The Bureau of Labor Statistics is under the Department of Labor.
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Platypus Economics with Justin WolfersSep 10, 2026
The BLS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor according to the BLS's own About Us page (published 2026-10-08), the Federal Register entry, and the DOL FAQ, and the Britannica and LOC sources agree it has been part of DOL since 1913.
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… Collectively, those two are two very important statistical agencies. The Us., unlike other countries, has many, many, many statistical agencies. Just by contrast, the Australi- Australia has the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one. The jobs numbers come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which whose parent is the Department of Labor. This directive was a Commerce Department directive that flows straight down through Commerce to the Census Bureau and the B a., but it until the Labor Department adopts something similar, then it still has its existing set of protections. …
Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The BLS's official About Us page states it is an agency of the United States Department of Labor.[1]
Supports. The Federal Register describes the BLS as transferred to the Department of Labor in 1913 and lists the Department of Labor as its parent agency.[2]
Supports. The DOL FAQ describes BLS as serving as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor, and the LOC history states the BLS is still part of the Department of Labor.[3][4]
Context. The BLS is described as operating independently in data collection, which does not contradict its placement within DOL.[2][3]
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4 sources: 4 primary
- 1About Us : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsbls.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Labor Statistics Bureaufederalregister.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3Frequently Asked Questionswebapps.dol.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 4Founding of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - This Month in ...guides.loc.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
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