Form 790A Book Enrollment

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U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data Collection Center
dccaddress
dcccity, dccst dcczip
dccphone

February 18, 2011
Attn: Payroll Manager
Con_Firm
Con_Address
Con_City, Con_State Con_Zipcode
Dear Payroll Manager:
A data collection specialist from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will soon telephone to ask
your company’s help with determining the nation’s monthly counts of employment. The person
whose name appears below will be the one who will be calling you. The focus of this call will be
th
to gather information about your payroll that includes the 12 day of the month.
The Data Collection Specialist assigned to your business:
Telephone number:

username
userphone

The call is to explain the reasons for including your company in the production of the nation’s
employment numbers and answer any questions you might have. We also want to:
 Confirm your business address and location.
 Confirm whether we have the correct state Unemployment Insurance account number (UI#)
for your company.
 Ask how frequently employees of your company are paid and whether you have more than
one payroll.
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.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Your assistance in producing this important
information about our nation’s economy is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,

signature
dcccntct
Data Collection Center Manager

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► 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
th
pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12 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.

Mining, quarrying, crude petroleum production, and natural gas
production
 Blasting
 Excavating  Hauling  Maintenance  Shipping
 Cleaning
 Flow
 Hoisting  Processing  Storage
 Crushing
control
 Inspection  Pumping
 Trucking
 Development  Guard
 Janitorial  Repair
 Ventilation
 Drainage
service
 Loading  Rig building  Warehousing
 Drilling
 Handling
Logging industries
 Transporting timber

 Producing wood chips
in the field

Exclude individuals working in:
 Accounting or
 Collection and credit
 Legal or medical
finance
 Executive, professional,
positions
 Advertising
and technical positions  Personnel
 Cafeterias
 Purchasing or sales

Column 2 WOMEN EMPLOYEE COUNT
Number of “All Workers” defined above who are women.

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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

Include:
 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






Bonds
Pensions
Unemployment insurance
Union dues

Exclude:
 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

Include individuals working in:

 Cutting timber

Column 3 PAYROLL, EXCLUDING 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.

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► Information We Have For Your Firm:
Contact: Attn: Payroll Manager2
Primary Name
address
city, state zipcode
Tel:
Ext: con_ext
Fax: con_fax

MP MF INT

Report Number: reptnum3
Location: location
UI Number:
Industry Code:
Email: email_addr

Your Report Number is: reptnum

Pay Group 1 paygr1

► When your payroll is reported for the pay period that includes the date of
mon1_expl 12th, we will only ask for answers to these questions.
Column 1
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

Month
Pay period that
includes

mon1 12th year1

Column 2
WOMEN
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

Column 3
PAYROLL,
EXCLUDING
COMMISSIONS

COMMISSIONS,
PAID AT LEAST
ONCE A MONTH

Column 4

Column 5
HOURS,
INCLUDING
OVERTIME

(Whole dollars)

(Whole dollars)

(Whole hours)

$

$

$

$

► Each following month, we will call for the pay period that includes the 12 th of each month. You
can keep a record of what’s reported each month below:
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

Month
Pay period that
includes

mon2 12th
mon3 12th
mon4 12th
mon5 12th
mon6 12th

WOMEN
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

PAYROLL,
EXCLUDING
COMMISSIONS

COMMISSIONS,
PAID AT LEAST
ONCE A MONTH

HOURS,
INCLUDING
OVERTIME

(Whole dollars)

(Whole dollars)

(Whole hours)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

We will send you another form for reporting after mon6_footer year6_footer.
Please keep this form to use when the Data Collection Specialist calls you to complete the survey. Thank You!

790A Dec 2010

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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/.
If you have any questions about reporting or the CES program, please contact the Data
Collection Specialist listed on page 1 of this form.
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 107347) 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(g) (l) 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). Form Approved OMB No. 1220-0011. 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 (12200011), 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.

790A Dec 2010

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U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data Collection Center
dccaddress2
dcccity2, dccst2 dcczip2
dccphone2

February 18, 2011
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.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your interviewer listed on the
previous form.
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

790A Dec 2010

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► 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
th
pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12 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.

Mining, quarrying, crude petroleum production, and natural gas
production
 Blasting
 Excavating  Hauling  Maintenance  Shipping
 Cleaning
 Flow
 Hoisting  Processing  Storage
 Crushing
control
 Inspection  Pumping
 Trucking
 Development  Guard
 Janitorial  Repair
 Ventilation
 Drainage
service
 Loading  Rig building  Warehousing
 Drilling
 Handling
Logging industries
 Transporting timber

 Producing wood chips
in the field

Exclude individuals working in:
 Accounting or
 Collection and credit
 Legal or medical
finance
 Executive, professional,
positions
 Advertising
and technical positions  Personnel
 Cafeterias
 Purchasing or sales

Column 2 WOMEN EMPLOYEE COUNT
Number of “All Workers” defined above who are women.

790A Dec 2010

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

Include:
 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






Bonds
Pensions
Unemployment insurance
Union dues

Exclude:
 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

Include individuals working in:

 Cutting timber

Column 3 PAYROLL, EXCLUDING 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.

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► Information We Have For Your Firm:
Contact: Attn: Payroll Manager2
Primary Name2
address2
city2, state2 zipcode2
Tel:
Ext:
Fax:

Report Number: reptnum4
Location: location2
UI Number:
Industry Code: naics2
Email:

Your Report Number is: reptnum2
Column 1
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

Month
Pay period that
includes

All Workers

mon1_2 12th
year1_2

Production
Workers

Pay period that
includes

mon2_2 12th
mon3_2 12th
mon4_2 12th
mon5_2 12th
mon6_2 12th

Pay Group 2 paygr2
Column 2
WOMEN
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

EMPLOYEE
COUNT

Month

MP MF INT

WOMEN
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

Not applicable. Data
not collected.

Column 3
PAYROLL,
EXCLUDING
COMMISSIONS

COMMISSIONS,
PAID AT LEAST
ONCE A MONTH

Column 4

Column 5
HOURS,
INCLUDING
OVERTIME

(Whole dollars)

(Whole dollars)

(Whole hours)

PAYROLL,
EXCLUDING
COMMISSIONS

COMMISSIONS,
PAID AT LEAST
ONCE A MONTH

HOURS,
INCLUDING
OVERTIME

(Whole dollars)

(Whole dollars)

(Whole hours)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

We will send you another form for reporting after mon6_footer_2 year6_footer_2.
Please keep this form to use when the Data Collection Specialist calls you to complete the survey. Thank You!

790A Dec 2010

790AbookEnr.dotx

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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/.
If you have any questions about reporting or the CES program, please contact the Data
Collection Specialist listed on page 1 of this form.
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 107347) 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(g) (l) 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). Form Approved OMB No. 1220-0011. 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 (12200011), 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.

790A Dec 2010

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