Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Contacts For additional information concerning the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Survey, contact an OEWS staff member at: Email address: oesinfo@bls.gov Telephone number: 202-691-6569 Fax number: 202-691-6444 Mail address: Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Suite 2135, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington DC 20212-0001 Obtaining OEWS Estimates in Electronic Format Two types of OEWS estimates can be downloaded directly from this website in Excel (XLS) format: Occupational employment and wage estimates by geographic area (National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area) National Occupational employment and wage estimates by industry (sector, 3-, 4-, and 5-digit North American Industry Classification System levels) In addition to the estimates that can be downloaded directly from this website, historical OEWS estimates are available upon request through the contact information above. Historical OEWS estimates consist of the 1988 to 1997 national occupational employment and wage data by industry, for most industries at the 2- and 3-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) levels. Estimates for 1988 - 1995 contain only employment data. Estimates for 1997 contain employment and wage data. Between 1988 and 1995 covered industries were surveyed once in a three-year cycle. The OEWS program now surveys all covered industries each year. Note: 1996 estimates are not available. OEWS Publications Publications are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Publication Sales Center which stocks all BLS publications offered through the Government Printing Office sales program. When ordering a publication from the sales center (http://www.bls.gov/ro5/ro5sales.htm), please state the bulletin number. Telephone: (312) 353-1880. For more information, see the BLS Publication Sales Center. Publications may also be obtained from the Government Printing Office (GPO), U.S. Government Bookstore, 710 N. Capital Street, NW, Washington DC 20401; Telephone: (202)512-0132. For more information, see http://bookstore.gpo.gov/support/index.html U.S. Government Printing Office. Federal Depository Libraries Federal Depository Libraries (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html) receive all BLS publications. These libraries are open to the public. OEWS State Employment and Wage Estimates Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, by occupation and by industry, for individual States are available from the States' Labor Market Information (LMI) or Research, Analysis, and Statistics offices which are part of their State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs). Availability, format and medium of the data varies by State. To obtain OEWS estimates for a particular State, please contact the appropriate office on the State Contact List (http://www.bls.gov/bls/ofolist.htm). ******************************************************************************