ARS_Small_Establishment_Emails-2018

Email 1.

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Subject: Annual Refiling Survey Notice

Dear Employer,

Every three years, your State Workforce Agency and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) request that you verify your firm’s address and main business activity through the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS). The ARS has been moved online and your email address was obtained from your State Unemployment Insurance (UI) filing, or because you have reported online in the past. Please logon to our secure website and report online for the ARS to reduce costs and save tax dollars.

Please log on to our secure website to complete your report: https://idcfars.bls.gov

WEB ID: xxxxxxxxxxxx

PASSWORD: Your 8-character password has been sent in a separate email. If you cannot locate the password email in your inbox or SPAM folder, you can submit a request to have your password resent: http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/forms/ars?/respondents/ars/home.htm

Please complete the ARS within 14 days. If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please see our illustrated step-by-step instructions on http://www.bls.gov/respondents/ars/arswebreporting.htm

The ARS is authorized by 29 U.S. Code, Section 2. Your cooperation is needed to make the results of this survey complete, accurate, and timely. The Industry Verification Form, BLS-3023 is approved with O.M.B. No. 1220-0032, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. The information collected will be used for statistical and Unemployment Insurance program purposes and other purposes in accordance with law. Additional information regarding this survey can be found at: www.bls.gov/respondents/ars

Please complete the ARS within 14 days. If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please see our illustrated step-by-step instructions on: http://www.bls.gov/respondents/ars/arswebreporting.htm

Thank you.
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is committed to the responsible treatment of your information and takes rigorous security measures to protect information in its possession. If you believe you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender and delete this email without disclosing, copying, or further disseminating its contents.

Email 2.

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Subject: Annual Refiling Survey – PASSWORD

To complete the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) online, please use the Web ID(s) from the email you recently received with the subject line: ‘Annual Refiling Survey Notice,’ along with your password(s) below to log on to our secure website: https://idcfars.bls.gov/

PASSWORD1: Aaxxxxxx

If you copy and paste the Web ID and/or password from the emails, please ensure that you are only copying the 12-number Web ID, and 8-character case-sensitive password with no leading or trailing spaces. Our secure website cannot authenticate credentials that exceed the prescribed field lengths, or are not in the required format.

If you cannot locate the Annual Refiling Survey Notice email, please check your email’s SPAM folder. If you cannot find the survey notice email in your inbox or SPAM folder, you can submit a request to have your survey notice resent: http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/forms/ars?/respondents/ars/home.htm

Additional information regarding this survey can be found at: www.bls.gov/respondents/ars

Should you have any questions, please let us know.

Thank you.
U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is committed to the responsible treatment of your information and takes rigorous security measures to protect information in its possession. If you believe you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender and delete this email without disclosing, copying, or further disseminating its contents.