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Labor Force Statistics

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

17.002

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, labor demand and turnover, wages, hours, earnings, occupational employment, time use, and employment projections. Data are for the nation, states, metropolitan areas, and counties. Data can be monthly, quarterly, or annual.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2022

    Each year, BLS publishes over 2 million series, indexes, and other data products across its programs, including Labor Force Statistics.

  2. 2024

    Each year, BLS publishes over 2 million series, indexes, and other data products across its programs, including Labor Force Statistics.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

"Employment and Earnings;" "Monthly Labor Review;" "Occupational Employment and Wages;" BLS Handbook of Methods;" "Publications of the Bureau of Labor Statistics;" "Handbook of Labor Statistics;" "Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment;" “Employment Projections and OOH;” and "Employment and Wages." Monthly Press Releases: "The Employment Situation”; "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment;" "State Employment and Unemployment;" "Job Openings and Labor Turnover;" and “Real Earnings." Quarterly Press Releases: "County Employment and Wages; "Usual Weekly Earnings;" and "Business Employment Dynamics." Cooperative agreement application instructions, including all applicable regulations, are available from Bureau of Labor Statistics regional offices free of charge.

  1. 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.