Annals of the Department

This short history was written by Judson MacLaury, Departmental Historian, in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the Department in 1988.

• A Brief History: The U.S. Department of Labor

• Chapter 1: Start-up of the Department and World War I (1913-1921)

• Chapter 2: The 1920s and the Start of the Depression (1921-1933)

• Chapter 3: The Department in the New Deal and World War II (1933-1945)

• Chapter 4: Post-war Era and Korean War Mobilization (1945-1953)

• Chapter 5: Eisenhower Administration (1953-1961)

• Chapter 6: Eras of the New Frontier and the Great Society (1961-1969)

• Chapter 7: Nixon and Ford Administrations (1969-1977)

• Chapter 8: Carter Administration (1977-1981)

• Chapter 9: Reagan Administration (1981-1988)