Project descriptionpurpose: the purpose of this grant is to develop and disseminate essential state and local labor market information (LMI) for a range of customer groups: 1) job seekers 2)…

The Department of Workforce Services Wyoming received a Formula Grant of $277,796 from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207), effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award supports the development and dissemination of essential state and local labor market information (LMI) to diverse customer groups including job seekers, employers, workforce intermediaries at American Job Centers, educational institutions, policymakers, and economic development partners. The primary deliverables include the population and maintenance of a workforce information database, production of employment projections, development of a statewide economic analysis report, and staff training for LMI personnel.

The grant funding enables Wyoming to provide accurate, actionable labor market data and resources that support informed decision-making regarding employment, career development, education, and training opportunities. Recipients of these LMI products and services can access information on high-demand and higher-wage job pathways to facilitate rapid reemployment and worker advancement. While the program encourages additional reports and data products beyond minimum requirements, grantees maintain discretion over topic selection and presentation formats to best serve their specific state workforce ecosystem.

Activities

Grantees must populate and maintain a workforce information database, produce two types of public products (employment projections and a statewide economic analysis report), and ensure LMI staff are adequately trained. ETA also encourages grantees to produce other reports and data in addition to those required. Grantees have wide discretion in both the topics and presentation format. These reports should include accurate data, actionable information, and resources that enable data users to make informed decisions about the reemployment, work-based learning, training, and career pathways strategies that lead to rapid reemployment and worker advancement along a continuum of high-demand and higher wage jobs.

Expected outcomes

By performing these duties users of LMI will have sufficient information to make informed decisions regarding employment, careers, education, and training.

Intended beneficiaries

Job seekers, employers, staff in american job centers, state and local workforce boards, national state local policy makers, students, academic researchers, labor market analysts, and other users of LMI.

Subrecipient activities

A state may use wigs funding to work with a subrecipient to conduct a study or research an LMI topic when a state LMI office does not have sufficient staffing or knowledge to conduct the work themselves.