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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
- Errata Notice: QCEW Data Files Update First Quarter 2025 Read More »
- Change in the presentation of Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) data in QCEW Read More »
- QCEW Summary and Historical Reporting Rates Tables now updated with Second Quarter 2025 data Read More »
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Percent change in employment, average weekly wages, and establishments in 10 largest counties, total covered employment, September 2024 to September 2025
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
0.0%
5.7%
3.3%
Cook, IL
0.6%
0.8%
4.6%
New York, NY
0.2%
0.0%
6.1%
Harris, TX
-0.2%
-1.6%
2.4%
Maricopa, AZ
-0.3%
-0.7%
4.2%
Dallas, TX
0.3%
-1.9%
4.3%
Orange, CA
0.2%
7.0%
5.3%
San Diego, CA
-0.1%
5.9%
5.0%
King, WA
-1.2%
-0.4%
7.2%
Miami-Dade, FL
0.4%
4.5%
5.8%
Latest Numbers
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Employment Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+0.3%(p) since Jun 2024
Los Angeles County, California
+0.1%(p) since Jun 2024
Cook County, Illinois
+0.6%(p) since Jun 2024
New York County, New York
unchanged since Jun 2024
Harris County, Texas
unchanged since Jun 2024
Maricopa County, Arizona
-0.1%(p) since Jun 2024
Dallas County, Texas
unchanged since Jun 2024
Orange County, California
+0.4%(p) since Jun 2024
San Diego County, California
-0.4%(p) since Jun 2024
King County, Washington
-0.6%(p) since Jun 2024
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+1.7%(p) since Jun 2024
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+3.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
Los Angeles County, California
+1.6%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
Cook County, Illinois
+3.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
New York County, New York
+4.1%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
Harris County, Texas
+3.8%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
Maricopa County, Arizona
+3.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
Dallas County, Texas
+2.0%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
Orange County, California
+3.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
San Diego County, California
+2.2%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
King County, Washington
-0.2%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+3.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2024
Historical Data
News Release
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News Releases
//CEWQTR Resilio Test 3/18/2026// San Mateo, CA, has largest county 3rd quarter over-the...
03/18/2026
//CEWQTR Resilio Test 3/18/2026// From third quarter 2024 to third quarter 2025, San Mateo, CA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 31.7 percent. Boone, KY, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in September 2025 at 3.8 percent.
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//CEWDAT QCT Test 7/1/2025// County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully...
07/01/2025
//CEWDAT QCT Test 7/1/2025// BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the third quarter of 2024. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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Next Release
The County Employment and Wages release for fourth quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Employment up over the year in 221 of the 372 largest U.S. counties, March 2025
Employment in Miami-Dade County, Florida, increased 1.9 percent from March 2024 to March 2025, the largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment among the 10 largest U.S. counties. Employment increased 0.9 percent in New York County (Manhattan), New York. In Los Angeles County, California, and King County, Washington, employment decreased 0.5 percent. read more »
Spotlight on Statistics
A Look at a Thrilling Industry: Amusement and Theme Parks
This Spotlight on Statistics reviews historical establishment, employment, and wage trends for the amusement and theme parks industry. Additionally, productivity, consumer expenditures for entertainment fees and admissions, and producer prices for select amusement and theme parks products are reviewed. read more »
