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Note: Many links are using the Government
Printing Office's PURLs, or Persistent Uniform Resource Locators,
rather than direct links to the federal agencies. This improves
the links accuracy, in case the publication was moved to a different
URL. However, it does take an extra few seconds to retrieve
the website.
Portals & Multiple Agency Websites
The federal agencies' websites are good starting points when
looking for general information on a relevant topic, or when
looking for specific information that you know the agency handles.
Virtually all of the websites have a site index or a search
engine, if you have difficulty navigating the site.
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Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission - Charged with eradicating
employment discrimination at the workplace. Interprets employment
discrimination laws, monitors the federal sector employment
discrimination program, provides funding and support to
state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs),
and sponsors outreach and technical assistance programs.
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Dept. of Labor - Charged with preparing the American workforce
for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's
workplaces. It is responsible for: protecting workers' wages,
health and safety, employment and pension rights; promoting
equal employment opportunity; administering job training,
unemployment insurance and workers' compensation programs;
strengthening free collective bargaining and collecting,
analyzing and publishing labor and economic statistics.
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America's Job Bank - Online database for employers and jobseekers. Search for job, post resumes, etc. Managed by the Department of Labor, along with the States of New York and Minnesota. |
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Compensation
and Working Conditions - Quarterly periodical includes
articles, summaries of major studies, and data tables and
charts contributed by Bureau
of Labor Statistics economists and statisticians and
outside scholars. Articles and summaries are descriptive
and analytical, covering a range of topics that include
wages and benefits, safety and health, and labor-management
relations. Data tables provide information about the Employment
Cost Index, Employee Benefits Survey, the National Compensation
Survey, major work stoppages, and occupational injuries
and illnesses and fatalities. |
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Monthly
Labor Review - Principal journal of fact, analysis,
and research from the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, an agency within the Labor
Department. Each month, economists, statisticians, and
experts from the Bureau join with private sector professionals
and State and local government specialists to provide 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. |
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Occupational Outlook Handbook - From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, source of career information designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, it 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. Prior editions also available, back to 1996. |
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Occupational
Outlook Quarterly - Provides practical information on
jobs and careers. Articles are written in straightforward,
non-technical language and 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. |
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Report
on the American Workforce - 200+ page publication from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, issued once every few years.
Analyzes employment issues, such as workplace responses
to an increasingly competitive global environment, the central
role of improved skills for all participants in the labor
market, and the balance of work and family. An updated compendium
of statistical tables completes the volume. |
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Social
Security Handbook - ContaiFebruary 12, 2008programs and of related programs administered by
other agencies, to keep Americans informed of their rights
and obligations under the Social Security laws. |
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Bureau
of Labor Statistics - Since there is no major compilation
for employment and labor statistics, the best thing to do
is search the website, or go to their Data
page. The site is well-organized and has lots of full
text information. |
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