Department of Labor
Obligations in fiscal year 2026, reporting period 11 of 12, through August 31, 2026:
An obligation is money the agency commits to pay: a signed contract, a grant award, a benefit payment. The figure in full is copied from the official record. The rounded reading beside it is ours.
Year by year
Budgetary resources are the Treasury's figure for the money available to the agency in the year, new and carried over from earlier years. Obligations are money the agency commits to pay. Outlays are money paid out. Fiscal year 2026 figures run through August 31, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Budgetary resources | Obligations | Outlays | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $90,352,048,583.31 | $64,085,183,681.30 | $62,931,241,239.05 | August 31, 2026 (period 11 of 12) |
| 2025 | $75,955,972,878.18 | $70,577,614,918.43 | $70,787,234,430.18 | September 30, 2025 |
| 2024 | $71,283,291,210.68 | $66,293,329,420.52 | $67,596,776,987.86 | September 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | $64,102,745,444.76 | $58,389,543,480.57 | $57,651,623,000.09 | September 30, 2023 |
| 2022 | $73,274,573,172.99 | $65,773,609,001.20 | $75,357,101,421.96 | September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 | $656,006,745,316.64 | $648,613,298,350.79 | $597,340,915,687.58 | September 30, 2021 |
| 2020 | $606,447,167,107.31 | $600,858,842,745.78 | $579,287,382,248.20 | September 30, 2020 |
| 2019 | $54,452,326,598.40 | $49,536,149,169.89 | $49,230,131,230.44 | September 30, 2019 |
| 2018 | $54,674,907,501.05 | $50,250,923,527.15 | $50,350,891,069.96 | September 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | $56,630,621,055.38 | $52,687,214,344.29 | $52,811,336,286.68 | September 30, 2017 |
Awards by type
Awards are contracts, grants, loans and direct payments. The Treasury gives award obligations and total obligations in two separate reports. It gives contracts and standing contracts as two figures. Fiscal year 2026, through August 31, 2026.
| Award type | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Contracts | $2,258,531,187.39 |
| Direct payments | $0.00 |
| Grants | $9,889,057,487.15 |
| Standing contracts that the agency places orders against (indefinite delivery vehicles, IDVs) | $3,252.44 |
| Loans | $0.00 |
| Other | -$6,783,380.92 |
| Award obligations, the Treasury's total | $12,140,808,546.06 |
| Total obligations, from the Treasury's yearly figures | $64,085,183,681.30 |
Sub-agencies
The offices and bureaus inside this agency. All 9 sub-agencies, by obligations.
| Sub-agency | Obligations | Transactions | New awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment and Training Administration ETA | $9,309,908,598.59 | 4,526 | 1,449 |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management | $2,302,213,864.52 | 5,235 | 584 |
| Veterans Employment and Training Services VETS | $227,903,680.97 | 516 | 142 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA | $181,357,985.41 | 473 | 83 |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS | $81,742,312.93 | 505 | 109 |
| President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped | $16,479,194.96 | 13 | 5 |
| Office of Inspector General OIG | $11,778,951.70 | 65 | 17 |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA | $9,439,714.54 | 152 | 43 |
| Office of Job Corps | -$15,757.56 | 1 | 0 |
Federal accounts
A federal account is one line of the agency's books at the Treasury. Top 10 of 36 federal accounts, by obligations.
| Federal account | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Trust Fund - Treasury Managed, Labor 016-8042 | $40,215,333,078.99 | $40,346,026,454.51 |
| Training and Employment Service, Employment and Training Administration, Labor 016-0174 | $6,118,522,748.07 | $5,542,406,336.97 |
| Special Benefits, Office of Workers Compensation Program, Labor 016-1521 | $3,994,944,516.31 | $4,006,736,668.45 |
| State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations, Employment and Training Administration, Labor 016-0179 | $3,722,999,760.33 | $3,791,113,041.96 |
| Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund, Labor 016-1523 | $3,089,228,324.29 | $3,094,242,061.84 |
| Office of Job Corps, Employment and Training Administration, Labor 016-0181 | $1,746,559,481.53 | $1,575,939,397.26 |
| Community Service Employment for Older Americans, Employment and Training Administration, Labor 016-0175 | $688,745,443.66 | $314,603,481.20 |
| Salaries and Expenses, Bureau of Labor Statistics 016-0200 | $642,213,519.94 | $546,885,257.59 |
| Salaries and Expenses, Occupational Safety and Health Administration 016-0400 | $571,791,986.94 | $562,920,678.43 |
| Working Capital Fund, Labor 016-4601 | $564,202,690.81 | $537,551,624.83 |
Budget functions
A budget function is the purpose the money serves. All 5 budget functions, by obligations.
| Budget function | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Income Security | $45,018,395,268.13 | $45,030,883,392.88 |
| Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services | $14,646,074,461.57 | $13,503,039,187.82 |
| National Defense | $3,199,323,292.64 | $3,213,246,956.68 |
| Health | $923,576,076.95 | $904,975,381.17 |
| Veterans Benefits and Services | $297,814,582.01 | $279,096,320.50 |
Object classes
An object class is the Treasury's name for a kind of spending: what the money buys, such as pay, rent or grants. Top 10 of 26 object classes, by obligations.
| Object class | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance claims and indemnities | $42,321,393,936.97 | $41,759,149,964.95 |
| Grants, subsidies, and contributions | $14,945,277,700.55 | $14,910,805,314.71 |
| Other services from non-Federal sources | $1,580,760,988.18 | $1,452,269,521.72 |
| Full-time permanent (pay of full-time permanent employees) | $1,424,008,682.47 | $1,449,676,487.39 |
| Other goods and services from Federal sources | $1,402,701,792.26 | $1,308,476,262.85 |
| Civilian personnel benefits | $585,061,517.53 | $589,672,142.43 |
| Financial transfers | $500,510,374.56 | $500,498,530.56 |
| Interest and dividends | $399,357,368.06 | $136,393,275.05 |
| Operation and maintenance of equipment | $213,109,496.62 | $215,509,396.51 |
| Rental payments to GSA | $126,973,236.28 | $126,807,678.69 |
Emergency-fund laws
The Treasury tags some dollars with the law that provides them. These are the tags on this agency's record, worded as the Treasury words them.
| Tag | Law, as the Treasury names it | Title, as the Treasury gives it | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Emergency P.L. 115-123 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 | Public Law 115-123 |
| N | Emergency P.L. 116-136 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act | Public Law 116-136 |
| O | Non-emergency P.L. 116-136Non-emergency P.L. 116-139Non-emergency P.L. 116-260Non-emergency P.L. 117-2 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES ActPaycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement ActConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Public Law 116-136Public Law 116-139Public Law 116-260Public Law 117-2 |
| V | Non-emergency P.L. 117-2 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Public Law 117-2 |
Tag Q, “Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression”, is the Treasury's tag for dollars it does not mark as emergency, disaster or wildfire money under a named law.
5 tags.
Where this comes from
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury. The dollar figures written in full on this page are copied from the saved official answers below.