Kathleen Utgoff, an American economist, was Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2002–2006.[1]
Utgoff holds a BA degree in Economics from California State University, Northridge, and a PhD in Economics from UCLA (1978).[1]
Utgoff began her career at the Center for Naval Analyses and served as a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers during the Reagan administration. President Reagan appointed her as executive director of the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation in 1985.[2]
During her time as Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS increased the number of data series published and expanded internet-based data collection.[1] Utgoff is also credited with establishing an "unofficial motto" for BLS: "When asked whether the glass is half full or half empty, the bureau’s response is, It’s an eight-ounce glass with four ounces of liquid."[3]