# BLS: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/bls

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 0% | 119 | 33% | 6 |

## And against it

- "too large for free/consumer tools (Glassdoor, BLS) — those won't have the granularity or credibility you need" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "Public Data (BLS/Glassdoor) ... Data Freshness: Delayed/Raw" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Compensation benchmarkin)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named BLS, from 9 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- comprehensive.io: 5
- ravio.com: 5
- salary.com: 5
- salarycube.com: 4
- ficstar.com: 3
- hrpaypick.com: 3
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 3
- brightmine.com: 2
- figures.hr: 2
- g2.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://comprehensive.io/content/best-compensation-benchmarking-data-sources: 5
- https://ravio.com/blog/compensation-benchmarking-companies: 5
- https://ravio.com/blog/the-best-tools-for-salary-benchmarking: 4
- https://ficstar.com/best-compensation-benchmarking-data-providers-2026: 3
- https://hrpaypick.com/salary-benchmarking-small-business: 3
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/services/best-compensation-benchmarking-companies: 3
- https://brightmine.com/us/resources/total-rewards/benchmarking/how-to-choose-the-best-salary-benchmarking-tool: 2
- https://figures.hr/post/the-best-compensation-benchmarking-tools-for-your-company: 2

## In its own words

What BLS's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. (https://bls.gov/)
- For: general (https://bls.gov/)

## What it publishes

Every page bls.gov exposes, read 2026-10-05: 10019 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 418 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2016-02-24
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 36 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-14
- report or ebook: 47 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-12-06
- comparison: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-06-13
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2017-01-27
- glossary or explainer: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-03-31
- podcast or video: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 57 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- Recent: 2026-08-20 news or press: Home https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/home.htm
- Recent: 2026-08-20 news or press: News release https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/
- Recent: 2026-07-02 news or press: Empsit https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/empsit.htm
- Recent: 2026-06-12 news or press: Ecec https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/ecec.htm
- Recent: 2026-05-12 news or press: Cpi https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/cpi.htm
- Recent: 2025-07-31 news or press: Eci https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/eci.htm

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.