Information Sources

Our information hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, eastern time.

Ways to Contact BLS Directly

Email

General inquiries blsdata_staff@bls.gov
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inquiries gibson_s@bls.gov
Producer Price Index (PPI) inquiries ppi-info@bls.gov
Current Population Survey (CPS) inquiries cpsinfo@bls.gov

Telephone

To locate a specific employee's phone number, please call the Department of Labor's Employee Locator Service at (202) 219-5000.

Call (202) 691-5200 for the following services:

• For automated BLS economic data, press 1
• To receive materials from the fax-on-demand service, press 2
• To speak with an information specialist, press 4
• If you are unsure of what you want, press 5

Information and assistance is also available from any BLS regional office.
For detailed program information, contact phone numbers are available for each program.

Automated BLS Economic Data

Instructions for the automated BLS economic data phone system.

Fax-on-Demand

To obtain BLS news releases and data from the fax-on-demand service, please call (202) 606-6325. To obtain a BLS Ready Fax Catalog.

Question-by-Fax

Send a question by fax to (202) 691-7890.

Write or Personal Visit

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Division of Information Services
2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E. Room 2860
Washington, D. C. 20212

TDD

Information voice phone at: (202) 691-5200.
The Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339.

Other Ways to Access our Data

Libraries

Federal Depository Libraries provide free access to government documents.
Many of these libraries receive BLS publications. Check with a location near you.

To Order Publications

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• BLS Publication Sales Center
• GPO Bookstores Locations
• GPO Ordering Information

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Ways for the News Media to Contact Us:

To speak directly with the BLS Press Officer, Kathryn D. Hoyle, please call
(202) 691-5902, or send email inquiries to hoyle_k@bls.gov

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