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2015 benefit-year earnings integrity targets
Summary ETA distributed state acceptable-performance targets for the benefit-year earnings unemployment integrity measure for calendar year 2015 and gave guidance for later performance periods. Its attachment lists each state's target. This change supplements UIPL 34-11; ETA now lists it as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 34-11, Change 2
Date issued
July 20, 2016
Status
Withdrawn
ETA's listing marks this change Canceled as of 2026-10-24, and its PDF gives December 31, 2017 as the expiration date. It supplements UIPL 34-11 for the 2015 performance period.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION UI
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DPM
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
July 20, 2016
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 34-11,
Change 2
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: PORTIA WU /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Benefit Year Earnings (BYE) Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity
Performance Measure
1. Purpose. To disseminate state Acceptable Level of Performance (ALP) targets for the BYE UI
Integrity Performance Measure for the calendar year (CY) 2015 performance period and provide
information on this measure for future performance periods.
2. References.
U. S. Department of Labor Agency Financial Report, Fiscal Year (FY) 2015;
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) UIPL No. 34-11, Performance Measure for
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity; and
UIPL No. 34-11, Change 1, Benefit Year Earnings (BYE) Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Integrity Performance Measure.
3. Background. Historically, BYE overpayments caused when claimants return to work, fail to
report earnings, and continue to claim and collect benefits, have been one of the leading causes of
UI overpayments. For the 2015 Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) reporting period (July
1, 2014 to June 30, 2015) the U. S. Department of Labor reported in the FY 2015 Agency Financial
Report (pp. 166 and 171) that 33.27 percent ($1.126 billion) of the estimated $3.384 billion in UI
benefits overpayments (fraud, non-fraud recoverable, and non-fraud non-recoverable
overpayments) were attributable to BYE issues. This represented 3.42 percent of the $32.895
billion in UI benefits paid in the State UI; Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees;
and Unemployment Compensation for Ex-service members programs.
To address BYE overpayments, in 2011, the Department established a performance measure for
BYE overpayments based on Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) data reported by states (UIPL
No. 34-11). In 2014, the Department revised the baseline period to the state’s average BYE
overpayment rate for CY 2010 to CY 2012 and set a reduction target of 25 percent below the
state’s baseline rate for the CY 2014 performance period (UIPL No. 34-11, Change 1).
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None December 31, 2017
4. Reporting Guidance for CY 2015. The baseline period is the state’s average BYE rate for the
previous three calendar years. The baseline period for CY 2015 is the most recent three-year
period CY 2012 through CY 2014. The reduction target for the CY 2015 reporting period is 25
percent below the state’s baseline rate. State ALPs for the CY 2015 reporting period are attached.
The BYE overpayment rate is the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the estimated amount of UI
benefits that were overpaid due to BYE issues to the total amount of UI benefits paid. Both the
numerator and the denominator are adjusted so that the amounts overpaid and paid represent the
population of paid UI weeks from which the BAM survey samples were selected.
Amount overpaid due to BYE
Amount overpaid due to BYE
BYE Overpayment rate =___________________________ X 100
———————————————— X 100
Amount of UI benefits paid Amount of UI benefits paid
Because this performance measure is based on sample data, the Department takes into account the
sampling error of each state’s estimated BYE overpayment rate to determine whether the state
meets the ALP. The Department will evaluate state performance in CY 2015 by the standard
established in UIPL No. 34-11. A state will meet the ALP if: 1) its BYE overpayment rate
decreases from its baseline rate during the performance period by the 25 percent state reduction
target, or 2) its BYE overpayment rate decreases from its baseline rate during the performance
period and its BYE overpayment rate is less than the national BYE overpayment rate target of 2.70
percent.
States failing to meet the ALP for the CY 2015 performance period must develop a Corrective
Action Plan as part of their FY 2017 State Quality Service Plan.
The Department has developed a software application to allow each state to calculate its BYE
overpayment rate using the results of the BAM survey according to the formula defined above.
This software application is available at http://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/bye_overpay.asp.
5. Future Performance Measurement. The Department is developing a new UI integrity
performance measure and will solicit public comments on the proposed measure in the Federal
Register. Until the new UI integrity performance measure is implemented, the current BYE
performance measure will remain in place. The Department will inform states of updated baseline
and target reduction rates through appropriate advisories.
6. Action Requested. The Department requests that State Administrators provide the information in
this advisory to the appropriate staff.
7. Inquiries. Please direct all inquiries to the appropriate Employment and Training Administration
Regional Office.
8. Attachment. BYE UI Integrity Performance Measure State CY 2012 to CY 2014 Baseline Rates
and CY 2015 ALPs.
Attachment (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2016/UIPL_34-11-Change2_Attachment_Acc.pdf)
Benefit Year Earnings Overpayment Performance Measure
CY 2012 to CY 2014 Baseline and CY 2015 ALP
BYE Baseline
UI Benefits Estimated BYE CY 2012- CY 2015
ST Sample Paid Overpayments CY 2014 ALP*
______ _______ ________________ ________________ ____________ _______
AK 1,467 $471,513,826 $16,635,867 3.528% 2.646%
AL 1,444 $855,058,511 $31,568,836 3.692% 2.769%
AR 1,442 $917,365,730 $45,872,963 5.001% 3.750%
AZ 1,447 $1,100,032,239 $57,915,620 5.265% 3.949%
CA 2,025 $18,828,040,477 $686,933,276 3.648% 2.736%
CO 1,461 $1,662,242,553 $59,843,265 3.600% 2.700%
CT 1,458 $2,334,200,671 $36,615,584 1.569% 1.176%
DC 1,089 $457,273,573 $46,497,898 10.169% 7.626%
DE 1,080 $307,473,759 $9,958,375 3.239% 2.429%
FL 840 $2,085,370,438 $46,394,605 2.225% 1.669%
GA 1,463 $2,070,661,145 $48,729,289 2.353% 1.765%
HI 1,083 $676,077,979 $12,910,166 1.910% 1.432%
IA 1,440 $1,247,010,900 $47,424,211 3.803% 2.852%
ID 1,479 $430,547,000 $13,934,094 3.236% 2.427%
IL 1,422 $6,269,743,738 $300,544,514 4.794% 3.595%
IN 1,387 $1,661,464,395 $77,253,350 4.650% 3.487%
KS 1,402 $968,862,343 $28,727,556 2.965% 2.224%
KY 1,476 $1,313,371,994 $34,480,194 2.625% 1.969%
LA 1,464 $585,115,234 $48,161,724 8.231% 6.173%
MA 1,745 $4,695,905,242 $185,511,585 3.950% 2.963%
MD 1,456 $2,269,112,111 $102,204,675 4.504% 3.378%
ME 1,430 $485,114,219 $9,035,905 1.863% 1.397%
MI 1,422 $3,214,742,425 $127,304,589 3.960% 2.970%
MN 1,490 $2,507,261,439 $102,158,341 4.074% 3.056%
MO 1,440 $1,377,464,502 $46,343,831 3.364% 2.523%
MS 1,487 $486,749,746 $31,029,632 6.375% 4.781%
MT 1,083 $362,386,264 $11,702,786 3.229% 2.422%
NC 1,558 $2,902,082,425 $136,460,026 4.702% 3.527%
ND 1,087 $235,628,744 $5,288,956 2.245% 1.683%
NE 1,080 $312,642,227 $10,078,664 3.224% 2.418%
NH 1,087 $265,382,630 $6,283,603 2.368% 1.776%
NJ 1,319 $6,315,327,567 $200,455,183 3.174% 2.381%
NM 1,320 $556,246,668 $22,090,905 3.971% 2.979%
NV 1,471 $1,255,827,527 $70,634,010 5.624% 4.218%
NY 1,431 $9,054,546,300 $216,490,869 2.391% 1.793%
OH 1,433 $3,441,712,699 $67,123,195 1.950% 1.463%
OK 1,447 $757,712,233 $19,896,505 2.626% 1.969%
OR 1,468 $1,969,620,488 $69,788,526 3.543% 2.657%
PA 1,535 $7,980,987,540 $471,257,403 5.905% 4.429%
PR 1,441 $591,137,094 $28,648,734 4.846% 3.635%
* Target rate equals 25 percent reduction from baseline rate.
Benefit Year Earnings Overpayment Performance Measure
CY 2012 to CY 2014 Baseline and CY 2015 ALP
BYE Baseline
UI Benefits Estimated BYE CY 2012- CY 2015
ST Sample Paid Overpayments CY 2014 ALP*
______ _______ ________________ ________________ ____________ _______
RI 1,385 $649,784,514 $12,261,875 1.887% 1.415%
SC 1,518 $763,546,444 $52,644,591 6.895% 5.171%
SD 1,080 $94,053,363 $809,356 .861% .645%
TN 1,440 $1,122,821,054 $49,388,011 4.399% 3.299%
TX 1,450 $6,693,679,409 $111,498,080 1.666% 1.249%
UT 1,433 $639,889,561 $12,803,876 2.001% 1.501%
VA 1,443 $1,751,076,553 $52,367,654 2.991% 2.243%
VT 1,111 $261,869,506 $4,579,735 1.749% 1.312%
WA 1,378 $3,469,199,848 $79,799,965 2.300% 1.725%
WI 1,503 $2,441,088,497 $112,970,923 4.628% 3.471%
WV 1,440 $660,310,677 $16,209,093 2.455% 1.841%
WY 1,071 $216,331,913 $5,099,209 2.357% 1.768%
US 71,851 $114,042,667,937 $4,100,621,675 3.596% 2.697%
* Target rate equals 25 percent reduction from baseline rate.
Prepared By ETA Office of Unemployment Insurance on 08 Jun 16
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