William J. Wiatrowski

Bureau of Labor Statistics

   "The Status of the Economy: Employment and Healthcare"

William J. Wiatrowski is Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the senior career employee in the agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Prior to his selection as Deputy Commissioner in June 2015, Bill was Associate Commissioner for Compensation and Working Conditions at BLS, responsible for the Bureau's Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Programs and the National Compensation Survey. He began his career at BLS in 1980 and served in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of compensation and workplace safety.

 Mr. Wiatrowski received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and the History of Art from Yale University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the George Washington University. He is the author of numerous articles on employee benefits, compensation, and occupational safety and health issues and speaks regularly on these topics before a wide variety of audiences.