The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. This position is with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economic Analysis and Information (EA&I) Division of the Boston/New York regional office.
Duties include but not limited to: Serves as the senior economist on the immediate staff of the Regional Commissioner and provides consultative services to the Regional Commissioner and Regional Management on a variety of sub-national BLS data products. Plans, directs, supervises, and monitors preparation of major regional BLS publications suitable for the mass media such as a press releases and analysis of economic data in the region.
Prominent among these BLS programs are the Consumer Price Index and Employment/Unemployment, Wages and Safety and Health. Develops an overall plan for economic analysis in the region, centering around regional data and the EA&I key activities, which includes publications, outreach, program support, and staff development. Supervises and evaluates subordinate staff in the Division. Determines priorities of work and makes appropriate assignments.
Provides technical guidance to and reviews the work of subordinate staff. Determines individual training needs and direct on-the-job training activities, including those relating to the conduct of informal conferences in the field. Interviews candidates for positions within the Division and make selections. Prepares and implements performance plans and rates subordinate staff. Prepares reports on regional labor market conditions.
Provides analyses and prepares materials for top BLS officials and prepares background studies and papers on a variety of BLS programs and/or economic issues and events that may have an impact on the needs and uses of the Bureau's data. Develops and delivers presentations to education, labor, business, industry organizations, research groups, and other groups on Bureau programs explaining the uses and limitations of the data.
Determines Bureau representation and organizes and staffs exhibits which display the Bureau's programs at conventions and conferences. Develops and maintains important external relationships with officials of state and local governments, business, industry, private research agencies, academia, professional groups, the media, by providing a regional, as well as national economic perspective on Bureau programs.
As a member of the executive staff, meets regularly with the Regional Commissioner and Assistant Regional Commissioners to provide technical advice and briefings on regional economic issues and developments.
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service. If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.
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roman.yanitza@dol.gov · 202-693-1000 X15376
This position is with Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
The posted pay range is $120548 – $156715/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-23.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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