Bureau of Labor Statistics

5 Reviews

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Promisses and Promisses

Well, I am not a stranger to Options. Have done my own picks and used many techniques. As a result of time restraints and being on the road, I thought I would use this firm that claims to have over Read more...

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Tommy_Kurtz

10/24/2010

"Best source..." ... "data," like real data? BWAHAHAHAHHAHA

"yea, effective PPIs & CPIs are just rosy, very mild inflation...hell, there's deflation out there! What a bunch of BS. Effective spreads vs quoted spreads, people...the movers of the market bluff all the time, it tenderizes the sheep, makes em tastier for the big boys."

Luke11

10/25/2010

Website ok

"website is ok. You do get lots of good info there. Gives you a great overview of labor markets and sentiment out there... but I'm thinking can probably get the same info from many other sites.... Disagree with other reviewer, given that BLS is a government agency, I do not believe BLS is esp. i Read more...

04/30/2010

BLS is archaic

The BLS is a very bureaucratic agency, it plays an important role providing CPI, PPI, Unemployment, etc. which we depend on.... but BLS is terribly inefficient. I did an internship with them and was very unimpressed with typical employee work habits.

03/22/2010

Very outdated, but usefull

"This is a great research website. It gives you great statistics for research in given industry/career. The only con from my perspective is that they are a little outdated."

02/27/2010

You can't spell BLS without BS.

"The BLS is a useful agency, it provides a lot of data people take for granted (CPI, PPI, Unemployment, Inflation etc) and as far as I know there really is no viable alternative. Businesses all over the US depend on this data for a wide variety uses , inclduing lease adjustments, purchasing, hiring Read more...