Following the announcement of the final labor exchange performance measurement system in the Federal Register on May 31, 2001, the Department published revised reporting instructions for the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports on June 6, 2001 (66 FR, 30487). Moreover, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Office of Management and Budget approved the collection of data using the revised reporting instructions contained in the ETA Handbook No. 406. Moreover, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Office of Management and

In This Section EIMS Labor Exchange Reporting System Slide Show 04/02 Labor Exchange Reporting System Users Guide 10/30/02 ETA Handbook No.406, (OMB 01205-0240)

Budget approved the collection of data using the revised reporting instructions contained in the ETA Handbook No. 406.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) now has the capacity to receive the ETA 9002 A through E, and VETS 200 A through C, via an internet-based Enterprise Information Management System. Creating the Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS) reduces the reporting burden on states, and ETA regional and national offices while eliminating the delays inherent with using the traditional mail or courier delivery services. A LERS systems users guide has been prepared and it contains the instructions for manual entry, report file upload, report record layouts, edits of internal consistency and instructions for state certification of reports are provided.

Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 08-02 was released on 10/04/02. The TEGL asks states to identify primary and secondary contacts who are responsible for state report preparation and certifying state reports. With the implementation of Internet-based reporting, states will have sole control over data entry. Passwords assigned to states will permit access to the appropriate screens for the quarterly Labor Exchange reports and assigned Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) will enable report certification.

Attached to the LERS Users’ Guides are the eight required report record layouts and the system edits to ensure internal consistency in reports. The detailed instructions contained in the Users Guide are to be utilized by states to access the reporting web site and LERS forms for submitting required data.

Related Links

• ETA Validation Project Slide Show, Mathematica Policy Research 4/20/02
  
• ES and VETS Reports Validation Users Guide, 11/7/02
  
• ETA 9002 and VETS 200 Reports Validation Software, Version 1.5 11/11/02

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