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Program

Letter

United States

Railroad Retirement Board

Office of Programs

Quality Reporting Service Center

Email: QRSC@rrb.gov 

Phone: (312) 751-4992

Fax: (312) 751-7123

Circular Letter UI-C-214 Date: March 4, 2005

[Rev. May 26, 2017]

TO: Employer Hiring Officials and Chief Executives

SUBJECT: Reporting Job Vacancies to the Railroad Retirement Board

Background

Section 12 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act authorizes the Railroad Retirement Board 

(RRB) to operate a free employment service. The goals of the employment service are to secure 

new employment for experienced railroad workers who are unemployed and to provide a pool of 

experienced labor for employers. The purpose of this circular letter is to explain how employers 

can best utilize the RRB's employment services and to review certain federal laws regarding 

railroad hiring. 

RRB Employment Services

Effective April 1, 2017, the Central Register will no longer be available as a basic employment 

service. The two remaining services operated by the RRB include:

• the Job Vacancy Listing, and

• the RRB online listing of available railroad jobs for covered employers with links to 

employer employment websites.

 

An explanation of each employment service follows. 

Job Vacancy Listing

The RRB maintains a listing of railroad-related job vacancies. The listing is available through 

RRB field offices to railroad employees interested in seeking new jobs. When an employer posts 

a job vacancy with a RRB field office, experienced unemployed railroad workers throughout the 

country can be made aware of the opening.

Notices of job vacancies may be provided to the RRB by mail, telephone (Toll-Free: 877-772-

5772), facsimile or email (see ATTACHMENT 1). Each notice should be submitted to the RRB 

field office where the position is located and include:

• the title of the position; 

• the class or craft of the job(s);

• the closing date for applications, if any;
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• the approximate number of employees to be hired; 

• the employer name;

• the location of the job(s); 

• the pay minimum/maximum & type (daily, hourly, monthly, weekly, or yearly);

• required and/or preferred qualifications, education, and experience of the position(s); and

• the name, address, telephone number, and title of the individual with authority to hire 

employees for each of the job opening.

If arrangements have not already been made, please have your local hiring official contact the 

nearest RRB field office to report any job vacancies.

RRB Online Listing

The RRB maintains an online listing of employer job vacancies at www.rrb.gov. For further 

information on any of the vacancies listed, an employee can call the nearest RRB field office (TollFree: 877-772-5772) and ask for details.

It is strongly suggested employers who have job openings listed on their company’s website should 

create a link going directly to the listing in order to better assist those looking for employment. To 

obtain more information, contact the RRB's Compensation & Employer Services Center at the 

number listed above or send an email directly to JVL@rrb.gov.

Benefit to Employers

The RRB requests employers to report job vacancy information to the agency. Although 

furnishing job vacancy information is voluntary, failure to furnish it defeats the purpose of the 

RRB's placement program by decreasing the opportunities for employment of persons claiming 

railroad unemployment insurance benefits. This in turn increases the amounts of benefits charged 

to employers and can affect contribution rates under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

Questions

If you have questions or need additional information about the RRB's placement program, please 

contact the manager of your local RRB field office.
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ATTACHMENT 1

Field Office FAX Number Email

AL Birmingham 205-731-0026 Birmingham@rrb.gov

AR Little Rock 501-225-6782 LittleRock@rrb.gov

AZ Mesa 480-610-5988 Mesa@rrb.gov

CA Covina 626-339-8223 Covina@rrb.gov

CA Oakland 510-637-2978 Oakland@rrb.gov

CA Roseville 916-787-6204 Roseville@rrb.gov

CO Denver 303-844-2609 Denver@rrb.gov

FL Jacksonville 904-232-2874 Jacksonville@rrb.gov

FL Tampa 813-228-2939 Tampa@rrb.gov

GA Atlanta 404-331-1629 Atlanta@rrb.gov

IL Chicago 312-751-7136 Chicago@rrb.gov

IL Decatur 217-423-7872 Decatur@rrb.gov

IL Joliet 815-740-2139 Joliet@rrb.gov

IN Indianapolis 317-226-5374 Indianapolis@rrb.gov

IA Des Moines 515-288-1437 DesMoines@rrb.gov

KS Wichita 316-687-3572 Wichita@rrb.gov

KY Louisville 502-582-5518 Louisville@rrb.gov

LA New Orleans 504-589-4899 NewOrleans@rrb.gov

MD Baltimore 410-962-9835 Baltimore@rrb.gov

MA Boston 617-223-8551 Boston@rrb.gov

MI Detroit 313-226-4233 Detroit@rrb.gov

MN Duluth 218-720-5315 Duluth@rrb.gov

MN St. Paul 651-290-3076 StPaul@rrb.gov

MO Kansas City 816-426-5334 KansasCity@rrb.gov

MO St. Louis 314-539-6229 StLouis@rrb.gov

MT Billings 406-247-7379 Billings@rrb.gov

NE Omaha 402-346-6077 Omaha@rrb.gov

NJ Newark 973-645-3373 Newark@rrb.gov

NM Albuquerque 505-346-6407 Albuquerque@rrb.gov

NY Albany 631-232-5701 Albany@rrb.gov

NY Buffalo 716-551-3802 Buffalo@rrb.gov

NY Central Islip 631-232-5701 CentralIslip@rrb.gov

NY New York 212-264-1687 NewYork@rrb.gov

NC Charlotte 704-344-6429 Charlotte@rrb.gov

ND Fargo 701-239-5261 Fargo@rrb.gov

OH Cincinnati 513-684-3182 Cincinnati@rrb.gov

OH Cleveland 216-522-2320 Cleveland@rrb.gov

OR Portland 503-326-2157 Portland@rrb.gov

PA Altoona 814-946-3620 Altoona@rrb.gov

PA Harrisburg 717-221-3464 Harrisburg@rrb.gov

PA Philadelphia 215-597-2794 Philadelphia@rrb.gov

PA Pittsburgh 412-395-4711 Pittsburgh@rrb.gov

PA Scranton 570-346-6042 Scranton@rrb.gov
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Field Office FAX Number Email

TN Nashville 615-736-7071 Nashville@rrb.gov

TX Fort Worth 817-978-2740 FortWorth@rrb.gov

TX Houston 713-759-0349 Houston@rrb.gov

UT Salt Lake City 801-524-4313 SaltLakeCity@rrb.gov

VA Richmond 804-771-8481 Richmond@rrb.gov

VA Roanoke 540-857-2769 Roanoke@rrb.gov

WA Bellevue 425-450-5472 Bellevue@rrb.gov

WA Spokane 509-353-2741 Spokane@rrb.gov

WV Huntington 304-529-5546 Huntington@rrb.gov

WI Milwaukee 414-297-3833 Milwaukee@rrb.gov