Labor Force Statistics (17.002)
Labor Force Statistics (Assistance Listing 17.002) is run by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part of the Department of Labor. It awarded $363 million in 274 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $979,092. Half of the 271 awards fell between $747,072 and $1.6 million, and they ranged from $60,736 to $7.9 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$363 million
- Grant awards274
- Typical award$979,092
- Awarded in FY 2025$74.9 million
- Size rank445 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants, dissemination of technical information
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $69.4 million in fiscal 2021 to $74.9 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 445th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 62% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 54 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide, analyze, and publish statistical data on payroll employment and the civilian labor force, employment and unemployment, persons not in the labor force, wages, hours, earnings, and occupational employment. Data are for the nation, states, metropolitan areas, and counties. Data can be monthly, quarterly, or annual.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
SWAs designated under Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (as amended by the Workforce Investment Act and subsequently the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 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), and Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) 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.
What the money can and cannot pay for
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.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
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 2024 was from $63,000 (Guam) to $7,328,000 (California). The average was $1,361,000.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Labor Force Statistics (17.002) awarded $363 million across 274 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 274 | $363 million | 100% |
By state
53 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | $37.7 million |
| Texas | 5 | $18.2 million |
| New York | 5 | $16.0 million |
| Illinois | 5 | $12.7 million |
| Florida | 5 | $11.9 million |
| Ohio | 5 | $11.5 million |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $11.2 million |
| Michigan | 5 | $10.3 million |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $10.3 million |
| Iowa | 5 | $9.7 million |
| New Jersey | 5 | $9.2 million |
| Washington | 5 | $8.4 million |
| Georgia | 5 | $8.2 million |
| North Carolina | 5 | $7.9 million |
| Virginia | 6 | $7.9 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $7.3 million |
| Oregon | 6 | $7.2 million |
| Connecticut | 5 | $7.1 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $7.1 million |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $6.5 million |
| Indiana | 5 | $5.9 million |
| Alabama | 5 | $5.8 million |
| Utah | 5 | $5.7 million |
| Tennessee | 5 | $5.7 million |
| Louisiana | 5 | $5.4 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $5.4 million |
| Maine | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Arizona | 5 | $4.9 million |
| Missouri | 5 | $4.8 million |
| Kentucky | 5 | $4.7 million |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $4.5 million |
| South Carolina | 5 | $4.4 million |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $4.4 million |
| Nevada | 5 | $4.3 million |
| Arkansas | 5 | $4.3 million |
| New Mexico | 5 | $4.2 million |
| Vermont | 5 | $4.2 million |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $4.1 million |
| Nebraska | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Kansas | 5 | $3.7 million |
| Montana | 5 | $3.7 million |
| Mississippi | 5 | $3.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 6 | $3.5 million |
| Idaho | 5 | $3.4 million |
| Hawaii | 5 | $3.4 million |
| Wyoming | 5 | $3.3 million |
| Alaska | 5 | $3.2 million |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $3.1 million |
| West Virginia | 5 | $3.1 million |
| North Dakota | 5 | $3.1 million |
| Delaware | 5 | $2.8 million |
| South Dakota | 5 | $2.6 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | $2.0 million |
| Guam | 5 | $312,343 |