Delaware Dept Of Labor

The Delaware Department of Labor's Occupational and Labor Market Information Division (OLMID) is a state government entity that serves as a critical provider of labor market intelligence and employment statistics to the federal government. Registered in SAM.gov since September 2009, OLMID operates under the Delaware Department of Labor and maintains a primary focus on collecting, analyzing, and disseminating comprehensive labor market data that informs workforce development, employment policy, and economic planning at federal, state, and local levels. Through its federal grant awards, OLMID delivers statistical data products and labor market information services that support national economic monitoring, workforce planning, and informed decision-making by multiple stakeholder groups.

OLMID's federal grant portfolio demonstrates a sustained commitment to two primary areas of labor market information provision. First, the division has received consecutive annual Cooperative Agreements from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics under the Labor Force Statistics program (CFDA 17.002), with awards dating from October 2021 through September 2026. These agreements, ranging from approximately $192,000 to $327,000 annually, require OLMID to collect and provide statistical data supporting four major BLS labor market information programs: the Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). These data products enable the federal government and private industry to generate unemployment statistics, identify labor surplus areas, conduct labor market analysis, and develop national policy related to workforce development and economic planning. Second, OLMID has received Formula Grants from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.207) for the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program, including a three-year $301,620 grant from July 2024 to September 2027. Under these grants, OLMID is responsible for populating and maintaining the Workforce Information Database (WID), producing employment projections and statewide economic analysis reports, and ensuring adequate staff training in labor market information practices. The intended beneficiaries of OLMID's work span job seekers, employers, workforce intermediaries, American Job Centers, state and local Workforce Development Boards, policymakers, educational institutions, researchers, and commercial data providers. The division does not intend to subaward funds and performs all deliverables directly, making it a direct service provider to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment and Training Administration.