Friends of BLS is hosting an early‑evening community mixer on Wednesday, September 16, from 5–7 PM at Sudhouse DC (1340 U Street, NW). This casual gathering is an opportunity for our partners to conne...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. The position is lo...

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collec...

Washington, D.C. — Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (FoBLS) welcomes the confirmation of Brett Matsumoto to serve as the 17th Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Matsumoto ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. The position is lo...

Washington, D.C. — Friends of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (FoBLS) today announced its support for the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Data Authorization and Transparency (AI DATA) Act of ...

The U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ​will hold a confirmation hearing next Wednesday for Brett Matsumoto, the ‌White House's nominee to head the Labor Department's Bureau...

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

BLS engages expert panels regarding missing Consumer Expenditure data

The Friends of BLS have authored an explanation for the causes for the annual revisions of the BLS Jobs Numbers. You can access the document here .

Statement on the Nomination of Brett Matsumoto to Serve as the 17th Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a world-class 142-year-old institution, is at...

January 31, 2025, is infamous as the day thousands of federal datasets and webpages went dark. While many of these resources have since been restored–often after being scrubbed of references to gender, DEI, and climate–they continue to face significant risks. In the webinar, we mark the one-year anniversary of this takedown to discuss the current state of federal data and recognize the immense amount of work that has been done to defend these public resources. Leaders from the data community will share insights on monitoring tools they have developed and the actions being taken to safeguard essential federal data. This webinar is cohosted by dataindex.us and the Association of Public Data Users. 0:00 Introduction 2:53 EssentialData.US x Federation of American Scientists 6:51 American Statistical Association 10:31 CDC Data Project 14:17 Friends of BLS 17:50 Public Environmental Data Partners 21:24 The Leadership Conference Education Fund 26:26 Movement Advancement Project 30:37 Population Association of America 35:05 Democracy 2025 40:42 Data Rescue Project 44:16 Population Reference Bureau 47:14 Association of Public Data Users 50:10 dataindex.us 55:19 Conclusion

Many of the Friends of BLS follow the Bureau’s publications and press statements very closely. So do many who have not yet found the Friends but nevertheless value what BLS does, particularly in the a...

Join the ASA "Federal Statistics Health" project team for their release of "The Nation's Data at Risk: 2025 Report"! The report updates the team's assessment of the health of the federal statistical a...

Join us for a lively discussion at the COPAFS Quarterly Meeting, where federal data will be the topic of the day.

Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations

Please join us for an engaging presentations about U.S. fertility trends and related policies. An expert panel of leading social scientists will discuss national and international birth rate trends ...

Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations

The Friends of BLS  The 2025 Government Shutdown and BLS Data: Questions & Answers How will the government shutdown, which may be over by the time you read this, affect BLS data? F...

November xx, 2025 The Honorable Susan Collins, Chair Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Tom Cole, Chair House Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20515 The Honora...

On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the Friends of BLS hosted a webinar featuring three former BLS Commissioners: Erika McEntarfer, Bill Beach, and Erica Groshen. The webinar gives an update o...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Friends of BLS Member Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

September 2025 CPI Release Rescheduled

Consumer Expenditures 2024 Data Release to be Rescheduled (9/19/2025)

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The Friends of BLS strongly support the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), its leadership, staff, and mission . Since its founding in 1884, BLS has been guided by first commissioner Caroll D. ...

Click Background Information for Jobs Day – Sept 5 to read the entire PDF document.