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 $1,362,160 cooperative agreement to the Georgia Department of Labor to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on employment, unemployment, and wages under the Labor Force Statistics federal grant program (CFDA 17.002). This program supports the collection and analysis of payroll employment and civilian labor force data to provide statistical insights into the U.S. labor market. Through this award effective October 1, 2022, the recipient will work with BLS to release employment and wage statistics for the state of Georgia in partnership with state workforce agencies. This data is used by federal, state, and local governments as well as private industry for economic assessment, policy development, and labor market analysis. No sub-awards are planned under this cooperative agreement, which aims to further the program's goal of statistical reporting on key labor market indicators through September 30, 2023.

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.