United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-09-27 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-02-880 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-880 P0b002ee180381d9a f:d02880 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-880 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-880 GAO-02-880 Children Data collection Labor law Labor statistics Occupational safety Statistical data BLS Current Population Survey DOL Operation Child Watch National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Other Written Product A05196 In 2001, almost 40 percent of all 16- and 17-year-olds in the United States and many 14- and 15-year-olds worked at some time in the year. Children in the United States are often encouraged to work, and many people believe that children benefit from early work experiences by developing independence, confidence, and responsibility. However, the public also wants to ensure that the work experiences of young people enhance, rather than harm, their future opportunities. The number and characteristics of working children have changed little over the past decade. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, as in 1990, as many as 3.7 million children aged 15 to 17 worked in 2001. The number of children who die each year from work-related injuries has changed little since 1992, but the number of children who incurred nonfatal injuries while working is more difficult to determine because data from different sources provide different estimates of the number of injuries and trends over time. The Department of Labor devotes many resources to ensuring compliance with the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, including conducting nationwide campaigns designed to increase public awareness of the provisions, but its compliance efforts suffer from limitations that may prevent adequate enforcement of the law. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-880/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-880.htm GAO-02-880 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-880 Other Written Product GAO-02-880; Child Labor: Labor Can Strengthen Its Efforts to Protect Children Who Work; Children Data collection Labor law Labor statistics Occupational safety Statistical data BLS Current Population Survey DOL Operation Child Watch National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Public Law 103-62 Title 29 Part 570.50 29 CFR Part 570.50