Does BLR include data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?
BLS data are included. BLS is a major surveyor of salary data and BLR would be remiss if it did not incorporate BLS data in its salary data tools. Additionally, we adopted the government’s standardized structure for job titles and industry classifications. BLS conducts the largest nationwide salary survey and makes that data available to the public. BLS data covers more jobs, more industries, and more local areas than any other major salary data source. In addition, BLS surveys a larger number of employers and reports data for larger groups of incumbents in each job than any other single survey. Ignoring this large piece of the compensation survey puzzle would mean giving you only part of the information you need to administer your compensation program. However, BLR does not rely solely on BLS data. We recognize that BLS data on its own are not as current as the data reported in other major surveys. Therefore, BLR uses other third-party sources to make sure data are current and reflect
