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 $1.7 million cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) funds labor force statistics collection and analysis activities carried out in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Commerce under the Labor Force Statistics federal grant program (CFDA 17.002). Through this agreement, the recipients work collaboratively to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data on employment, unemployment, wages, and other labor market indicators for North Carolina according to the Wagner-Peyser Act and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This information is used by federal, state, and local governments to inform economic and workforce policy decisions and is also utilized by private industry for labor market analysis. The award period is October 1, 2022 through 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.