Productivity and Technology Data (17.004)

Program

17.004 Productivity and Technology Data

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Authorization

Public Laws 54-249, 62-426, 71-537, 76-77, and 94- 206, 29 U.S.C. 1, 29 U.S.C. 2b.

Program Number

17.004

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To provide and analyze data on productivity in major sectors of the U.S. economy and specific industries and develop productivity and other measures for selected countries.

Types of Assistance

DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Uses and Use Restrictions

Provides for: (a) Productivity measures of output per hour of all persons for the business sector and for major sub-sectors; (b) multifactor productivity indexes (output per unit of combined labor and capital inputs) for private business, private nonfarm business, manufacturing, and major industries, and indexes of output per unit of capital; (c) multifactor productivity measures for selected industries including capital, labor, energy, materials, and purchased business services inputs; (d) industry measures of output per hour, unit labor costs, and related data for selected industries; and (e) international comparisons of productivity; hourly compensation; labor force, unemployment and employment rates; and consumer prices.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Not applicable.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Not applicable.

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 not applicable. 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. Not applicable.

Award Procedure

Not applicable.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Not applicable. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: quarterly.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Audits

No audits are required for this program.

Records

Not applicable.

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 $10,839,212; FY 09 est $11,706,000; FY 10 est $11,904,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Not applicable.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

"BLS Handbook of Methods"; "Major Programs Bureau of Labor Statistics"; "BLS Publications on Productivity and Technology"; "Estimating Capital Inputs for Productivity Measurement: An Overview of Concepts and Methods"; "The Impact of Research and Development on Productivity Growth"; "Trends in Multifactor Productivity, 1948-81"; "Labor Composition and U.S. Productivity Growth, 1948-90"; "Monthly Labor Review."

Related Programs

11.025 Measures and Analyses of the U.S. Economy

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.