Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development in Massachusetts received a $2.27 million Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) under the Labor Force Statistics program (CFDA 17.002) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this award, the awardee will collect, analyze, and provide statistical data to the BLS for four core labor market information programs: the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), and Current Employment Statistics (CES).

These statistical products serve federal, state, and local policymakers and researchers by providing critical labor market intelligence on employment, unemployment, wages, hours, earnings, and occupational data at the national, state, metropolitan area, and county levels. The data generated through this cooperative agreement supports informed economic policy development and workforce planning initiatives across Massachusetts. As the designated state workforce agency under the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the awardee's role is essential to maintaining comprehensive labor market information systems that inform economic decision-making nationwide.