Bureau of Labor Statistics - BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics - BLS

A government agency that produces economic data reflecting the state of the U.S. economy, the most well-known being the Consumer Price Index, Unemployment Rate, and the Producer Price Index.

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This arm of the U.S. Department of Labor researches and publishes a range of data from inflation and consumer spending to employment, productivity and wages, and other economic measures. These reports can have a significant effect on market sentiment.

See also: Consumer Price Index, Department of Labor - DOL, Employment Cost Index - ECI, Lagging Indicator, Market Sentiment, Organized Labor, Unemployment Rate