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Dear Employer,
About a month ago, we sent you a letter or email requesting your participation in the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
(OEWS) program. As of this mailing, we have not received your response. The OEWS program is conducted by «state_agency» in
cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only, and all
identifying information for non-government establishments will be held in strict confidence to the full extent permitted by law.
What information do I need to provide?
We are requesting data for every employee who worked at or reported to the location specified after “Report for” in the mailing
address during the pay period that included November 12, 2023.
For each of these employees, please report the following:
Job title
Brief description of duties
Part-time or full-time status
Hourly wage rate or annual salary
Weekly hours
Hire date
Gender
Birth year
Department (optional)
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How do I provide my information?
An Excel template is available at www.bls.gov/respondents/oes/templatea.xlsx or you can provide a report from your own payroll
or personnel system. An example spreadsheet and instructions for uploading your file are on the next page. Please remove
personally identifiable information like employee names or Social Security numbers.
There are two electronic submission options:
Online Go to IDCFOEWS.BLS.GOV and log in using your unique IDCF number, . Provide the requested
contact and establishment information, then upload your data file.
Email Send an email with your data file and IDCF number to «state_email». BLS encourages respondents to encrypt
email attachments and send the password in a separate email. Please do not include sensitive information in the body of
the email.
When do I need to provide my information?
Please respond within two weeks. Your timely response will help reduce program costs and save taxpayer money by eliminating
the need for additional mailings and telephone calls to you.
What if I have questions?
If you have any questions or if we can help you submit your data, please call us at or send us an email. For more
information, visit www.bls.gov/respondents/oes/a.htm «site_and» «state_site».
Thank you for your time and attention – we appreciate your help.
Sincerely,
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As a participant in a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) statistical survey, you should be aware that use of electronic transmittal methods in reporting data to
the BLS involves certain inherent risks to the confidentiality of those data. Further, you should be aware that responsible electronic transmittal practices
employed by the BLS cannot completely eliminate those risks. The BLS is committed to the responsible treatment of confidential information and takes
rigorous security measures to protect confidential information in its possession.
Submitting OEWS Data Online
Many companies send us a report from their payroll or personnel system. First, export or create a file with
information about the employees who worked at, or reported to, the location specified after “Report for” in
the mailing address for the pay period that included November 12, 2023. We prefer Excel files (.xlsx), but can
accept almost any file format except executable (.exe) files. An example spreadsheet is below.
Job title
Part-time
or full-time
Hourly
Forklift operator
FT
$16.00
Forklift operator
PT
Forklift operator
FT
Truck driver
FT
Webmaster
FT
IT user support
FT
General manager
FT
Bookkeeper
PT
Annual
Hire date
Gender
Birth
year
Department
40
09-30-2017
Female
1990
Warehouse
$12.98
25
04-30-2021
Male
2000
Warehouse
$14.72
35
05-23-2022
Other
1995
Warehouse
40
12-06-2018
Female
1982
Warehouse
$23.24
35
11-12-2016
Male
1990
IT
$18.87
50
08-01-2016
Female
1997
IT
60
07-16-2015
Female
1979
Office
20
10-25-2015
Male
1965
Office
$45,000
$80,000
$17.22
Weekly
hours
Are you reporting for a school? Please visit www.bls.gov/respondents/oes/a.htm#school for additional
instructions.
IMPORTANT: To protect your data, your online session will time out if you spend 30 minutes
on a page. A warning will appear when five minutes remain. If you do not click “Stay
Connected” to extend your session, your data will be lost and you will have to log in again.
We do not receive your data until you click “Send” at the end of the process.
Once your file is ready, upload it on our secure data collection site.
1. Go to IDCFOEWS.BLS.GOV. Log in with your unique IDCF number, .
2. Follow the instructions to enter your contact information and answer questions about the location
specified after “Report for” in the mailing address.
3. Select your data file to upload.
4. Click “Send” to submit your file. On the next page, click “Continue” to send yourself a confirmation
email. Please save this email in case there are questions about your submission.
That’s it - you’re done! If you have questions or require assistance, please contact us at «state_email».
Thank you for your time - employers like you are the ONLY source of this information!
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We estimate that the time required to complete this report will vary from 10 minutes to 2 hours, depending on factors such as the size of the establishment. This
includes time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing this
information. If you have any comments regarding these estimates or any other aspects of this report, including suggestions for reducing this burden, send them to
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (1220-0042), 2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Suite 2135, Washington,
DC 20212. This report is authorized by law 29 U.S.C. §2. We request your cooperation to make the results of this report comprehensive, accurate, and timely. You
do not have to complete this questionnaire if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. Form Approved, O.M.B. No. 1220-0042.
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 (44
USC Section 3572) and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent except in the case
of state and local governments. The BLS publishes statistical tabulations from this report that may reveal the information reported by state and local
governments. Upon request, however, the BLS will hold the information provided by state and local governments on this report in confidence. Per the Federal
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, Federal information systems are protected from malicious activities through cybersecurity screening of transmitted data.
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File Title | 202304-Follow-letter-V2-AAMC.pub |
Author | MARTINELLI_C |
File Modified | 2023-09-25 |
File Created | 2023-09-25 |