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Bureau of Labor Statistics  

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  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics is an agency with the Department of Labor, whose task it is to gather, analyze, and provide information on all aspects of labor, economics, and the workforce in the United States. The bureau was established by President Chester A. Arthur in 1884 as part of the Department of the Interior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Counseling; Bureau of Labor Statistics]

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