Compensation and Working Conditions

 

To provide, analyze, and publish a diverse set of measures of employee compensation, including cost, wages, and benefits and work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, compile work stoppages statistics, and conduct research to improve the measurement process.

Active 17.005 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor B - Project Grants; L - Dissemination of Technical Information; Z - Salaries and Expenses Fiscal Year 2022 Each year, BLS publishes over 2 million series, indexes, and other data products across its programs, including Compensation and Working Conditions. Public Laws 62-426, 71-537, 91-596 and 94-206, 29 U.S.C. 1-2; 29 U.S.C. 2b; 29 U.S.C. 4; 5 U.S.C. 5305; 29 U.S.C. 651; 29 U.S.C. 673. State agencies or designated local governments are eligible to apply for cooperative agreement funding to share costs in operating statistical programs dealing with occupational safety and health statistics. Request for copies of published studies and reports may be made by the general public. General public. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Requests for information may be made to the nearest regional office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed in Appendix IV of the catalog. Applications for cooperative agreement funding are submitted through GrantSolutions according to a schedule of key dates. 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 state or local government. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. The typical process would include guidelines and application materials being sent to state or local government in early summer via GrantSolutions, with applications due by late summer. Cooperative agreements are executed and become effective October 1. Not applicable. Each fiscal year the Bureau of Labor Statistics enters into new cooperative agreements with appropriate state or local governments. Acceptable application and specific program deliverables and cost. This program provides the following information: (A) level and trend data on employee wages and compensation; (B) studies of employee benefits plans; (C) national and state data on occupational injuries, illness and fatalities; and (D) information on work stoppages. It also makes available funds in the form of cooperative agreements to state agencies or designated local governments for collection of data on occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. The Occupational Safety and Health Statistics program authorizes funds on a matching basis to states or local governments to assist them in developing and administering programs. Not applicable. Not applicable. Recordkeeping is in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Statutory Formula: Public Law 91-596, Section 24

Matching is voluntary. 50%. The Federal share for each state's or local government's statistical program may be up to 50 percent of the state's or local government's total cost for the Occupational Safety and Health Statistical program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Cooperative agreement funding generally is for a single fiscal year. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. Contact the appropriate regional office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Hilery Simpson
2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20212 US
simpson.hilery@bls.gov
Phone: 202-691-5184 https://www.bls.gov 16-0200-0-1-505 (Salaries and Expenses) FY 22$87,215,713.00; FY 23 est $91,000,000.00; FY 24 est $91,000,000.00; FY 20$83,423,575.00; FY 21 est $84,337,000.00; FY 19$83,417,434.00; FY 18$82,790,968.00; FY 17$84.00; FY 16$85,682,556.00; - (Grants) FY 22 $7,343,000; FY 23 est. $7,606,000; and FY 24 est. Not Available. The size of each cooperative agreement reflects the staff and nonpersonal resources required to operate the program. The range of awards in fiscal year 2022 was from $16,200 (Idaho) to $754,600 (California). The average was $136,000. NCS national news releases on Employee Benefits in the U.S., the Employment Cost Index, and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation; Employment Cost Index data; NCS publications on benefits at the national level; monthly releases on Major Work Stoppages and an annual summary; OSHS news releases on occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities; OSHS publications on injuries, illnesses, and fatalities at the national and state level; other information about these programs can be found in "Major Programs of the Bureau of Labor Statistics," "Bureau of Labor Statistics Customer Service Guide," and "BLS Handbook of Methods." Not applicable.