The Davis–Bacon Act (DBA) requires federal construction contractors to pay “prevailing” wages. However, the Department of Labor (DOL) estimates these prevailing rates unscientifically. DBA surveys use tiny, statistically unrepresentative samples of the construction workforce. As a result, DBA rates differ markedly from true market wages. Calculating DBA rates with Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data would solve these problems. Two BLS surveys currently provide the information necessary to calculate Davis–Bacon rates:
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(Archived document, may contain errors) December 14,1992 AN ACTION PLAN TO CREATE JOBS Putting peoplefirst demands, above all, that we put America back to work.. My national economic strategy will reward the people who work hard creating new jobs, starting new businesses and investing in our people and our plants here at home. To restore economic growth, we need to helpfree enterpriseflourish, put our people back to work and learn again how to compete.