Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

The Labor & Training Rhode Island Department received a Cooperative Agreement award of $1,014,438.07 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics under the Labor Force Statistics program (CFDA 17.002) for the performance period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this agreement, the Department provides statistical data collection and analysis services supporting four core Bureau of Labor Statistics programs: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Current Employment Statistics (CES), Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

These programs generate comprehensive labor market intelligence for Rhode Island, including monthly and quarterly employment, unemployment, wages, hours, earnings, and occupational employment data at the state, metropolitan area, and county levels. The data products serve federal, state, and local policymakers, researchers, and economic analysts in developing informed economic policy and workforce planning initiatives. As a State Workforce Agency designated under the Wagner-Peyser Act and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Department operates as the primary performer of this cooperative agreement, collecting and publishing statistical information essential to the state's economic and workforce development infrastructure.