Mission

The Department of Labor (DOL) was created by act of March 4, 1913 (29 U.S.C. 551). A Bureau of Labor was first created by Congress by act of June 24, 1884, in the Interior Department. The Bureau of Labor later became independent as a Department of Labor without executive rank by act of June 13, 1888. It again returned to bureau status in the Department of Commerce and Labor, which was created by act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501; 29 U.S.C. 1 note).

The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States, by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers' rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.

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Outlays (in millions of dollars)

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Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1962 3,914 1991 34,790 2020 477,531
1963 3,523 1992 47,889 2021 404,775
1964 3,454 1993 45,452 2022 51,738
1965 3,121 1994 37,819 2023 87,534
1966 3,239 1995 32,808 2024 84,355*
1967 3,562 1996 33,163 2025 63,823*
1968 4,180 1997 31,088 2026 58,757*
1969 4,161 1998 30,580 2027 57,433*
1970 4,976 1999 32,995 2028 58,932*
1971 8,456 2000 31,873 2029 61,835*
1972 10,426 2001 39,707    
1973 9,561 2002 64,686    
1974 9,964 2003 69,563    
1975 18,578 2004 56,687    
1976 26,524 2005 46,949    
1977 23,225 2006 43,138    
1978 23,694 2007 47,544    
1979 23,448 2008 58,838    
1980 30,542 2009 138,157    
1981 30,911 2010 173,053    
1982 31,479 2011 131,975    
1983 38,683 2012 104,588    
1984 25,348 2013 80,307    
1985 24,738 2014 56,774    
1986 24,934 2015 45,217    
1987 24,208 2016 41,364    
1988 22,662 2017 40,124    
1989 25,374 2018 39,635    
1990 26,087 2019 35,805    
Source *estimate

Employee Counts

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Year Count Year Count Year Count
1962   1991   2020 13,976
1963   1992   2021 14,142
1964   1993   2022 14,758
1965   1994   2023 15,127
1966   1995   2024 14,730
1967   1996      
1968   1997      
1969   1998 15,946    
1970   1999 15,908    
1971   2000 16,085    
1972   2001 16,368    
1973   2002 16,306    
1974   2003 16,254    
1975   2004 15,814    
1976   2005 15,380    
1977   2006 15,339    
1978   2007 15,417    
1979   2008 15,373    
1980   2009 15,981    
1981   2010 16,640    
1982   2011 16,298    
1983   2012 16,793    
1984   2013 16,231    
1985   2014 15,940    
1986   2015 15,889    
1987   2016 15,766    
1988   2017 15,016    
1989   2018 14,311    
1990   2019 13,887    
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