BLS

¹ American  

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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bls. ² American  

abbreviation

1. bales.

2. barrels.

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B.L.S. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Library Science.

2. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Example Sentences

That meant the lack of complete BLS records in February reflected an especially hard hit to the overall projections.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Year-on-year prices were up 1.3%, the BLS said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The unemployment rate for native-born workers rose to 4.7% in February from 4.4% a year earlier, outpacing the overall unemployment rate of 4.4%, according to the BLS.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Official BLS data reported an 86,000 private sector job loss in February, contrasting with ADP’s 63,000 gain.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Of the “private household cleaners and servants” it managed to locate in 1998, the BLS reports that 36.8 percent were Hispanic, 15.8 percent black, and 2.7 percent “other.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich