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Wage Record Interchange System

The Wage Record Interchange System (WRIS) facilitates the exchange of wage data among participating states for the purpose of assessing and reporting on state and local employment and training program performance, evaluating training provider performance, and for other purposes allowed under the WRIS Data Sharing Agreement. The exchange permits state workforce program performance agencies to secure wage data of individuals who have participated in workforce investment programs in one state, then subsequently secured employment in another. By participating in WRIS, states have a more robust picture of the effectiveness of their workforce investment programs, and are able to report more comprehensive outcomes against their performance measures.

The WRIS Clearinghouse, the technical operation to exchange wage data, is built upon the Interstate Connection Network (ICON) used for the administration of interstate unemployment benefits and is currently operated through a cooperative agreement with the State of Maryland.

Participation in the Wage Record Interchange System List of States and the District of Columbia Participating in the WRIS (51) WRIS State Contacts - View by State Select a State Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

WRIS Data Sharing Agreement WRIS Data Sharing Agreement (as amended, April 9, 2008) (PDF) Changes to the Section Numbers of the Data Sharing Agreement (as amended April 9, 2008) (PDF) WRIS Data Sharing Agreement (as amended, October 23, 2007) (PDF) Access Acknowledgement Signature Document WRIS Access Acknowledgement Signature Document (PACIA and/or SUIA) Resources ETA Training and Employment Notice No. 36-08 (March 2009) informs state workforce agencies about plans to upgrade the Unemployment Insurance Interstate Connections Network (UI-ICON) and the related timetable. The upgrades will incorporate new technologies to support more diverse state information technology (IT) architectures. Archives View all Archived Documents

Advisory Group WRIS Advisory Group Draft Summary Report of Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call June, 8, 2009 WRIS Advisory Group Highlights of 2009 First Quarter Conference Call Meeting – March 5, 2009 WRIS Advisory Group and State Contacts Transmittal E-Mail, K. A. Staha, March 13, 2009 Contact Information WRIS Administration Contact: Email: WRIS@dol.gov Phone: 202-693-3750 Fax: 202.693.3490 WRIS Administration Ms. Karen A. Staha, Director Division of Performance Accountability Room: S-5206 Office of Performance and Technology Employment & Training Administration US Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210