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OPA News Release: [09/15/2004]
Contact Name: Ed Frank
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676

Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Regarding New Survey Showing How Americans Balance Work, Family

WASHINGTON—U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao released the following statement in response to the first-ever American Time Use Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS):

“This week’s inaugural release of the American Time Use Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the first official statistics on how American workers and families balance the time devoted each day to their work, family and managing their household. President Bush has proposed policies for comp-time and flex-time to ensure that private sector workers have the same flexibility public sector workers enjoy today in meeting the demands of their busy schedules.”

For more information about the new BLS survey, visit www.bls.gov.

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