Department of Labor (DOL)
4,631,686Words in 374 parts
14.5Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.6Reading grade
66.9%Unchanged since 2017
40Flagged parts
2026-11-02Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 30.5 words on average; 23.1% over 40 words; 37.7% passive; 11.5 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 4.9% · prohibition 3.5% · paperwork 5.6% · obligation 26.5% · permission 7.9% · other 51.6%
- Checksum
c5af1ead5f97713595c4adbe254a96b70e6cc6874113472d0b0c552baa31e43dchanged since last refresh
Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 29 CFR 403
LABOR ORGANIZATION ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+5.8 SD · Reading grade
+4.9 SD · Directive share
+1.9 SD |
2,631 | 2.10 |
| 5 | 29 CFR 402
LABOR ORGANIZATION INFORMATION REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+6.2 SD · Directive share
+2.2 SD · Restriction density
+2.2 SD · Reading grade
+1.6 SD |
1,821 | 1.96 |
| 8 | 29 CFR 405
EMPLOYER REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+5.8 SD · Reading grade
+2.6 SD · Directive share
+1.9 SD · Restriction density
+1.6 SD |
1,375 | 1.83 |
| 9 | 29 CFR 408
LABOR ORGANIZATION TRUSTEESHIP REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+5.5 SD · Restriction density
+2.5 SD · Directive share
+2.0 SD · Reading grade
+1.5 SD |
1,174 | 1.78 |
| 14 | 29 CFR 406
REPORTING BY LABOR RELATIONS CONSULTANTS AND OTHER PERSONS, CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYERS
High signals: Paperwork share
+5.3 SD · Reading grade
+2.0 SD · Directive share
+1.8 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD |
1,658 | 1.69 |
| 29 | 20 CFR 658
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
High signals: Directive share
+3.2 SD · Restriction density
+2.7 SD · Paperwork share
+2.6 SD |
19,134 | 1.53 |
| 66 | 30 CFR 75
MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES
High signals: Size
+2.5 SD · Restriction density
+2.3 SD · Directive share
+2.1 SD |
107,176 | 1.26 |
| 87 | 29 CFR 1919
GEAR CERTIFICATION
High signals: Restriction density
+2.8 SD · Directive share
+2.3 SD |
11,570 | 1.18 |
| 127 | 29 CFR 1917
MARINE TERMINALS
High signals: Restriction density
+3.8 SD · Directive share
+2.4 SD · Size
+1.5 SD |
35,780 | 1.08 |
| 130 | 30 CFR 49
MINE RESCUE TEAMS
High signals: Directive share
+2.1 SD · Restriction density
+2.0 SD · Paperwork share
+1.8 SD |
6,878 | 1.07 |
| 150 | 20 CFR 676
UNIFIED AND COMBINED STATE PLANS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
High signals: Reading grade
+2.0 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD · Paperwork share
+1.4 SD |
4,806 | 1.05 |
| 186 | 30 CFR 77
MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS, SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES
High signals: Restriction density
+2.9 SD · Directive share
+2.1 SD · Size
+1.5 SD |
32,447 | 1.02 |
| 203 | 29 CFR 516
RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY EMPLOYERS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.7 SD |
7,941 | 0.98 |
| 222 | 30 CFR 41
NOTIFICATION OF LEGAL IDENTITY
High signals: Paperwork share
+3.0 SD · Reading grade
+2.0 SD |
1,617 | 0.96 |
| 227 | 30 CFR 48
TRAINING AND RETRAINING OF MINERS
High signals: Restriction density
+2.7 SD · Directive share
+2.2 SD |
12,646 | 0.96 |
| 237 | 29 CFR 511
WAGE ORDER PROCEDURE FOR AMERICAN SAMOA
High signals: Directive share
+1.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.7 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
3,891 | 0.95 |
| 252 | 30 CFR 28
FUSES FOR USE WITH DIRECT CURRENT IN PROVIDING SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION FOR TRAILING CABLES IN COAL MINES
High signals: Directive share
+1.9 SD · Restriction density
+1.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD |
3,036 | 0.93 |
| 253 | 41 CFR 50-203
RULES OF PRACTICE
High signals: Directive share
+1.9 SD · Restriction density
+1.9 SD · Paperwork share
+1.4 SD |
4,633 | 0.92 |
| 304 | 30 CFR 57
SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
High signals: Restriction density
+2.6 SD · Size
+1.9 SD · Directive share
+1.6 SD |
55,417 | 0.89 |
| 320 | 29 CFR 417
PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATION OFFICERS
High signals: Directive share
+1.5 SD · Restriction density
+1.3 SD · Paperwork share
+1.2 SD |
3,932 | 0.87 |
| 324 | 30 CFR 36
APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMISSIBLE MOBILE DIESEL-POWERED TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
High signals: Restriction density
+3.3 SD · Directive share
+1.9 SD |
7,754 | 0.87 |
| 329 | 20 CFR 679
STATEWIDE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
High signals: Reading grade
+2.5 SD |
14,671 | 0.86 |
| 364 | 20 CFR 655
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES
High signals: Size
+3.0 SD |
198,985 | 0.84 |
| 374 | 20 CFR 625
DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
High signals: Directive share
+1.1 SD |
18,470 | 0.83 |
| 375 | 20 CFR 702
ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE
High signals: Size
+1.5 SD · Paperwork share
+1.1 SD |
33,544 | 0.83 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 5 U.S.C. 553: 1,595,596 words in 15 parts (34.4% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 653: 1,570,912 words in 11 parts (33.9% of this agency's text)
- 33 U.S.C. 941: 1,542,024 words in 10 parts (33.3% of this agency's text)
- 40 U.S.C. 333: 1,343,302 words in 4 parts (29.0% of this agency's text)
- 41 U.S.C. 351: 954,971 words in 4 parts (20.6% of this agency's text)
- 41 U.S.C. 35: 911,305 words in 6 parts (19.7% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 9a: 900,606 words in 2 parts (19.4% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 9701: 898,210 words in 2 parts (19.4% of this agency's text)
- 20 U.S.C. 951: 897,777 words in 1 parts (19.4% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 301: 531,080 words in 65 parts (11.5% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 29 CFR 1910: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS (897,777 words)
- 29 CFR 1926: SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION (438,628 words)
- 20 CFR 655: TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES (198,985 words)
- 29 CFR 2590: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS (159,858 words)
- 29 CFR 1915: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT (116,093 words)
- 30 CFR 75: MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES (107,176 words)
- 29 CFR 779: THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AS APPLIED TO RETAILERS OF GOODS OR SERVICES (65,610 words)
- 20 CFR 618: TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TRADE ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (65,520 words)
- 29 CFR 2520: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE (58,415 words)
- 30 CFR 57: SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES (55,417 words)
Sub-agencies
- Benefits Review Board
- Employee Benefits Security Administration
- Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
- Employment and Training Administration
- Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Office of Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
- Office of Labor-Management Standards
- Office of Secretary of Labor
- Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
- Wage and Hour Division
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.