Staff Picks: 1979 BLS “Exploring Careers” Workbooks
July 6, 2016Learn more about the evolution of the working world in the 1979 Bureau of Labor Statistics workbook series “Exploring Careers.” Read more
Staff Picks: Bulletins of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
June 15, 2016The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Bulletins are a FRASER staff pick. With over 2,000 bulletins on labor, the workforce, and working conditions, BLS Bulletins are a valuable research asset. Read more
FRASER Features: The Employment Situation Report and Data Revisions
June 1, 2016Data are rarely “one and done”; many data series are revised. Capturing the initial information—plus all the revisions—is important. Use FRASER to see the initial data release. Read more
Staff Picks: Budget of the United States Government
May 18, 2016Learn about the documents – ranging from simple guides to detailed tables – in the federal government’s annual Budget. Read more
Librarian Life: Help Wanted: Missing Items
May 4, 2016Please help FRASER provide complete collections of digitized documents by donating items we are missing. Read more
Staff Picks: Company Housing
April 20, 2016Company-provided housing was once a common practice in America. This 1920 BLS Bulletin examines company housing across the country. Read more
FRASER Features: Searching and Series
April 6, 2016Get some guidance on advanced FRASER search options that you might not have known existed. Read more
Staff Picks: BLS Women in Industry Series
March 16, 2016Included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletins on FRASER is the Women in Industry Series from the early 20th century. Read more
Staff Picks: A Memo from Miss Joy
March 2, 2016The Charles Hamlin papers include memos from Aryness Joy, an early Fed research assistant who helped create the cost-of-living index. Read more
Uncurrent Events: Martin’s Punch Bowl Metaphor
March 2, 2016The economic punch bowl: Fed Chair William McChesney Martin was the first Fed official to offer the concept of the Federal Reserve taking away the punch bowl just as the party gets going, which is shorthand for recognizing what a tough job it is to help guide the economy. Read more
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