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 of $690,426.96 from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics will support the collection, analysis, and publication of labor force statistics in Alabama from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. As part of the Labor Force Statistics federal grant program (CFDA 17.002), the Alabama Department of Labor will work with the Bureau of Labor Statistics to release employment, unemployment, and wage data according to the Wagner-Peyser Act as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This data is used by federal, state, and local governments to assess the economy and develop policy, as well as private industry for labor market analysis. It also contributes to the calculation of national personal income and gross domestic product statistics. No sub-awards are planned under this 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.