Form 790C 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

790C 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: reptnum3
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:

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: Exclude individuals working in:









Assembling
Fabricating
Janitorial activities
Maintenance or repair
Materials handling
Processing
Product development
Recordkeeping related to
production
 Shipping or receiving
 Storage or warehousing
 Trucking















Accounting or finance
Advertising
Cafeterias
Collection and credit
Executive, professional, or technical
positions
Force account construction
Legal
Medical
Personnel
Product installation or servicing
Purchasing
Recordkeeping not related to
production
Sales and delivery

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.

790C Dec 2010

PAYROLL, EXCLUDING COMMISSIONS (CONTINUED)
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.
Column 6 OVERTIME HOURS
Total number of hours for which employees received overtime
premiums because they worked more than their regularly
scheduled hours. Report separately for All Workers and
Production Workers.
th
th
 Include Saturday, Sunday, 6 day, 7 day, and holiday
hours.
 Exclude shift differential, hazard, incentive, or similar
premiums.

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Report Number: reptnum

Name of Firm: Primary Name3

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:
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
PAYROLL,
COMMISSIONS,
HOURS,
Pay Group 1: paygr1
WOMEN
OVERTIME
EMPLOYEE
EXCLUDING
PAID AT LEAST
INCLUDING
Commissions Pay Group 1 paygrc1
EMPLOYEE
HOURS
COUNT
COMMISSIONS ONCE A MONTH
OVERTIME
(Whole hours)
COUNT
(Whole dollars)

Pay period that includes
th

mon1 12 year1

All Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
th

mon2 12 year2

Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers

mon3 12th year3

Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers

mon4 12th year4

Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers

mon5 12th year5

Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers

mon6 12th year6

Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers
th

mon7 12 year7

Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers

mon8 12th year8

Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

All Workers

mon9 12th year9

mon10 12th year10

mon11 12th year11

mon12 12th year12

790C Dec 2010

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.

(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 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(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 (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.

790C 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

790C Dec 2010

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► Our records show the following information for your firm:
Contact: Attn: Payroll Manager4
Primary Name
address2
city2, state2 zipcode2
Tel: con_tel2 Ext: con_ext2
Fax: con_fax2

MP MF INT

Report Number: reptnum4
Location: location2
UI Number:
Industry Code: naics2
Email: email_addr2

► 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
th
12 of the month.
Include individuals working in:

Exclude individuals working in:
















Assembling
Fabricating
Janitorial activities
Maintenance or repair
Materials handling
Processing
Product development
Recordkeeping related to
production
 Shipping or receiving
 Storage or warehousing
 Trucking










Accounting or finance
Advertising
Cafeterias
Collection and credit
Executive, professional, or
technical positions
Force account construction
Legal
Medical
Personnel
Product installation or servicing
Purchasing
Recordkeeping not related to
production
Sales and delivery

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: Exclude individuals working in:









Assembling
Fabricating
Janitorial activities
Maintenance or repair
Materials handling
Processing
Product development
Recordkeeping related to
production
 Shipping or receiving
 Storage or warehousing
 Trucking















Accounting or finance
Advertising
Cafeterias
Collection and credit
Executive, professional, or technical
positions
Force account construction
Legal
Medical
Personnel
Product installation or servicing
Purchasing
Recordkeeping not related to
production
Sales and delivery

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.

790C Dec 2010

PAYROLL, EXCLUDING COMMISSIONS (CONTINUED)
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.
Column 6 OVERTIME HOURS
Total number of hours for which employees received overtime
premiums because they worked more than their regularly
scheduled hours. Report separately for All Workers and
Production Workers.
th
th
 Include Saturday, Sunday, 6 day, 7 day, and holiday
hours.
 Exclude shift differential, hazard, incentive, or similar
premiums.

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Pay Group 2 paygr2
Report Number: reptnum2

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 Pay Group 2 paygrc2_2
Pay period that includes
mon1_2 12th year1_2

mon2_2 12thyear2_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

th

mon10_2 12 year10_2

mon11_2 12th year11_2

mon12_2 12th year12_2

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All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers

Column 1
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

Column 2
WOMEN
EMPLOYEE
COUNT

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers
All
Workers
Production
Workers

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

N/A. Data not
collected.

Column 3
PAYROLL,
EXCLUDING
COMMISSIONS

COMMISSIONS,
PAID AT LEAST
ONCE A MONTH

Column 4

Column 5
HOURS,
INCLUDING
OVERTIME

Column 6
HOURS,
INCLUDING
OVERTIME

(Whole dollars)

(Whole dollars)

(Whole hours)

(Whole hours)

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$

$

$

$

$

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Page 8 of 8

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 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(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 (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.

790C Dec 2010

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