Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) -a great source for information on employment statistics, job outlook data, and more.
Data.gov -a portal to all sorts of government data.
OSHA's Statistics & Data Page -worried about workplace injuries and interested in employee safety on the job? Take a look at OSHA's data.
O*NET -not technically a government but an excellent resource for job descriptions.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
This online guide from the Cornell University Library provides links to freely available web resources relevant for students and practitioners of human resources and personnel management.
Society for Human Resources Management has more than 575 affiliate chapters both in the United States and abroad, which provide additional programming and networking opportunities in your local area. The website includes HR strategy, information about legal issues, and more.
The U.S. Department of Labor's mission is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights. The website contain information on a wide variety of topics, including disability resources, evaluations, hiring, and more.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
