Alabama Department of Labor

Below are the instructions for uploading New-Hire data to the Alabama Department of Labor by an ASCII text file.

Create a New Hire Upload File following the format below. Proceed to upload and submit your file. Once the file is processed you will be redirected to a confirmation screen that will show completed and rejected records. If you are submitting test data then click the cancel button after viewing your completed and rejected records. If you are submitting live data in a file that is free of errors, confirm your results to complete your New Hire Upload Report.

ASCII text files should be submitted twice a month, not less than twelve (12) days and not more than sixteen (16) days apart.

Questions regarding the upload of ASCII text files should be directed to Ramona Jordan at (334) 206-6028.

FILE REPORTING FORMAT

FOR ALABAMA NEW HIRE DATA

PUNCTUATION MARKS SHOULD NOT BE USED IN ANY FIELDS, EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW.

LOCATION

FIELD

LENGTH

DESCRIPTION & REMARKS

1-9

Social Security Number

9

Employee's Social Security Number
(DO NOT INSERT HYPHENS)

10-19

Account Number**

10

Ten-digit UC Tax Account Number
(DO NOT INSERT HYPHENS)

20-25

Activity Date

6

First day of work or date of job refusal (MMDDYY)

NOTE: This date should be the first day the employee did or would have physically reported to worked

26

Indicator

1

Enter "N" - New Hire
Enter "R" - Recall
Enter "W" - Work Refusal

27-53

Employee's Name

27

Last/First/Middle Initial
(Insert slashes as shown)

54-83

Employee's Street Address

30

Employee's Mailing Address

84-103

Employee's City Name

20

City Name of Employee's Address

104-105

Employee's State Name

2

State Name of Employee's Address

106-114

Employee's ZIP + 4 ZIP Code

9

Nine-Digit ZIP Code of Employee's Address (If Last 4 Digits Are Unknown, Enter 0's)
(DO NOT INSERT HYPHEN)

115-123

Employer's FEIN

9

Nine-Digit Federal Identification Number
(DO NOT INSERT HYPHEN)

124-143

Employer Name

20

Employer's Name (Abbreviate when possible)

144-157

Employer Address

14

Employer's Address
(Abbreviate when possible)

158-168

Employer City

11

Employer's City

169-170

Employer State

2

Employer's State

171-175

Employer ZIP

5

Employer's 5 digit Zip Code

176-200

Blanks

25

In-House Use

** Alabama Department of Labor Unemployment Compensation Tax Account Number recorded in the upper right corner of the UCCR4 and UC10R forms. If not applicable, enter 0's.