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 Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) awarded a $1,272,047 cooperative agreement to the Connecticut Department of Labor's Employment Security Division to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on employment, unemployment, and wages according to the Labor Force Statistics (CFDA 17.002) federal grant program. Through this award, the awardee will work in partnership with BLS to release labor market data and provide additional state analysis and dissemination through September 30, 2023. Federal, state, and local governments utilize these economic statistics produced under the award to assess the economy, identify labor surplus areas, and develop workforce policy. Private industry also uses the statistical products for labor market analysis. No subawards are planned under the cooperative 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.