Individual workers' wages are recorded on the DES wage record files and retained for five quarters to be used for determining monetary benefit entitlement should a worker file a claim for unemployment insurance benefits. The DES is required to establish and maintain a separate experience rate account for each employer.
In the United States and formerly Canada a ton is defined to be 2,000 pounds (907 kg). Where confusion is possible, the 2240 lb ton is called long ton and the 2000 lb ton short ton; the tonne is distinguished by its spelling, but usually pronounced the same as ton, hence the US term metric ton.
1 Short Ton [used in US] = 2 000 lbs or 907.2 kg. 1 Long Ton [used in UK and Commonwealth Nations] = 2 240 lbs or 1 016 kg. 1 Metric Ton = 2 204.6 lbs or 1000 kg. Written Mar 5.