Applicant will provide statistical data to the BLS for the following programs - CES, laus, oews, and qcew

The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics awarded the South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce a cooperative agreement totaling $1,112,504.65 on October 1, 2025, under the Labor Force Statistics program (CFDA 17.002).

The recipient will provide statistical data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for four federal labor 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 programs collect, analyze, and publish employment, unemployment, wage, hours, and occupational data at the national, state, metropolitan area, and county levels on monthly, quarterly, or annual schedules.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Work is performed in South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce, registered in SAM.gov since 2010 and located in Columbia, administers workforce development, employment services, and unemployment insurance programs across the state and serves as the state workforce agency eligible under the Wagner-Peyser Act to operate these federally designated labor statistics programs.