Kathleen Utgoff
American economist and government official From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American economist and government official From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kathleen Utgoff is an American economist. She was Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2002–2006.[1]
Kathleen Utgoff | |
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| Commissioner of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics | |
| In office July 2002 – July 2006 | |
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| Preceded by | Katharine Abraham |
| Succeeded by | Keith Hall |
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Utgoff holds a BA degree in Economics from California State University, Northridge, and a PhD in Economics from UCLA (1978).[1]
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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