The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The department is headed by the United States Secretary of Labor.

History
Other organizational units within the Department:

Administrative Review Board (ARB)
Benefits Review Board (BRB)
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI)
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB)
Employment Standards Administration (ESA)

• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
  The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
  Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
  Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
  Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
  Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
  Women's Bureau (WB)
  Office of Inspector General (OIG)
  Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities (PTFEAD)
  Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)
  Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA)
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)
  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP)
  Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
  Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
  Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)