Kathleen Utgoff

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Kathleen Utgoff
Kathleen Utgoff Official BLS photo.jpg
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
In office
July 2002 July 2006
Preceded by Katharine Abraham
Succeeded by Keith Hall
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Alma mater

Kathleen Utgoff is an American economist. She was Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2002 to 2006. [1]

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Education

Utgoff holds a BA degree in economics from California State University, Northridge, and a PhD in economics from UCLA (1978). [1]

Career

Utgoff began her career at the Center for Naval Analyses and served as a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers during the Reagan administration. President Reagan appointed her as executive director of the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation in 1985. [2]

During her time as Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS increased the number of data series published and expanded internet-based data collection. [1] Utgoff is also credited with establishing an "unofficial motto" for BLS: "When asked whether the glass is half full or half empty, the bureau’s response is, It’s an eight-ounce glass with four ounces of liquid." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Commissioners : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  2. "Past PBGC Directors and Executive Directors". www.pbgc.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  3. Cohen, Patricia (2016-11-03). "How Economic Data Is Kept Politics-Free". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-03-16.