Statistics
Subtopics
Demographics
Some programs at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) make significant amounts of data available for specific demographic categories. The Bureau's demographic categories include sex, age, race, and ethnic origin.
DOL Web Pages on This Topic
Labor Force Statistics
from the Current Population Survey
Monthly household survey provides
comprehensive information on the employment and unemployment of the population
classified by age, sex, race, and ethnic origin and other characteristics such
as educational attainment and veteran status.
Geographic Profile of
Employment and Unemployment
The Geographic Profile of Employment and
Unemployment contains some demographic information from the Current Population
Survey for regions and divisions, 50 states, and the District of Columbia.
Consumer Expenditure
Survey
The Consumer Expenditure Survey measures the spending habits of
American consumers and includes data on their expenditures, income, and
demographic characteristics.
Injuries, Illnesses, and
Fatalities
Demographic details are available for both fatal and nonfatal
occupational injuries along with information about the event producing the
injury, the industry in which it occurred, and other details of the
incident.
National Longitudinal
Surveys
Information about many aspects of the lives and labor market
experiences of six groups of men and women at multiple points in time, some
stretching over several decades.
The National
Agricultural Workers Survey
The Department of Labor is the only national
information source on the demographics and working and living conditions of
U.S. farmworkers. This survey samples all crop farmworkers in three cycles each
year in order to capture the seasonality of the work.
Related Web Pages on This Topic
FedStats.gov
FedStats.gov provides access to virtually all statistical information available
to the public from the federal government.
