The purpose of the grant is to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on employment, unemployment, and wage statistics according to the wagner-peyser act as amended by the workforce innovation…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) awarded a $2.2 million cooperative agreement to the Iowa Workforce Development Center to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on employment, unemployment, and wages through September 2023. This supports the Labor Force Statistics program by funding state-level data collection and analysis to produce national employment situation and wage indicators, as outlined in the Wagner-Peyser Act and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Federal, state, and local governments will utilize the employment and economic statistics to inform policymaking, while private industry can conduct labor market analysis. As a cooperative agreement, the recipient will partner directly with BLS to disseminate estimates for workforce planning and developing programs to address labor surplus areas. No sub-awards are planned under this agreement.

The purpose of the grant is to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on employment, unemployment, and wage statistics according to the wagner-peyser act as amended by the workforce innovation and opportunity act (WIOA). Activities performed BLS releases data in partnership with the state workforce agencies (SWAS), which collect data, provide additional state analysis and help disseminate the estimates. Deliverables federal and state governments, and the general public use data to generate unemployment statistics, identify labor surplus areas, focus military recruitment efforts, conduct labor market analysis, develop national policy related to unemployment, and plan workforce training. The national personal income and gross domestic product statistics are also derived from this data. Intended beneficiary federal, state, and local governments use these economic statistics to assess the economy and develop policy. Private industry also use these statistical products for labor market analysis. Subrecipient activities the recipients do not intend to subaward funds.