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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages ‐‐ Data Files


The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program provides several different types of data files. These files are available for download. Data classified using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) are available from 1990 forward, and on a more limited basis from 1975 to 1989. NAICS-based data files from 1990 to 2000 were re-constructed from data classified under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data files from 1975 to 1989 contain only totals by-ownership. NAICS data can be downloaded from the NAICS-Based Data Files table below.

Data classified using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system is available from 1975 through 2000. SIC data can be downloaded from the second table below titled SIC-Based Data Files.

QCEW Open Data Access

QCEW provides a collection of CSV files designed to allow third party programmers, developers, and organizations to retrieve published QCEW data in CSV format. This page provides links to QCEW CSV file documentation as well as to sample code in several languages. This resource provides access to all QCEW data for the most recent 5 years. For QCEW open data access, see www.bls.gov/cew/opendata.htm.

County Employment and Wages Release Day Access

At 10:00 A.M. on County Employment and Wages release day, QCEW data as originally published in news release tables 1, 2, and 3 will be updated and available at https://www.bls.gov/web/cewqtr.supp.toc.htm.

For more information about current and future QCEW releases, see our release calendar.

Full Data Release Day Access

At 10:00 A.M. on QCEW full data release days, updated QCEW data are available for the current and prior year are available on our supplemental table page.

At 11:00 A.M. on QCEW full data release days, updated QCEW data for the current and prior year, as well as for the full ranges of QCEW history are available from the links in the table below.

For more information about current and future QCEW releases, see our release calendar and release schedule changes.

Related Documentation:    QCEW Data Guide;   Documentation Guide;   Open Data Access Guide


NAICS-Based

This table contains links to data classified using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The data are stored in several different formats. Each format is listed at the top of the table. By Industry files from 1975 to 1989 contain only ownership totals. If data are available, then the year will be visible as a link. Annual averages are provided only when an entire year's data are available. An "N/A" is present when an entire year is not available.

Associated Codes and Titles

        Industries     Areas     Ownerships     Size Classes     Aggregation Levels

QCEW NAICS-Based Data Files (1975 - most recent)
Excel FilesCSVs
By Area
CSVs
By Industry
CSVs
Single Files
CSVs
By Size
Legacy
Flat Files
County
High-Level
QuarterlyAnnual
Averages
QuarterlyAnnual
Averages
QuarterlyAnnual
Averages
First
Quarter
All ENB/END
File LayoutFile LayoutFile LayoutFile LayoutFile LayoutFile LayoutFile LayoutFile LayoutFile Layouts
20192019N/A2019N/A2019N/A20192019
201820182018201820182018201820182018
201720172017201720172017201720172017
201620162016201620162016201620162016
201520152015201520152015201520152015
201420142014201420142014201420142014
201320132013201320132013201320132013
201220122012201220122012201220122012
201120112011201120112011201120112011
201020102010201020102010201020102010
200920092009200920092009200920092009
200820082008200820082008200820082008
200720072007200720072007200720072007
200620062006200620062006200620062006
20052005200520052005 2005200520052005
200420042004200420042004200420042004
200320032003200320032003200320032003
200220022002 200220022002200220022002
200120012001200120012001200120012001
200020002000200020002000200020002000
199919991999199919991999199919991999
199819981998199819981998199819981998
199719971997199719971997199719971997
199619961996199619961996199619961996
199519951995199519951995199519951995
199419941994199419941994199419941994
199319931993199319931993199319931993
199219921992199219921992199219921992
199119911991199119911991199119911991
199019901990199019901990199019901990
1989 1989
19881988
19871987
19861986
19851985
19841984
19831983
19821982
19811981
19801980
19791979
19781978
19771977
19761976
19751975


SIC-Based

This table contains links to data classified using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The data are stored in several different formats. Each format is listed at the top of the table. If data are available from 1975 through 2000. Legacy EWB files and the CSV, by-size, files are only available from 1997 through 2000.

Associated Codes and Titles

        Industries     Areas     Ownerships     Size Classes     Aggregation Levels


QCEW SIC-Based Data Files (1975-2000)
CSVs
By Area
CSVs
By Industry
CSVs
Single Files
CSVs
By Size
Legacy
Flat Files
QuarterlyAnnual
Averages
QuarterlyAnnual
Averages
QuarterlyAnnual
Averages
First
Quarter
All EWB
File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout
20002000200020002000200020002000
19991999199919991999199919991999
19981998199819981998199819981998
19971997199719971997199719971997
199619961996199619961996
199519951995199519951995
199419941994199419941994
199319931993199319931993
199219921992199219921992
199119911991199119911991
199019901990199019901990
198919891989198919891989
198819881988198819881988
198719871987198719871987
198619861986198619861986
198519851985198519851985
198419841984198419841984
198319831983198319831983
198219821982198219821982
198119811981198119811981
198019801980198019801980
197919791979197919791979
197819781978197819781978
197719771977197719771977
197619761976197619761976
197519751975197519751975


 

Last Modified Date: September 9, 2019