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BLS

1 American  

  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

bls. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. bales.

  2. barrels.

B.L.S. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Library Science.

  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Example Sentences

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Petroleum import prices increased 2.5% in February, while prices for nonpetroleum imports were up 1.2%, the BLS data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

From Barron's

The BLS recently noted that its Current Population Survey can no longer reliably detect a 0.2 percentage point change in the unemployment rate.

From Barron's

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