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 $1,861,978.19 cooperative agreement to the Workforce Commission of Texas under the Labor Force Statistics federal grant program (CFDA 17.002) to collect, analyze, and publish employment, unemployment, and wage statistics for the state from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. As part of the Wagner-Peyser Act and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, BLS releases the state-level data in partnership with the Workforce Commission to generate unemployment statistics, identify labor surplus areas, support military recruitment, conduct labor market analysis, and inform national workforce and economic policy. Federal, state, and local governments utilize the economic indicators to assess labor market conditions and develop workforce training strategies.

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.