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 $327,694 cooperative agreement from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics to the Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Occupational and Labor Market Information, will support the collection, analysis, and publication of employment, unemployment, and wage statistics through September 2023.

Under the Labor Force Statistics federal grant program (CFDA 17.002), the recipient will work with the Bureau of Labor Statistics to release statistical data on payroll employment, the civilian labor force, unemployment rates, and wages. Federal and state governments use these economic indicators to assess the economy and develop workforce policy. Private industry also utilizes the labor market analysis for planning purposes. As no sub-awards are mentioned, the recipient will directly provide all deliverables under the agreement to inform workforce development and policymaking.

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.