BLS

¹

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

bls.

²

abbreviation for

1. bales.
2. barrels.

B.L.S.

³

abbreviation for

1. Bachelor of Library Science.
2. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Example Sentences

BLS data also shows that on average, unemployment lasts 22.6 weeks or about five months as of September.

From Salon

From April 2023 through August this year, the BLS says, California fast food employment rose by about 3,200 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis.

From Los Angeles Times

Workers who can least afford to take unpaid time off are also the least likely to have access to paid leave: According to the BLS, just 14% percent of workers in the lowest 25% wage category get that benefit, compared to 48% of those in the top 10%.

From Seattle Times

After years of being in the 3% range or lower, prices of meals away from home, which include restaurants and employer cafeterias, began to spike in 2020 and 2021 at 4.7% and 6.5%, respectively, then soared at 9.4% and 9.9% in 2022 and 2023, respectively, according to BLS data.

From Seattle Times

In California, workers on average earned $1,595 a week in the third quarter of 2023, the latest available data from BLS.

From Los Angeles Times