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Chapter 12.
Foreign Labor Statistics
Background From its inception, BLS has collected and
published comparative statistical information on labor
conditions and developments abroad. Foreign labor
research and statistical analyses have been undertaken
because (1) comparisons between U.S. and foreign labor
conditions shed light on U.S. economic performance
relative to other industrial nations; (2) comparisons
provide information on the competitive position of the
United States in foreign trade, which has an important
influence on the U.S. economy and employment; (3)
information on labor conditions published by a majority
of foreign countries is not readily available to U.S.
labor representatives, employers, Government officials,
and others, and is often not available in English; and
(4) often, only an expert can judge the quality and
comparability of foreign statistical data.
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