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| 17.004 PRODUCTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY DATA |
| FEDERAL AGENCY |
| BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |
| AUTHORIZATION |
| Public Laws 54-249, 62-426, 71-537, 76-77, and 94- 206, 29 U.S.C. 1, 29 U.S.C. 2b. |
| 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 employee-hour, output per employee, unit labor costs, and related data for selected industries; and (e) international comparisons of productivity, labor costs, and the labor force and unemployment. |
| Applicant Eligibility |
| Not applicable. |
| Beneficiary Eligibility |
| Not applicable. |
| Credentials/Documentation |
| None. |
| Preapplication Coordination |
| None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. |
| Application Procedure |
| Not applicable. |
| Award Procedure |
| Not applicable. |
| Deadlines |
| Not applicable. |
| Range of Approval/Disapproval Time |
| Not applicable. |
| Appeals |
| Not applicable. |
| Renewals |
| Not applicable. |
| Formula and Matching Requirements |
| Not applicable. |
| Length and Time Phasing of Assistance |
| Not applicable. |
| Reports |
| Not applicable. |
| Audits |
| Not applicable. |
| Records |
| Not applicable. |
| Account Identification |
| 16-0200-0-1-505. |
| Obligations |
| (Salaries and Expenses) FY 07 $10,995,429; FY 08 est $10,870,000; and FY 09 est $11,706,000. |
| Range and Average of Financial Assistance |
| Not applicable. |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
| Quarterly labor productivity and cost measures for major sectors are published regularly. Multifactor productivity measures for major-sectors, and industry labor and multifactor productivity measures are published each year. International comparisons of productivity, compensation, and unemployment are also ongoing activities of this Office. Approximately 29 reports, studies, and articles were completed in fiscal year 2008, and 3,006 labor productivity and international comparative series were updated. |
| 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." |
| Regional or Local Office |
| Contact the nearest regional office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. |
| Headquarters Office |
| Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Productivity and Technology, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212. Telephone: (202) 691-5600. Contact: Office of the Associate Commissioner. |
| Web Site Address |
| http://www.bls.gov |
| RELATED PROGRAMS |
| 11.025, Measures and Analyses of the U.S. Economy; 17.006, Employment Projections Data. |
| EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS |
| Not applicable. |
| CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS |
| Not applicable. |
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General Services Administration Office of Chief Acquisition Officer Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division (VIR) |
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