Economist/Statistician (Economics) - Recent Graduate - Philadelphia, United States - Department Of Labor

Description

Summary

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.

This is an appointment under the DOL Recent Graduates program. The program duration is one year. Upon successful completion of the program and at the agency's discretion, the appointee may be converted to a term or permanent position in the competitive service.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• The incumbent plans, schedules, and conducts data collection from assigned companies and industries; analyzes data to ensure accuracy.
• Secures voluntary cooperation and interviews with company officials in order to
  
  collect data from businesses for assigned survey(s).
• Performs internet research on sampled companies, makes phone calls to schedule appointments, and conducts interviews with sampled establishments; data may be collected via telephone, in-person, on-line, or via video collaboration tools, depending on program procedures and respondent willingness.
• Provides feedback covering collection experiences. Provides general information
  
  to respondents about the potential uses of assigned survey as well as other BLS
  
  products.