U.S. Bureau of Labor Established in the Department. of Interior, by act of June 27, 1884. In 1888 became an independent agency called the of Labor but without a cabinet offices at its head. In 1903 transferred to the Dept. of Commerce and Labor under the name Bureau of Labor. The law of Mar. 4, 1913 created a De- t. of Labor of cabinet rank . To the near Dept. was transferred the old Bureau of Labor, but this time with its name changed to Bureau of Labor Statistics ^`sterr, story