The Workforce Information Council was founded with the relatively modest objective of improving the readability of labor market data in the United States. Fundamentally, this is an independent resource that explains the workings of the nation’s labor market and workforce information system and how the data it generates can help policymakers, employers, the public, and workforce investment systems make better decisions. neither to create new data nor to take the place of any official. simply to make sense of what has already been published.

The nation produces a staggering amount of workforce data. Wage tables, industry classifications, employment numbers, and occupational projections for the next ten years. It is compiled over decades of statistical practice from all state workforce offices and federal agencies. The system is truly amazing. Additionally, most people find it difficult to navigate. The feeling is familiar to anyone who has searched for a single wage figure only to find themselves buried in methodology notes and survey codes.

We attempt to close that gap. Our goal is to increase public access to and improve the comprehension of U.S. labor market and workforce data by gathering, organizing, and disseminating information, guidelines, and references to pertinent laws and regulations. The U.S. Department of Labor and associated federal and state agencies have published materials that are referenced or used extensively in this article. We try our best to keep the website up to date, and we correct any errors that are pointed out to us.
We are at ease with the work’s almost intentional modesty. We would prefer to simply assist you in understanding in a time when a lot of internet content is designed to convince.
We state early on that we are an independent publisher. We are not a government agency, and neither the U.S.

Department of Labor nor any other federal or state organization is associated with, supports, or speaks on our behalf. We direct you directly to the appropriate authority and move aside when a question necessitates official action, such as eligibility, a regulation, or a benefit determination.

We clearly care about drawing that line—possibly more than anything else in this situation.

We have a wide range of readers in mind. Programs are shaped by workforce boards. Policymakers are assessing the situation on the ground. Pay is set by employers. Students and job seekers assess the viability of a field. Everybody comes in with a different question and encounters the same jumble of information, and we want to provide them all with the same concise explanation.

We hold ourselves to a few standards that are worth saying aloud. We begin with official data, relying on sources such as the Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and we cite them when a fact comes from them. We ask readers to compare key numbers with the initial release because official figures are subject to revision. Additionally, we provide context so you can make your own decisions rather than offering legal, financial, or compliance advice.

We’ll also be truthful about the boundaries. A system this size cannot be untangled by a single site, and it is easier to promise clarity than to maintain it. We can provide a consistent translation effort, careful sourcing, and openness about who we are and are not.

It’s the nature of the data, not your fault, if the numbers behind the American workforce seem unbreakable. Simply put, we hope that after a short while here, they start to make more sense.