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