The ''Monthly Labor Review'' (''MLR'') is published by the U.S.

Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as a principal agency of t ...

(BLS). Issues often focus on a particular topic. Most articles are by BLS staff. Annually since 1969, the Lawrence R. Klein Award has been awarded to authors of articles appearing in the ''Monthly Labor Review'', generally one to BLS authors and one to non-BLS authors.

History

In 1915, under commissioner Royal Meeker, BLS began publishing the ''Monthly Review'', with a circulation of 8,000. The name became ''Monthly Labor Review'' in 1918, and circulation rose to 20,000 in June 1920.Joseph Goldberg and William Moye. 1985.
First hundred years of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
'. BLS Bulletin 2235. p 110. The journal has published its articles on the web for a decade. In 2008 the journal ceased to publish a bound paper edition, and now publishes only online.

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