Form 790A Book Collection

Page 1 of 8

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:
Thank you for your willingness to continue participating in the CES survey. We will begin
collecting your data through our web site, https://cesdata.bls.gov. You can logon to the site
using the report number listed on page 2 of this form. You can use this form for keeping a record
of your monthly reports, if you wish.
If you have any questions about web reporting, please call 1-800-827-2005 or send an e-mail to
ceswebhelp@bls.gov.
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

790A Dec 2010

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► Our records show the following information for your firm:
Contact: Attn: Payroll Manager2
Primary Name
address
city, state zipcode
Tel: con_tel
Ext: con_ext
Fax:

MP MF INT

Report Number: reptnum
Location: location
UI Number:
Industry Code: naics
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
th
received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12
of the month.
Include:
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

Exclude:
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
 Drilling
 Hauling  Maintenance  Shipping
 Cleaning
 Excavating  Hoisting  Processing  Storage
 Crushing
 Flow Control  Inspection  Pumping
 Trucking
 Development  Guard
 Janitorial  Repair
 Ventilation
 Drainage
Service
 Loading  Rig Building  Warehousing
 Handling
Logging industries
 Cutting
 Transporting  Producing wood chips in the field
Timber
timber
Exclude individuals working in:
 Accounting or
 Collection and credit
finance
 Executive, professional,
 Advertising
and technical positions
 Cafeterias

 Legal or medical
positions
 Personnel
 Purchasing or sales

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

790A Dec 2010

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

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
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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Report Number: reptnum2

Name of Firm: Primary Name2

MP MF INT
th

Each month report your payroll information for the pay period that includes the 12 of the month. For questions refer to page 2 for
the Column definitions or call the Help Desk at 1-800-827-2005.
Employees receive pay:
Pay Group 1 paygr1
Commissions Pay Group 1 paygrc1

Pay period that includes
th

mon1 12 year1
mon2 12th year2
mon3 12th year3
th

mon4 12 year4
mon5 12th year5
mon6 12th year6
mon7 12th year7
mon8 12th year8
th

mon9 12 year9

mon10 12th year10
mon11 12th year11
mon12 12th year12

790A Dec 2010

Column 1
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

Column 2
WOMEN
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. 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)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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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 call us at 1-800827-2005.
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 about web reporting, please call 1-800-827-2005 or send an e-mail to
ceswebhelp@bls.gov.
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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► Our records show the following information for your firm:
Contact: Attn: Payroll Manager4
Primary Name3
address
city, state zipcode
Tel: con_tel
Ext: con_ext
Fax:

MP MF INT

Report Number: reptnum3
Location: location
UI Number:
Industry Code: naics2
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
th
received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12
of the month.
Include:
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

Exclude:
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
 Drilling
 Hauling  Maintenance  Shipping
 Cleaning
 Excavating  Hoisting  Processing  Storage
 Crushing
 Flow Control  Inspection  Pumping
 Trucking
 Development  Guard
 Janitorial  Repair
 Ventilation
 Drainage
Service
 Loading  Rig Building  Warehousing
 Handling
Logging industries
 Cutting
 Transporting  Producing wood chips in the field
Timber
timber
Exclude individuals working in:
 Accounting or
 Collection and credit
finance
 Executive, professional,
 Advertising
and technical positions
 Cafeterias

 Legal or medical
positions
 Personnel
 Purchasing or sales

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

790A Dec 2010

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

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
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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Pay Group 2 paygr2
Report Number: reptnum4

Name of Firm: Primary Name4

MP MF INT

th

Each month report your payroll information for the pay period that includes the 12 of the month. For questions refer to page 7 for
the Column definitions or call the Help Desk at 1-800-827-2005.
Employees receive pay:
Pay Group 2 paygr2_2
Commissions Group 2 paygrc2_2
Pay period that includes
th

mon1_2 12 year1_2
mon2_2 12th year2_2
mon3_2 12th year3_2
mon4_2 12th year4_2
mon5_2 12th year5_2
mon6_2 12th year6_2
mon7_2 12th year7_2
mon8_2 12th year8_2
mon9_2 12th year9_2

mon10_2 12th year10_2

mon11_2 12th year11_2
mon12_2 12th year12_2

790A Dec 2010

Column 1
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

Column 2
WOMEN
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. 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)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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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 call us at 1-800827-2005.
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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