Labor market information (LMI) - the state of montana will provide statistical data to BLS for the following programs:CES, laus, oews, and qcew(770,744).

The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics awarded the Montana Department of Labor and Industry a $899,458.24 cooperative agreement on October 1, 2025, to collect and provide labor market statistical data under the Labor Force Statistics program (CFDA 17.002).

Montana will collect and report Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These programs produce monthly, quarterly, and annual employment, unemployment, wage, hours, and occupational data for the nation, states, metropolitan areas, and counties.

The cooperative agreement runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Montana. The Montana Department of Labor and Industry, a state workforce agency designated under the Wagner-Peyser Act, receives this funding as its annual formula allocation under the program. The Bureau of Labor Statistics enters into new cooperative agreements with state workforce agencies each fiscal year following application submission and negotiation of program deliverables and costs, with cooperative agreements executing and becoming effective October 1.