United States Secretary of Labor

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United States Cabinet position government office

The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor and a Cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing federal labor standards, employment policy, and workplace safety in the U.S.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
United States Secretary of Labor canonical	38
Secretary of Labor	18
Secretary of Labor of the United States	2
U.S. Secretary of Labor	2
Office of the Secretary of Labor	1
Wirtz, Secretary of Labor of the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21258 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Secretary of Labor
Context triple: [Presidential Succession Act, definesSuccessionPosition, United States Secretary of Labor]

A. Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.
B. United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor is a federal executive department responsible for promoting the welfare of wage earners, improving working conditions, and overseeing labor-related laws and programs in the United States.
C. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
D. Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.
E. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Secretary of Labor
Target entity description: The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor and a Cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing federal labor standards, employment policy, and workplace safety in the U.S.

A. Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.
B. United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor is a federal executive department responsible for promoting the welfare of wage earners, improving working conditions, and overseeing labor-related laws and programs in the United States.
C. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
D. Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.
E. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position ⓘ government office ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	United States Congress ⓘ
department	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
formationYear	1913 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Bureau of Labor Statistics ⓘ United States Department of Labor ⓘ surface form: Employment and Training Administration Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ⓘ Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ surface form: Wage and Hour Division
heads	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis	United States Code ⓘ
memberOf	Cabinet of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States Cabinet
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
officeLocation	Frances Perkins Building ⓘ
oversees	employment policy ⓘ federal labor standards ⓘ job training programs ⓘ labor statistics policy ⓘ occupational safety and health policy ⓘ unemployment insurance policy ⓘ wage and hour standards ⓘ workplace safety policy ⓘ
participatesIn	meetings of the United States Cabinet ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States Cabinet
policyArea	employment ⓘ labor ⓘ workplace safety ⓘ
precededBy	United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ surface form: United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor
rank	Cabinet-level official ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ
residence	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of labor-related benefits ⓘ coordination with employers ⓘ coordination with labor unions ⓘ coordination with state labor agencies ⓘ enforcement of federal labor laws ⓘ implementation of workplace safety regulations ⓘ policy development on wages and working conditions ⓘ promotion of employment opportunities ⓘ protection of workers ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
style	The Honorable ⓘ
termLength	no fixed term ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health → reportsTo → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training → reportsTo → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security → reportsTo → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health → reportsTo → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Wage and Hour → reportsTo → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training → reportsTo → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy → reportsTo → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Public Affairs → reportsTo → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Secretary of Labor

Dorothy Kurgans Goldberg → spouseOccupation → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Elaine Chao → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Elaine Chao → officeForTerm → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ

Director of the National Economic Council → collaboratesWith → United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ