Developing and Using Public-Private Data Standards for Employment and Earning Records

Abstract

This report contains six sections: Section I summarizes the need for the T3 Network project; Section II provides an overview of the project and its objectives and major work activities; Section III summarizes the work of the HR Open Work Group, including major use cases, data models, and standards developed; Section IV presents an overview of the types of benefits, costs, and challenges discussed in the stakeholder forums, follow-up meetings and interviews, and previous research projects and reports; Section V explores different approaches and options in using the standards to improve data quality and reduce costs in government reporting; and Section VI proposes next steps in further exploring the application of these standards for enhancing state UI wage records and improving overall federal and state data collection systems.