Labor/Employment Data Subject Guide to Resources on the Internet

Websites

Department of Labor (http://www.dol.gov) provides information and links to DOL agencies, a research library with publications and statistics, and laws and regulations.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov) principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

Occupational Employment Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/oes) produces employment and wage estimates for over 700 occupations. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual States, and for metropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (http://www.eeoc.gov) features federal EEO laws, discrimination facts and guidance, and research and statistics.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (http://www.osha.gov/index.html) offers information on laws and regulations, safety and health topics in the workplace, and inspection data.

Wirtz Labor Digital Library (http://www.dol.gov/oasam/library) offers U.S. Department of Labor publications, trade union and labor history materials, labor leaders’ biographies, statistical abstracts and more.

Publications

Employment and Earnings: Monthly publication from the Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics. Available in print at the state library from January 1990 to the current issue, SuDoc: L 2.41/2: Employment and Earnings is also available through EBSCO host Business Source Premier Publications database full text 1998 to present at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm.

Consumer Price Index (http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm) produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. The State Library has in print from January 1979 to the current issue, SuDoc: L 2.38/3:

Monthly Labor Review (http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm) provides a wealth of research in a wide variety of fields—the labor force, the economy, employment, inflation, productivity, occupational injuries and illnesses, wages, prices, and many more from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov). The State Library has in print January 1973 to the current issue, Call Number: Shelved in Periodicals.

Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/oco) the source for career information. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. The State Library has 1998-99, 2002-03, 2004-05 editions in print, SuDoc: L 2.3/4: (Note: Current edition shelved in reference collection, call number: R 331.7 Occu).

Occupational Outlook Quarterly (http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm) provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State Library has in print from spring 1986 to the current issue, SuDoc: L 2.70/4:

Producer Price Index (http://www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm) measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services. The State Library has in print from January 1990 to the current issue, SuDoc: L 2.61/10: