The BLS operates under Office of Management and Budget guidelines for objectivity and transparency. Reports are released on fixed schedules, methods are publicly documented in the BLS Handbook of Methods, and most of the work is carried out by nonpartisan career staff. The Commissioner, appointed for a four-year term, oversees the agency’s operations but does not alter results.
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