Assistance Listing 17.002
Labor Force Statistics
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF · Bureau of Labor Statistics
Assistance Listing 17.002, “Labor Force Statistics,” is a federal program administered by LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $75M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
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.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 17.002
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
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.
Intended beneficiaries: Anyone/general public.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): 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.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.002. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 17.002?
17.002 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Labor Force Statistics.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 17.002?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia) and U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states). Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 17.002 provide?
The agency reported $75,001,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.