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…

This cooperative agreement award from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics provides $1.22 million to the Washington Department of Employment Security to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on employment, unemployment, and wages according to the Labor Force Statistics federal grant program (CFDA 17.002). The recipient will work with state workforce agencies to release data and provide additional state analysis to disseminate estimates of employment statistics. Federal and state governments, along with the general public, will utilize the data to generate unemployment statistics, identify labor surplus areas, focus military recruitment efforts, conduct labor market analysis, develop national unemployment policy, and plan workforce training. Private industry will also use the statistical products for labor market analysis. No subawards are planned under this October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 cooperative agreement award.

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.