Human Resources

The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination lawsuit.

An independent federal agency vested with the power to safeguard employees' rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal statistical agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.

OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of workers in the United States.

Provides a basic overview of popular professions, such as: information on nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training qualifications, the job outlook, and earnings.

The ILO brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States , to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.

On our employment database you can find up-to-date statistics for making comparisons between countries and identifying trends over time.