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United States Department of Labor
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| Seal 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 | |
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| Formed | March 4, 1913[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 | Eugene Scalia, Secretary Patrick Pizzella, Deputy Secretary |
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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.
References
- ↑ "Chapter 1: Start-up of the Department and World War I, 1913-1921". History of the Department of Labor. http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/dolchp01.htm. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ↑ "FY 2014 Department of Labor Budget in Brief". U.S. Department of Labor. U.S. federal government. 2014. http://www.dol.gov/dol/budget/2014/PDF/FY2014BIB.pdf.
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