WhereTaxMoneyGoesDepartment of Labor (DOL): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Department of Labor reported $64.1 billion in obligations and $62.9 billion in outlays, about 0.6% of all budgetary resources tracked on USAspending. Below: where its award money went, who received the most, and how its spending has changed since FY 2017.
FY 2026 figures are still being reported by agencies and will change as late submissions arrive.
Mission
To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
How DOL awarded money in FY 2026
Award obligations are the part of an agency's spending that goes out as contracts, grants, loans, direct payments and other awards to outside recipients. The rest pays for salaries, internal operations and transfers that are not awards.
| Award type | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | $10.7 billion | |
| Contracts | $2.3 billion | |
| Contract vehicles (IDVs) | $3,000 |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $64.1 billion were down 9% from FY 2025 ($70.6 billion) and compare with $52.7 billion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $64.1 billion |
| FY 2025 | $70.6 billion |
| FY 2024 | $66.3 billion |
| FY 2023 | $58.4 billion |
| FY 2022 | $65.8 billion |
| FY 2021 | $648.6 billion |
| FY 2020 | $600.9 billion |
| FY 2019 | $49.5 billion |
| FY 2018 | $50.3 billion |
| FY 2017 | $52.7 billion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from DOL. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of California Employment Development Department | $1.0 billion | |
| 2 | Texas Workforce Commission | $549.5 million | |
| 3 | Department of Labor New York | $460.5 million | |
| 4 | Department of Labor & Industry PA | $291.9 million | |
| 5 | Department of Education California | $260.2 million | |
| 6 | Florida Department of Commerce | $259.9 million | |
| 7 | Management & Training Corporation | $257.6 million | |
| 8 | Labor and Workforce Development, New Jersey Department of | $249.7 million | |
| 9 | Ohio Department of Job & Family Services | $226.2 million | |
| 10 | Adams and Associates INC | $206.9 million |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $1.6 billion | |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $955.9 million | |
| 3 | Texas | $946.1 million | |
| 4 | New York | $721.6 million | |
| 5 | Illinois | $511.8 million | |
| 6 | Virginia | $494.6 million | |
| 7 | Florida | $484.1 million | |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $479.9 million | |
| 9 | Ohio | $395.3 million | |
| 10 | Michigan | $385.4 million |
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem