FY2026 LMI agreement - the applicant will provide statistical data to the BLS for the following programs: CES, laus, oews, and qcew

The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the State of Idaho Department of Labor on October 1, 2025, obligating $1,245,032.18 to provide statistical data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) programs.

The award funds labor force statistics collection and reporting under CFDA 17.002 (Labor Force Statistics), which provides data on payroll employment, civilian labor force, employment and unemployment, persons not in the labor force, wages, hours, earnings, and occupational employment at national, state, metropolitan area, and county levels on monthly, quarterly, or annual schedules. Performance of work takes place in Idaho and runs through September 30, 2026. The Cooperative Agreement is a sub-award to a state workforce agency designated under the Wagner-Peyser Act to operate these four federal statistical programs within the state.