Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The State of Washington Employment Security Department received a Cooperative Agreement award of $1,943,184.53 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, compile, and provide statistical labor market data to BLS for four core statistical programs: Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). These data products include comprehensive information on payroll employment, civilian labor force participation, unemployment rates, wages, hours, earnings, and occupational employment metrics at national, state, metropolitan area, and county levels on monthly, quarterly, or annual bases.

The data generated through this cooperative agreement supports federal, state, and local policymakers, researchers, and economic analysts by providing critical labor market intelligence essential for informed economic policy development and workforce planning. As the state workforce agency designated under the Wagner-Peyser Act and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Washington Employment Security Department serves as the direct recipient and prime performer responsible for fulfilling BLS application and performance requirements in accordance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.