U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Data Collection Center

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dcccity, dccst dcczip

Phone: dccphone Fax: faxphone

September 29, 2014

Attn: Payroll Manager

Con_Firm

Con_Address

Con_City, Con_State Con_Zipcode

Dear Payroll Manager:

Thank you for your willingness to continue participating in the CES survey. You can use this form for keeping a record of your monthly reports, if you wish.

Your company was selected as a part of a scientific sample of businesses throughout the United States. The BLS will use the information you provide for statistical purposes only and will hold the information in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (Title 5 of Public Law 107-347), the information you provide to the BLS will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent.

Your assistance in producing this important information about our nation’s economy is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

signature

dcccntct

Data Collection Center Manager

MP MF INT

► Our records show the following information for your firm:

Contact: Attn: Payroll Manager2	Report Number: reptnum
Primary Name	Location: location
address	UI Number:
city, state zipcode	Industry Code: naics
Tel: con_tel Ext: con_ext
Fax:	Email: email_addr

► Definitions for the Questions on the Next Page:

Column 1 EMPLOYEE COUNT– ALL WORKERS Total number of persons in this pay group who worked or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Include: Exclude: Executives and their staff Full-time and part-time workers Salaried officials of corporations Trainees Workers on active duty, if receiving pay from employer Workers on paid sick leave Workers on paid vacation Workers on other paid leave Outside contractors and their employees Pensioners Proprietors, owners, or partners of unincorporated firms Workers on active duty, if not receiving pay from employer Workers on leave without pay for entire pay period Workers on strike for entire pay period Unpaid family members EMPLOYEE COUNT– Production workers Number of "All Workers" defined above who are Production Workers. Production Workers include working supervisors or group leaders who may be “in charge” of some employees, but whose supervisory functions are only incidental to their regular work. Include individuals working in: Mining, quarrying, crude petroleum production, and natural gas production Blasting Cleaning Crushing Development Drainage Drilling Excavating Flow Control Guard Service Handling Hauling Hoisting Inspection Janitorial Loading Maintenance Processing Pumping Repair Rig Building Shipping Storage Trucking Ventilation Warehousing Logging industries Cutting Timber Transporting timber Producing wood chips in the field Exclude individuals working in: Accounting or finance Advertising Cafeterias Collection and credit Executive, professional, and technical positions Legal or medical positions Personnel Purchasing or sales Column 2 WOMEN EMPLOYEE COUNT Number of “All Workers” defined above who are women.	Column 3 Payroll, EXCLUDING COMMISSIONS Total gross pay earned during the entire pay period. Report separately for All Workers and for Production Workers. Report pay before employee deductions for: Taxes FICA (Social Security) Health insurance Pay deferral plans such as 401K Bonds Pensions Unemployment insurance Union dues Include: Exclude: Wages and salaries Paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and other paid leave Incentive pay Bonuses paid each pay period Overtime pay Severance, if paid over multiple pay periods Commissions Annual pay for unused leave Awards or bonuses not paid each pay period Employer contributions to pay such as 401K Pay advances, such as vacation pay advances Payments "in kind" Retroactive or back pay Severance, if provided as one payment Travel or work-related reimbursements Column 4 Commissions Report separately for “All Workers” and for “Production Workers”. Report for the most recent complete period for which commissions are available, which might be different from the pay period that includes the 12th. Enter 0 if none paid for the period or pay group. Exclude base pay, drawing accounts, or basic guarantees. Column 5 Hours, INCLUDING OVERTIME Total number of hours for which employees received pay during the entire pay period. Report separately for All Workers and Production Workers. Include overtime; stand-by or reporting time; and hours not worked, but for which workers received pay (holidays, vacations, sick leave, etc.). Report hours for salaried and commission-only employees based on their standard work week. Do not convert overtime or other premium hours to straight-time equivalent hours.

MP MF INT

Report Number: reptnum2	Name of Firm: Primary Name2

Each month report your payroll information for the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. For questions refer to page 2 for the Column definitions or Col_Def_Ref.

Employees receive pay:	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Pay Group 1 paygr1 Commissions Pay Group 1 paygrc1	EMPLOYEE COUNT	WOMEN EMPLOYEE COUNT	PAYROLL, EXCLUDING COMMISSIONS (Whole dollars)	COMMISSIONS, PAID AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH (Whole dollars)	HOURS, INCLUDING OVERTIME (Whole hours)
Pay period that includes mon1 12th year1	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon2 12th year2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon3 12th year3	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon4 12th year4	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon5 12th year5	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon6 12th year6	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon7 12th year7	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon8 12th year8	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon9 12th year9	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon10 12th year10	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon11 12th year11	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon12 12th year12	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$

Thank you for your help! The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will use the information you provide in determining the nation’s job count as part of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program.

The CES is the nation’s monthly indicator of employment trends. This monthly report of the nation’s employment is depended on by the Federal Reserve, government agencies, banks, and others to assess the nation’s economy and to help you make decisions about your operations.

On the first Friday of every month major media outlets across the country publish the nation’s job count. BLS is responsible for compiling these statistics from information gathered from thousands of firms like yours. This statistic, along with other leading economic indicators produced by BLS provides businesses with information critical in planning for growth and success.

You can find data from the Current Employment Statistics program, along with information from other BLS programs, on our web site, http://www.bls.gov/.

Our Frequently Asked Questions page is located at:

http://www.bls.gov/respondents/ces/home.htm.

Your assistance in maintaining the quality of our nation’s economic data is greatly appreciated.

This report is authorized by law 29 U.S.C.2. We request your cooperation to make the results of this survey comprehensive accurate, and timely. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, its employees, agents, and partner statistical agencies, will use the information you provide for statistical purposes only and will hold the information in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (Title 5 of Public Law 107-347) and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent.

Please note this report is mandatory in North Carolina, under Section 96-4(i) of the North Carolina Employment Security Law; in Oregon, under the Oregon Revised Statute 657.660; in Washington, under the Revised Code of Washington sections 50.12.010, 50.12.070, and 50.12.180; and in South Carolina, under Section 41-29-120 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (for firms employing more than twenty individuals).

We estimate that it will take an average of 10 minutes to complete this form each month including time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the necessary data, and complete and review this information. If you have any comments regarding these estimates or any other aspects of this survey, send them to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Current Employment Statistics (1220-0011), 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20212. You are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Form Approved OMB No. 1220-0011.

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Data Collection Center

dccaddress2

dcccity2, dccst2 dcczip2

Phone: dccphone2 Fax: faxphone2

September 29, 2014

Attn: Payroll Manager3

Con_Firm2

Con_Address2

Con_City2, Con_State2 Con_Zipcode2

Dear Payroll2 Manager2:

Due to the presence of more than 1 payroll within your firm, we have created a form to account for the additional employment data —Second Pay Group.

The attached form is to track and submit employment data for your firm’s Second Pay Group. Pay Group 2 should represent those employees on an alternative pay schedule than presented on the previous form.

Please keep this form along with the form for Pay Group 1.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Your assistance in producing this important information about our nation’s economy is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

signature2

dcccntct2

Data Collection Center Manager

MP MF INT

► Our records show the following information for your firm:

Contact: Attn: Payroll Manager4	Report Number: reptnum3
Primary Name3	Location: location
address	UI Number:
city, state zipcode	Industry Code: naics2
Tel: con_tel Ext: con_ext
Fax:	Email: email_addr

► Definitions for the Questions on the Next Page:

Column 1 EMPLOYEE COUNT– ALL WORKERS Total number of persons in this pay group who worked or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Include: Exclude: Executives and their staff Full-time and part-time workers Salaried officials of corporations Trainees Workers on active duty, if receiving pay from employer Workers on paid sick leave Workers on paid vacation Workers on other paid leave Outside contractors and their employees Pensioners Proprietors, owners, or partners of unincorporated firms Workers on active duty, if not receiving pay from employer Workers on leave without pay for entire pay period Workers on strike for entire pay period Unpaid family members EMPLOYEE COUNT– Production workers Number of "All Workers" defined above who are Production Workers. Production Workers include working supervisors or group leaders who may be “in charge” of some employees, but whose supervisory functions are only incidental to their regular work. Include individuals working in: Mining, quarrying, crude petroleum production, and natural gas production Blasting Cleaning Crushing Development Drainage Drilling Excavating Flow Control Guard Service Handling Hauling Hoisting Inspection Janitorial Loading Maintenance Processing Pumping Repair Rig Building Shipping Storage Trucking Ventilation Warehousing Logging industries Cutting Timber Transporting timber Producing wood chips in the field Exclude individuals working in: Accounting or finance Advertising Cafeterias Collection and credit Executive, professional, and technical positions Legal or medical positions Personnel Purchasing or sales Column 2 WOMEN EMPLOYEE COUNT Number of “All Workers” defined above who are women.	Column 3 Payroll, EXCLUDING COMMISSIONS Total gross pay earned during the entire pay period. Report separately for All Workers and for Production Workers. Report pay before employee deductions for: Taxes FICA (Social Security) Health insurance Pay deferral plans such as 401K Bonds Pensions Unemployment insurance Union dues Include: Exclude: Wages and salaries Paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and other paid leave Incentive pay Bonuses paid each pay period Overtime pay Severance, if paid over multiple pay periods Commissions Annual pay for unused leave Awards or bonuses not paid each pay period Employer contributions to pay such as 401K Pay advances, such as vacation pay advances Payments "in kind" Retroactive or back pay Severance, if provided as one payment Travel or work-related reimbursements Column 4 Commissions Report separately for “All Workers” and for “Production Workers”. Report for the most recent complete period for which commissions are available, which might be different from the pay period that includes the 12th. Enter 0 if none paid for the period or pay group. Exclude base pay, drawing accounts, or basic guarantees. Column 5 Hours, INCLUDING OVERTIME Total number of hours for which employees received pay during the entire pay period. Report separately for All Workers and Production Workers. Include overtime; stand-by or reporting time; and hours not worked, but for which workers received pay (holidays, vacations, sick leave, etc.). Report hours for salaried and commission-only employees based on their standard work week. Do not convert overtime or other premium hours to straight-time equivalent hours.

MP MF INT

Pay Group 2 paygr2

Report Number: reptnum4	Name of Firm: Primary Name4

Each month report your payroll information for the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. For questions refer to page 6 for the Column definitions or Col_Def_Ref2.

Employees receive pay:	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Pay Group 2 paygr2_2 Commissions Group 2 paygrc2_2	EMPLOYEE COUNT	WOMEN EMPLOYEE COUNT	PAYROLL, EXCLUDING COMMISSIONS (Whole dollars)	COMMISSIONS, PAID AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH (Whole dollars)	HOURS, INCLUDING OVERTIME (Whole hours)
Pay period that includes mon1_2 12th year1_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon2_2 12th year2_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon3_2 12th year3_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon4_2 12th year4_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon5_2 12th year5_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon6_2 12th year6_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon7_2 12th year7_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon8_2 12th year8_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected	$	$
mon9_2 12th year9_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon10_2 12th year10_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon11_2 12th year11_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$
mon12_2 12th year12_2	All Workers	$	$
Production Workers	N/A. Data not collected.	$	$

Thank you for your help! The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will use the information you provide in determining the nation’s job count as part of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program.

The CES is the nation’s monthly indicator of employment trends. This monthly report of the nation’s employment is depended on by the Federal Reserve, government agencies, banks, and others to assess the nation’s economy and to help you make decisions about your operations.

On the first Friday of every month major media outlets across the country publish the nation’s job count. BLS is responsible for compiling these statistics from information gathered from thousands of firms like yours. This statistic, along with other leading economic indicators produced by BLS provides businesses with information critical in planning for growth and success.

You can find data from the Current Employment Statistics program, along with information from other BLS programs, on our web site, http://www.bls.gov/.

Our Frequently Asked Questions page is located at:

http://www.bls.gov/respondents/ces/home.htm.

Your assistance in maintaining the quality of our nation’s economic data is greatly appreciated.

This report is authorized by law 29 U.S.C.2. We request your cooperation to make the results of this survey comprehensive accurate, and timely. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, its employees, agents, and partner statistical agencies, will use the information you provide for statistical purposes only and will hold the information in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (Title 5 of Public Law 107-347) and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent.

Please note this report is mandatory in North Carolina, under Section 96-4(i) of the North Carolina Employment Security Law; in Oregon, under the Oregon Revised Statute 657.660; in Washington, under the Revised Code of Washington sections 50.12.010, 50.12.070, and 50.12.180; and in South Carolina, under Section 41-29-120 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (for firms employing more than twenty individuals).

We estimate that it will take an average of 10 minutes to complete this form each month including time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the necessary data, and complete and review this information. If you have any comments regarding these estimates or any other aspects of this survey, send them to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Current Employment Statistics (1220-0011), 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20212. You are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Form Approved OMB No. 1220-0011.