DOL BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Survey Information Collection OMB PRA Review
Summary
The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey collects data on detailed occupational employment and wages from establishments including private employers, schools, hospitals, and government agencies. Public comments are invited on the necessity, accuracy, and burden of the collection.
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The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics has submitted an Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey information collection request to OMB for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The survey collects employment and wage data from private establishments, schools, hospitals, and government entities to support employment and training programs under the Perkins Vocational Education Act and Workforce Investment Act.\n\nAffected parties should monitor this PRA review and may submit comments to OMB by May 13, 2026 regarding the necessity, accuracy, and burden of the collection. Respondents include employers across industries who provide establishment survey data on occupational employment and wages by metropolitan statistical area and industry classification.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Report on Occupational Employment and Wages
A Notice by the Labor Statistics Bureau on 04/13/2026
This document has a comment period that ends in 32 days.
(05/13/2026) View Comment InstructionsPDF
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-07058 (91 FR 18882) Document Headings ###### Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
ACTION:
Notice of availability; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES:
The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before May 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-693-0213, or by email at DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey is a Federal/State establishment survey of wage and salary workers designed to produce data on current detailed occupational employment and wages for each Metropolitan Statistical Area and Metropolitan Division as well as by detailed industry classification. OEWS survey data assists in the development of employment and training programs established by the Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1998 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Respondents include private establishment, schools, hospitals, State and Local Government. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2026 (91 FRN 2156).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Agency: DOL-BLS.
Title of Collection: Report on Occupational Employment and Wages.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0042.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 256,879.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 256,879.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 128,440 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2026-07058 Filed 4-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
Published Document: 2026-07058 (91 FR 18882)
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