United States
Department of Labor |
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| Seal of the Department of Labor |
| Department overview |
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| Formed |
March 4, 1913 |
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| Employees |
17,347 (2004) |
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| Annual budget |
$59.7 billion (2004) |
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| Agency executives |
Hilda Solis, Secretary
Seth David Harris, Deputy Secretary |
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| Website |
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| www.dol.gov |
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.
