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**History of the Bureau of Labor Statistics:**
– Established in 1884 under the Department of the Interior
– Carroll D. Wright was the first Commissioner of Labor in 1885
– Changed federal placement three times before becoming part of the Department of Labor in 1913
– Headquarters at the Postal Square Building since then
– Monthly Labor Review journal published since 1915

**Commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics:**
– Carroll D. Wright served as Commissioner from 1885 to 1905
– Department divided into regions for more efficient data collection
– Commissioners have taken office at various points in history
– William Beach assumed office as Commissioner in 2019
– William Wiatrowski served as Acting Commissioner before William Beach’s appointment

**Related Topics and Resources:**
– Alternative employment arrangements
– Bureau of Economic Analysis
– Career Guide to Industries
– Data.gov
– Economic reports
– FY 2024 Congressional Budget Justification available
– BLS 2021 Operating Plan accessible from the US Department of Labor
– Senior Staff details on the BLS website
– Various archived resources related to the BLS
– Sources for further reading and information on BLS records and activities

**Publications and Further Reading:**
– Joseph P. Goldberg and William T. Moye, ‘The First 100 Years of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,’ Bulletin No. 2235, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985
– William J. Wiatrowski, ‘BLS at 125: Using historic principles to track the 21st-century economy,’ Monthly Labor Review, June 2009, pp. 3–25

**External Links and Affiliations:**
– Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bureau of Labor Statistics
– The principal agencies of the Federal Statistical System have statistical activities as their core mission
– These agencies conduct much of the government’s statistical work