The First Hundred Years of the Bureau of Labor StatisticsU.S. Department of Labor, 1985 - 321 sider This book describes various aspects of the historical development of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The first chapter, entitled "Origins," sketches the factors leading up to authorization of the BLS in June 1884. A chapter entitled "Carroll Wright: Setting the Course" discusses the views and contributions of the BLS's first commissioner. The next chapter covers the studies for economic and social reform that were undertaken during the administration of the bureau's second commissioner, Charles Neill. The BLS's history during the pre-World War I recession and war years, when Royal Meeker headed the bureau, are examined next. The fifth chapter is devoted to Ethelbert Stewart's term as commissioner of the BLS, which lasted from 1920 to 1932. The BLS's efforts to meet the emergency demands imposed on it first by the Great Depression and then by the New Deal agencies that were created to deal with the Depression are discussed against the framework of Isador Lubin's term as BLS commissioner. Ewan Clague's term as BLS commissioner (from 1946 to 1965) is discussed in terms of the expanding role that economic indicators began to play in the BLS. The eighth chapter summarizes the limited terms of the next three BLS commissioners, Arthur M. Ross, Geoffrey H. Moore, and Julian Shiskin, as well as the term of Janet L. Norwood, who was well into her second term as commissioner when the book was published. A brief discussion of the BLS's continuing mission, an appendix describing BLS publications, source notes for each chapter, and an index conclude the book. (MN) |
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... Hinrichs , the Bureau's Chief Economist , as alternate . Lubin had a large part in planning the work of the committee , in preparing analyses , and in making recommendations . The Bureau prepared several monographs for the committee ...
... Hinrichs , the Bureau's Chief Economist , as alternate . Lubin had a large part in planning the work of the committee , in preparing analyses , and in making recommendations . The Bureau prepared several monographs for the committee ...
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... Hinrichs and the war years Hinrichs served as Acting Commissioner for 6 years , supervising the wartime activities of the Bureau . He communicated with Lubin on a regular basis , but generally to meet Lubin's needs at the White House ...
... Hinrichs and the war years Hinrichs served as Acting Commissioner for 6 years , supervising the wartime activities of the Bureau . He communicated with Lubin on a regular basis , but generally to meet Lubin's needs at the White House ...
Side 152
... Hinrichs contended that this was a matter for the War Labor Board to decide and not the Bureau . However , if the unions wished to press their case with the board , the Bureau was prepared to furnish them with the information on family ...
... Hinrichs contended that this was a matter for the War Labor Board to decide and not the Bureau . However , if the unions wished to press their case with the board , the Bureau was prepared to furnish them with the information on family ...
Side 154
... Hinrichs replied , " If our index carries within it such serious shortcomings as to invalidate the policy conclusions based on it , then the thing to do is not to announce the shortcomings of the index , but to scrap it alto- gether or ...
... Hinrichs replied , " If our index carries within it such serious shortcomings as to invalidate the policy conclusions based on it , then the thing to do is not to announce the shortcomings of the index , but to scrap it alto- gether or ...
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... Hinrichs actively sought and received their advice on Bureau programs . Formal relations were not reestablished until 1947 , when Commissioner Clague set up both labor and busi- ness advisory councils . Changing the name of the cost ...
... Hinrichs actively sought and received their advice on Bureau programs . Formal relations were not reestablished until 1947 , when Commissioner Clague set up both labor and busi- ness advisory councils . Changing the name of the cost ...
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Administration Advisory agencies American Annual Report Appropriations Association Board budget Bulletin Bureau of Labor Census changes child labor cities Clague Commerce Commission Commissioner of Labor conducted Conference Congress congressional consumer expenditure survey Consumer Price Index continued cooperation cost of living cost-of-living index Department of Labor Dept developed earnings employees employment statistics Erdman Act established expenditures Federal funds Hearings Hinrichs House improve included increased index numbers industry investigation issued January July June Labor Statistics legislation Lubin measure Meeker ment Monthly Labor Review NARG National National Civic Federation Neill Norwood occupational Office Perkins President problems productivity recommended release Research retail price revision Roosevelt Royal Meeker Schwellenbach Secretary of Labor Senate Sept Service Shiskin social staff standard Stewart tion U.S. Congress union United wholesale price Wholesale Price Index Wilson women workers Wright wrote York