What types of jobs-related data should recipients collect, whether through comprehensive reporting or statistical samples?
Prime recipients are required to report a single estimate of jobs directly created and retained by project and activity or contract. A job created is a new position created and filled or an existing unfilled position that is filled as a result of the Recovery Act; a job retained is an existing position that would not have continued to be filled were it not for Recovery Act funding. A specific example calculation is provided in section 5.3 of the OMB guidance (M09.21, page 35) (PDF)(41pp, 550k, about PDF). The estimate of the number of jobs should be expressed as ‘full time equivalents.’ Additional explanation for the ‘Number of Jobs’ field: A job cannot be counted as both created and retained. Also, only compensated employment in the United States or outlying areas1 should be counted. Recipients are required to report an aggregate number for the cumulative jobs created and jobs retained for each quarter. Recipients are not required to distinguish between created and retained jobs when
