United States Department of Commerce
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic development. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was subsequently renamed to the Department of Commerce on March 4, 1913, and its bureaus and agencies specializing in labor were transferred to the new Department of Labor. The Headquarters of the Department of Commerce are located at the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington D.C.
The Herbert C. Hoover Building, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce. | |
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Formed | February 14, 1903 |
Jurisdiction | United States of America |
Headquarters | Herbert C. Hoover Building 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. 38°53′39.48″N 77°0′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0161333°W |
Employees | 46,608 (2018)[1] |
Annual budget | US$9.67 billion (2018) US$14.2 billion (est. 2010) US$9.3 billion (est. 2011) US$8.6 billion (2014)[2] |
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Website | www |
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References
change- ↑ "About the Department Of Commerce".
- ↑ "Department Of Commerce – FY 2014 Budget" (PDF). www.tamuc.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-08. Retrieved October 15, 2017.