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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.

Notices

  • Hurricane maps and tables: Employment, wages, and establishment counts in hurricane flood zones have been updated with third quarter 2019 data. Read More »
  • QCEW Data Source Counts: Updated information related to QCEW reports and employment counts by type and data source Read More »
  • Seeking public comment on possible changes to North American Industry Classification System for 2022 Read More »

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U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Employment Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)

U.S. TOTAL +5.0%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

Los Angeles County, California +7.7%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

Cook County, Illinois +4.6%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

New York County, New York +8.8%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

Harris County, Texas +3.9%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

Maricopa County, Arizona +4.7%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

Dallas County, Texas +4.7%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

Orange County, California +6.7%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

San Diego County, California +8.2%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

King County, Washington +6.7%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

Miami-Dade County, Florida +6.6%(p) since Mar 2021 Historical Data

U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)

U.S. TOTAL +6.7%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

Los Angeles County, California +3.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

Cook County, Illinois +6.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

New York County, New York +2.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

Harris County, Texas +10.7%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

Maricopa County, Arizona +7.5%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

Dallas County, Texas +9.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

Orange County, California +4.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

San Diego County, California +3.3%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

King County, Washington +1.9%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

Miami-Dade County, Florida +14.1%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2021 Historical Data

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Next Release

  • The County Employment and Wages release for second quarter 2022 is scheduled to be released on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
  • The County Employment and Wages full data update for second quarter 2022 is scheduled to be released on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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News Releases

//CEWQTR Test 08222022// San Francisco, CA, has largest county 1st quarter 2021 over-the...

08/22/2022

//CEWQTR Test 08222022// San Francisco, CA, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages in first quarter 2021 at 33.9 percent. From March 2020 to March 2021, Calcasieu, LA, had the largest county percentage decrease in employment with a loss of 14.9 percent.
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//CEWDAT Test 11072022// County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated...

11/07/2022

//CEWDAT Test 11072022// BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the first quarter of 2021. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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Publications

Monthly Labor Review

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What’s behind occupational separations?

This article analyzes how workers’ characteristics affect their propensity to exit an occupation. read more »

The Economics Daily

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Workplace injuries and illnesses resulting in job transfer or restriction in 2017

In 2017, sprains, strains, and tears were the most frequently occurring injuries resulting in lost worktime, transfer, or restriction in five of six industries studied. More of these cases resulted in days of job transfer or restriction than days away from work in crop production; transportation equipment manufacturing; and amusement, gambling, and recreation. In truck transportation, however, more of these injuries resulted in days away from work than job transfer or restriction. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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Tradeoffs in the expenditure patterns of families with children

This Beyond the Numbers article examines the tradeoffs between spending on apparel, education, and childcare and their relation to household income and demographics, such as region, race, and education. Using data from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) Public-Use Microdata for the years 2012–16, the article examines how income and demographics are related to spending and to the tradeoffs that families make when including apparel, education, and childcare in their budgets. read more »

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