LMI - this applicant will provide statistical data to the BLS for the following programs: oews, qcew, laus, CES.

The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the Massachusetts state workforce agency, for $2,265,591.66, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Labor Force Statistics program (CFDA 17.002).

The recipient will collect and provide statistical data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for four employment and wage statistics programs: the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, and the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. Performance takes place in Massachusetts.

The Labor Force Statistics program funds state workforce agencies to generate, analyze, and publish payroll employment and civilian labor force data—including employment and unemployment counts, persons not in the labor force, wages, hours, earnings, and occupational employment—for the nation, states, metropolitan areas, and counties on monthly, quarterly, or annual schedules. Cooperative agreements are executed each fiscal year following a standardized timeline in which the Bureau of Labor Statistics distributes guidelines and application materials to eligible state workforce agencies in early summer, with applications due by late summer and agreements becoming effective October 1.