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 $784,578.41 to the Louisiana Workforce Commission to support the Labor Force Statistics federal grant program. Through this funding, the Commission will collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on employment, unemployment, and wage statistics in Louisiana according to the Wagner-Peyser Act and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This data will be released in partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and used by federal, state, and local governments to assess economic conditions and develop workforce policies. Private industry also utilizes the labor market analysis to inform business decisions. The funding period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. 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.