FY2026 LMI cooperative agreement. LMI will provide statistical data to the BLS for the following programs: qcew, oews, CES, laus

The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics awarded a $4.593 million cooperative agreement to the Texas Workforce Commission on October 1, 2025, under the Labor Force Statistics program (CFDA 17.002) to provide statistical data for the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Current Employment Statistics (CES), and Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) programs. The cooperative agreement runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Texas. The Labor Force Statistics program supplies data on payroll employment, civilian labor force participation, employment and unemployment, wages, hours, earnings, and occupational employment at national, state, metropolitan area, and county levels on monthly, quarterly, or annual cycles. State Workforce Agencies designated under Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act are eligible recipients for cooperative agreement funding to operate these four statistical programs within their respective states.