WHO: The Bureau of Labor Statistics
William W. Beach , Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Julie Hatch Maxfield , Associate Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics
Jeffrey Hill , Associate Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Prices and Living Conditions
Mahesh Ramachandran , Ph.D., Chief Economist, Department of Economic Research, Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Daniel H. Cooper , Senior Economist and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
WHAT: BLS will present a Data Users’ Conference to discuss recent updates and trends identified by the bureau. These conferences are useful for regional business representatives; professional and industry association members; researchers, data analysts and economists; federal, state and local government representatives; academics; labor union leaders; and the general public.
BLS officials and economists will offer presentations on several topics, including:
* Opening Remarks from BLS Commissioner William W. Beach
* Labor Force Trends Since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
* Pandemic-Related Spending Changes: Comparing 2019 and 2020 Consumer Expenditures
* A Data-Driven Dissection of the Great Resignation
* Population Aging and the U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate
WHEN: May 18, 2022, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
Admission is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required.
Register for the BLS Data Users’ Conference.
Background: A unit of the U.S. Department of Labor, BLS is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions and price changes in the economy.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
