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https //idcfars/bls.gov : Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) Respondents

Every three years at https://idcfars.bls.gov/, your state agency and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics request that you verify general business information about your firm to help us maintain accurate records. 

Every three years, your state agency and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics request that you verify general business information about your firm to help us maintain accurate records. Your cooperation is essential so that we are able to produce data that are complete, accurate, and timely.  To reduce costs and save tax dollars, this survey is now online and can be completed in about five minutes.

Please use the Web ID and password provided in your solicitation materials to logon to our secure website : https://idcfars.bls.gov/

What are the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) and the Industry Verification Form (BLS-3023)?

The main purpose of the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) is to verify or correct the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes assigned to establishments. Other important purposes of the ARS are to verify or update establishments’ mailing and physical location addresses and geographic codes such as county and township (independent city, parish, or island in some states).

The ARS also asks employers to identify new locations in the state. If multiple establishment employers meet Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program reporting criteria, a Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) request is made asking for employment and wages for each worksite quarterly. Thus, the ARS is also used to identify new potential MWR-eligible employers.

The Industry Verification Form, BLS-3023, is approved with O.M.B. No. 1220-0032, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. It is used to verify and collect geographic and industry information about businesses. The information collected will be used for statistical and Unemployment Insurance program purposes and other purposes in accordance with law.

Will my responses be kept confidential?

With respect to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information, BLS makes every effort to ensure compliance with applicable Federal law, including, but not limited to, the Privacy Act of 1974, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Trade Secrets Act, and the Freedom of Information Act. Data submitted to the BLS are used for statistical purposes only. BLS and State agencies (when applicable) will hold your data in confidence to the full extent permitted by law.

Annual Refiling Survey

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I can’t find my Survey Notice or Password email?

If you do not see the Survey notice or PASSWORD emails, please check your email system’s SPAM folder as one or both may have been caught up in a SPAM filter. The email headers:-

Email Header Example 1 Email Header Example 2

To have your PASSWORD or Survey Notice email resent, please submit an online request: https://data.bls.gov/forms/ars.htm?/respondents/ars/home.htm

Password Requests: Enter your email address, name, Subject: PASSWORD, enter your 12-digit Web ID from your Survey Notice email, and check the radio button for Yes. Leave the question box blank.

Survey Notice Requests: Enter your email address, name, Subject: Survey Notice, enter all zeroes in the WEB ID field, and check the radio button for Yes. Include your PW in the question box so that we can identify your account.

My Web ID and password aren’t working.

Your Web ID is a 12-digit number, and your 8-character password is case-sensitive beginning with a capital letter, followed by a lower-case letter, followed by six numbers. If you are copying your Web ID and password from the emails you received and pasting them into the Web ID and password fields on our secure website, please be sure not to include any trailing blanks. If you have entered your Web ID and password into our secure website unsuccessfully more than three times, the website will temporarily lock your account for security purposes. If this happens, close your internet browser to refresh the system, wait approximately 30 minutes for the account to unlock, reopen your browser, and attempt to log in again.

New Web IDs and passwords are generated annually. This means that if you verified your industry information on our secure website three years ago, the Web ID and password you used then is no longer valid. To respond for the current ARS, you will need the Web ID and password generated for this year’s survey respondents.

 I have a Canadian Business Mailing Address?

  1. For the *Street Address: please enter only the street address or PO Box information.
  2. For the *City: please enter both the City and Province abbreviation.
  3. For the *State: please select CN – which is listed at the very bottom of the State dropdown box (to prevent the accidental selection of CN when attempting to select CA or CO).
  4. For the *Zip Code: please enter the first 3 characters of the postal code in the first box and the last three characters in the second box.

Calculation

Data from QCEW are aggregations of various kinds of business establishment data, including geographical, industry, ownership, and establishment size data. QCEW data are not estimates. On occasion, when business establishment data are of poor quality or missing entirely, they may be imputed. Proration is used to handle multiple-establishment employers for whom the top employment and wage levels are known but distribution at the establishment level is unknown.