The Employment Research and Program Development staff (ERPDS) initiates, plans, and directs activities for improving the quality and enhancing the analytical usefulness of OEUS programs. Two main functions of ERPDS are to assist in the development of OEUS data programs and to conduct original research using BLS data.

ERPDS Publications

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Other BLS Programs

 

Contact Us

Contact Us

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Employment Research and Program Development Staff via email or calling (202) 691-7391 from 9:00 am through 5:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday.

Division Chief:
  Mark Loewenstein (Research Papers) (202) 691-7385

 

NLS Director:
  Chuck Pierret (Research Papers) (202) 691-7519

 

Supervisory Economist:
  Anne Polivka (Research Papers) (202) 691-7395

 

Research Economists by Program
American Time Use Survey:

For information about the ATUS please see the ATUS website at website: www.bls.gov/tus. For general information requests please contact ATUS staff by email.

 

  Harley Frazis (Research Papers) (202) 691-7394
  Jay Stewart (Research Papers) (202) 691-7376

 

Administrative UI data:

For information about Administrative UI data please see the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) website at website: www.bls.gov/cew. For general information requests please contact QCEW staff by email.

 

  Matthew Dey (Research Papers) (202) 691-7356
  Jeffrey Groen (Research Papers) (202) 691-7392
  Elizabeth Weber Handwerker (Research Papers) (202) 691-7353
  Joshua Pinkston (Research Papers) (202) 691-7403

 

Business Employment Dynamics:

For information about BDM data please see the BDM website at website: www.bls.gov/bdm. For general information requests please contact BDM staff by email.

 

  Joshua Pinkston (Research Papers) (202) 691-7403
  James Spletzer (Research Papers) (202) 691-7393

 

Current Employment Statistics:

For information about the CES please see the CES website at website: www.bls.gov/ces. For general information requests please contact CES staff by email.

 

  Joshua Pinkston (Research Papers) (202) 691-7403

 

Current Population Survey:

For information about the CPS please see the CPS website at: www.bls.gov/cps. For general information requests please contact CPS staff by email.

 

  Harley Frazis (Research Papers) (202) 691-7394
  Elizabeth Weber Handwerker (Research Papers) (202) 691-7353
  Jay Stewart (Research Papers) (202) 691-7376

 

National Longitudinal Surveys

For information about the NLS please see the NLS website at website: www.bls.gov/nls. For general information requests please contact NLS staff by email.

 

  Alison Aughinbaugh (Research Papers) (202) 691-7520
  Tricia Gladden (Research Papers) (202) 691-7429
  Rita Jain   (202) 691-7405
  Jay Meisenheimer (Research Papers) (202) 691-7409
  Holly Olson   (202) 691-6572
  Donna S. Rothstein (Research Papers) (202) 691-7529
  Julie Yates (Research Papers) (202) 691-7388

 

Occupational Employment Statistics:

For information about the OES please see the OES website at website: www.bls.gov/oes. For general information requests please contact OES staff by email.

 

  Matthew Dey (Research Papers) (202) 691-7356