United States Department of Labor

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The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The department is headed by the United States Secretary of Labor.

United States Department of Labor
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Seal of the U.S. Department of Labor
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Flag of the U.S. Department of Labor
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The Frances Perkins Building, which serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Labor
Agency overview
Formed March 4, 1913; 111 years ago (1913-03-04)[1]
Headquarters Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Employees 17,450 (2014)
Annual budget $12.1 billion (FY 2012)[2]
Agency executives Julie Su (Acting), Secretary
Julie Su, Deputy Secretary
Website
www.dol.gov

United States Department Of Labor Media

References

  1. "Chapter 1: Start-up of the Department and World War I, 1913-1921". History of the Department of Labor. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  2. "FY 2014 Department of Labor Budget in Brief" (PDF). U.S. Department of Labor. U.S. federal government. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-05.