisions about pay adjustments to help them stay competitive. In the public sector, the Federal Reserve and others use the ECI to gauge the health of the labor market, adjust contracts, and research the labor market.

What is the Employment Cost Index?

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The Employment Cost Index, or ECI, is a Principal Federal Economic Indicator that provides data on how labor costs are changing and how the economy is performing. The ECI measures changes in labor costs by tracking the cost of employees to employers.

Worker Safety Data

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The safety of America's workers depends on understanding hazards in the workplace. Here at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics we help provide the data to understand those hazards. Our role is to collect, estimate, and publish statistics on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.

A Look at Occupational Employment in the United States

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This video looks at the different types of jobs people have, from the largest groups to the smallest.

Get the facts on the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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No matter what stage you are in your life, "there's a stat for that." At the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics our job is to collect, analyze and disseminate essential economic information to help people make better decisions.

Understanding the Chained Consumer Price Index

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The Chained CPI is a relatively new measure of inflation. This video provides an overview of the chained CPI and its advantages and limitations in comparison to other measures.

Interesting facts from BLS

BLS Occupational Employment Projections, 2022–32

Check out the highlights of the 2022–32 projections, including the fastest growing occupations overall, the occupations expected to have the most new jobs, the fastest growing occupations that require a bachelor's degree or more, and the fastest growing occupations that require some postsecondary education. (This video has background music but no spoken words.)

BLS Occupational Employment Projections, 2021–31

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Check out the highlights of the 2021–31 projections, including the fastest growing occupations overall, the occupations expected to have the most new jobs, the fastest growing occupations that require a bachelor's degree or more, and the fastest growing occupations that require some postsecondary education. (This video has background music but no spoken words.)

BLS Occupational Employment Projections, 2020–30

Check out the highlights of the 2020–30 projections, including the fastest growing occupations overall, the occupations expected to have the most new jobs, the fastest growing occupations that require a bachelor's degree or more, and the fastest growing occupations that require some postsecondary education.

Celebrate World Statistics Day with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics Celebrates World Statistics Day 2020! A few of our fans discuss the importance of reliable, objective statistics from BLS and other organizations.

BLS Occupational Employment Projections, 2019–29

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Check out the highlights of the 2019–29 projections, including the fastest growing occupations overall, the occupations expected to have the most new jobs, the fastest growing occupations that require a bachelor's degree or more, and the fastest growing occupations that require some postsecondary education.

Get ready to test your knowledge of occupations in the United States!

Every year, the Occupational Employment Statistics program publishes data on the types of jobs people have, the industries where they work, and the wages they earn. Can you guess the answers to these questions?

How Much Have Prices Changed for School Items over the Last 10 Years?

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Let's look at price changes for common school items from 2009 to 2019.

Explore Careers that Let You Put Your Creativity to Work

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Learn about 5 creative careers projected to have the most job opportunities in the next decade.

Holiday Spending Patterns of Millennials and Baby Boomers

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Learn how much millennials and baby boomers spent on gifts, jewelry, and other items in 2017.

BLS Celebrates Thanksgiving 2018

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See how costs for common Thanksgiving items have changed from 2008 to 2018.

A Day in the Life of a Mother

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A look at how American mothers spend their time on an average weekday.

Consumer Prices for Holiday Items

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Check out how consumer prices have changed for some of your favorite holiday items from 2007 to 2017.

How much did prices change for holiday items from 2006 to 2016?

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How much did prices change for common holiday items from 2006 to 2016? Learn more from the Consumer Price Index (This video is not closed captioned because the audio does not include spoken words).

How do millennials spend their money?

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As more millennials enter the workforce, they are also spending more. Learn more about how their spending habits compare with those of older generations  (This video is not closed captioned because the audio does not include spoken words).

How does your day compare to the average American?

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Learn more about how Americans spend their time with data from the American Time Use Survey (This video is not closed captioned because the audio does not include spoken words).

Bureau of Labor Statistics seminars

Shelter Inflation

A closer look at Rent and Owners' Equivalent Rent (OER) differentials

The International Price System

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Harvard Professor Dr. Gita Gopinath presents on her paper "The International Price System."

National Longitudinal Surveys 50th Anniversary Conference

50th Anniversary of the National Longitudinal Surveys

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Instead of just a snapshot in time, the National Longitudinal Surveys track the same respondents over the course of their life. Researchers, statisticians, and policymakers gathered at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics headquarters in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2015, to mark the 50th anniversary of this rich data resource. BLS Commissioner Erica L. Groshen provided opening remarks.

Understanding 50 Years of Contributions from the NLS and Envisioning Its Future

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Michael Horrigan presents "Understanding 50 Years of Contributions from the NLS and Envisioning Its Future" at the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) 50th Anniversary Conference. September 17, 2015.

Thinking about the impact of the NLS program

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Dan Black of the University of Chicago takes a look back at 50 years of National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) research at the NLS 50th Anniversary Conference.

Katharine Abraham at the National Longitudinal Surveys 50th Anniversary Conference

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Katharine Abraham at the National Longitudinal Surveys 50th Anniversary Conference.

Elizabeth Peters at the National Longitudinal Surveys 50th Anniversary Conference

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Elizabeth Peters of the Urban Institute at the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) 50th Anniversary Conference.

Rebecca Clark: NICHD and the NLSY79

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Rebecca Clark of the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development discusses the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) 1979 cohort at the NLS 50th Anniversary Conference.

Howard Snyder at the National Longitudinal Surveys 50th Anniversary Conference

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Howard Snyder of the Bureau of Justice Statistics presents "The Infrastructure for the Largest National Study of Self-Reported Juvenile Offending in the U.S." at the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) 50th Anniversary Conference.

Brian Harris-Kojetin at the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) 50th Anniversary Conference

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Brian Harris-Kojetin of the National Academy of Sciences discusses government and private sector uses of National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) data at the NLS 50th Anniversary Conference. September 17, 2015.

Katharine Abraham answers questions at the NLS 50th Anniversary Conference

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Katharine Abraham answers questions at the National Longitudinal Surveys 50th Anniversary Conference.

Current Employment Statistics 100th Anniversary Conference

Current Employment Statistics - 100 Years of CES Symposium

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Current Employment Statistics - 100 Years of CES Symposium. October 19, 2015

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