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United States Department of Labor

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United States Department of Labor
United States Department of Labor seal
Seal of the U.S. Department of Labor
United States Department of Labor flag
Flag of the U.S. Department of Labor
United States Department of Labor building headquarters
The Frances Perkins Building, which serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Labor
Agency overview
FormedMarch 4, 1913[1]
Preceding agency
JurisdictionFederal Government of the United States
HeadquartersFrances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue Northwest
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Employees14,062
Agency executives
Websitehttps://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.

References

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  1. ↑ "Chapter 1: Start-up of the Department and World War I, 1913-1921". History of the Department of Labor. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
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