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 Pound = 0.00045359237 Metric Ton. For other weight units conversion, please go to Weight Conversion. To convert from pounds to tons, multiply by the right conversion factors listed below, or simply use the converter to find out how many short tons in pounds.1 Pound = 0.0005 (1/2000) Short Ton [US, Canada]. Pound is a unit of mass in imperial and U.S. customary systems.The abbreviations are lb, lbs.o convert from pounds to tons, multiply by the right conversion factors listed below, or simply use the converter to find out how many short tons in pounds. 1 Pound = 0.0005 (1/2000) Short Ton [US, Canada]. Pound is a unit of mass in imperial and U.S. customary systems. The abbreviations are lb, lbs.