Summary of National Totals
Selected Data From State ETA 581 Reports

Quarter Ending December 31, 2003

Subject Employers - Nationally
Total Number of Contributory Employers Reported: 6,996,461 1  
Total Number of Reimbursing Employers Reported: 98,702 2  
Total of all Liable and Active Employers Reported: 7,095,163   
 
States Determination Promptness
  Total Number of
Determinations
Completed
90 Days
or less %
Completed
180 Days
or less %
New Employers 185,404 83.0% 91.0%
Successor Employers 24,070 65.8% 77.4%
 
Employer Report Filing
  % Filed Timely % Secured % Resolved
Contributory Employers 88.6% 92.7% 96.7%
Reimbursing Employers 87.3 94.3% 93.3%
 
Receivables
Contributory & Reimbursable Combined
Beginning Balance$668,803,717  New Receivables$540,061,000
Amount Liquidated$439,096,619  Declared Uncollectible$15,989,993
Removed Due to Age$58,896,306  Ending Balance$694,881,799
 
Audit Activity
Audits Completed28,115  Average Hours per Audit7.4   
Large Employer Audits 785   Average Quarters Audited 4.6   
Change Audits 12,268   Audit Penetration-Qtr. 0.4103% 3
         
Total Wages Under Reported $534,175,003   Contributions Under Reported $6,942,256
Total Wages Over Reported $130,904,352   Contributions Over Reported $1,700,299
Gross Change $665,079,355   Gross Change $8,642,555

1 Total does not include an estimate of 5,000 contributing employers for VI
2 Total does not include an estimate of 100 reimbursing employers for VI
3 Audit penetration percentage is based on contributing employers as of 9/30/2002 - 6,852,994.