[1] Since 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has discontinued this program, but The Conference Board continues to publish the majority of the data series.

The first commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Carroll Wright, began the BLS tradition of international comparisons.

[2] In 1915, the first issue of the Monthly Labor Review, the Bureau's research journal, contained articles on employment and various other economic indicators in foreign countries.

As developing countries became more important to U.S. trade, the program expanded its coverage to include selected emerging economies in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

[6] In addition, the program produced a number of special international studies on topics, such as compensation and employment in China, youth labor markets, and family structures.

[1] Since 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has discontinued this program, but The Conference Board continues to publish the majority of the data series.

[16] The ILC compensation series covers all employees and production workers in manufacturing and 22 sub-manufacturing industries, such as apparel, motor vehicles, and computer and electronics.

[21] ILC publishes Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices (HICP) that are internationally comparable[22] and also compiles CPI data from national statistical offices.