Department of Labor (1913) Secretary of Labor: Elain L. Chao

• U.S. Department of Labor
• Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
• Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
• OSHA DATA – Regulatory Compliance History Information
• Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP)
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
• Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
• Office of Small Business and Minority Affairs (OSBMA)
• Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
• Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
• Women's Bureau (WB)
• Working Partners for an Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace

The purpose of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States , to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws guaranteeing workers' rights to safe and healthful working conditions, a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, freedom from employment discrimination, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation. The department also protects workers' pension rights; provides for job training programs; helps workers find jobs; works to strengthen free collective bargaining; and keeps track of changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. As the Department seeks to assist all Americans who need and want to work, special efforts are made to meet the unique job market problems of older workers, youths, minority group members, women, the handicapped, and other groups.

The Secretary of Labor is the principal adviser to the President on the development and execution of policies and the administration and enforcement of laws relating to wage earners, their working conditions, and their employment opportunities.