Labor Force Statistics (17.002)

Program

17.002 Labor Force Statistics

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Authorization

Public Laws 58-57, 62-426, 71-537, 82-203, 93-203, 93-567, 94-206, 94-311, and 94-369; 29 U.S.C. 1, 2, 2b,5, 8, 882, 1601.

Program Number

17.002

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To provide statistical data on labor force activities and to provide data for analyzing the effect of current and long-run economic developments on employment trends.

Types of Assistance

DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION; PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Funds in the form of cooperative agreements are available to State Agencies designated by the Governor, usually State Workforce Agencies (SWA), for staffing, travel, equipment, expenses, and indirect costs of statistical business process operations such as sample refinement, data collection, non-response follow-up, data review and editing, estimation, data analysis, and data dissemination.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

SWAs designated under Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act are eligible to apply for cooperative agreement funding to operate the Current Employment Statistics (CES), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), and Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS)programs in the States. BLS may select an alternative applicant if a SWA declines to apply for cooperative agreement funding or otherwise substantially fails to meet BLS application and performance requirements. Requests for technical information may be made by the general public.

Beneficiary Eligibility

General public may request information from the SWAs and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Draft and final applications for cooperative agreement funding are submitted to the appropriate regional office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics according to a schedule of key dates. Requests for information may be made to the nearest regional office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Award Procedure

Upon submission of an acceptable application and after negotiation of specific program deliverables and costs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics awards cooperative agreement funding to the SWA.

Deadlines

Jul 01, 2009: Cooperative agreements which covera a given Federal fiscal year are executed prior to the beginning of the fiscal year (October 1). Cooperative agreements which cover a given Federal fiscal year are executed prior to the beginning of the fiscal year (October 1).

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 60 to 90 days. Guidelines and application materials are mailed to SWA in mid-May. Initial drafts are required by early July, and final applications by August 31. The cooperative agreements are executed by mid-September, and become effective October 1.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Each fiscal year the Bureau of Labor Statistics enters into new cooperative agreements with appropriate SWAs.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Cooperative agreement funding generally is for a single fiscal year. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: quarterly.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

LMI Cooperative Agreement reporting requirements are based on the SWAs Cost Accounting System (CAS) reports or their Financial Accounting and Reporting System (FARS) equivalents. CAS report 65, or FARS Report 11, is submitted monthly. CAS reports 61, and 94B, or FARS Report 12A and 17, are submitted quarterly. SWAs choosing not to use the CAS- or FARS- generated reports must submit the LMI Cooperative Statistics Financial Report in lieu of CAS reports 61, 65 and 94B or FARS reports 11, 12A and 17. This report is submitted monthly for data which would appear on CAS report 65 or FARS report 11, and quarterly for CAS reports 61 and 94B, or FARS reports or 12A and 17. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

No audits are required for this program.

Records

Recordkeeping is in accordance with 29 CFR 97, implementing OMB Circular A-102.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

16-0200-0-1-505.

Obligations

(Salaries) FY 08 $242,650,463; FY 09 est $266,470,000; FY 10 est $276,292,000 - (Grants) FY 08 $80,287,900; FY 09 est $88,265,00; FY 10 est $89,595,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

The size of each cooperative agreement reflects the staff and non-personal resources required to operate the programs in a State. The range of awards in fiscal year 2008 is from $58,000.00 (Guam) to $7,637,871.00 (California). The average is $1,486,813.00.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

"Employment and Earnings;" "Monthly Labor Review;" "Occupational Employment and Wages;" BLS Handbook of Methods;" "Major Programs of the Bureau of Labor Statistics;" "Publications of the Bureau of Labor Statistics;" "Handbook of Labor Statistics;" "Unemployment in States and Local Areas;" "Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment;" and "Employment and Wages." Monthly Press Releases: "The Employment Situation;" "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment;" "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment;" "Real Earnings;" and "Mass Layoffs." Quarterly Press Releases: "County Employment and Wages," "Business Employment Dynamics," and "Extended Mass Layoffs." Cooperative agreement application instructions, including all applicable regulations, are available from Bureau of Labor Statistics regional offices free of charge.

Related Programs

11.001 Census Bureau Data Products; 11.005 Census Special Tabulations and Services; 11.025 Measures and Analyses of the U.S. Economy; 17.004 Productivity and Technology Data; 17.005 Compensation and Working Conditions

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Contact the nearest regional office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office

Michael Harper 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20212 Phone: 202-691-5600

Web Site Address

http://www.bls.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.