Compensation : The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (Links to an external site.) publishes 10 survey programs that address a wide range of topics about various aspects of employee compensation and benefits. You will have the opportunity to work with some of these sources throughout this course. But first, you should become familiar with what is available. A summary of the compensation and benefits survey programs can be found on the BLS website (Links to an external site.) .

Review these summaries. Then, click on the links to learn more about each one and do the following: In a paragraph for each program, summarize the purpose in your own words. Assume that your summary will be read by others who do not have expertise in human resource management. For each program, list two variables included in the program (for example, pay rates). Provide a definition for each variable that you’ve listed in #2. You may use the definitions from the website verbatim, but please cite your source.