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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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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
+0.8%(p) since Jun 2023
Los Angeles County, California
+0.7%(p) since Jun 2023
Cook County, Illinois
-0.5%(p) since Jun 2023
New York County, New York
+0.5%(p) since Jun 2023
Harris County, Texas
+0.6%(p) since Jun 2023
Maricopa County, Arizona
+1.3%(p) since Jun 2023
Dallas County, Texas
-1.0%(p) since Jun 2023
Orange County, California
+0.3%(p) since Jun 2023
San Diego County, California
+0.4%(p) since Jun 2023
King County, Washington
-0.1%(p) since Jun 2023
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+1.4%(p) since Jun 2023
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+4.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Los Angeles County, California
+3.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Cook County, Illinois
+3.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
New York County, New York
+5.1%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Harris County, Texas
+4.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Maricopa County, Arizona
+4.6%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Dallas County, Texas
+4.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Orange County, California
+4.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
San Diego County, California
+0.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
King County, Washington
+10.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+3.3%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Historical Data
News Release
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Next Release
- The County Employment and Wages release for fourth quarter 2024 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
- The County Employment and Wages full data update for second quarter 2023 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
News Releases
//CEWQTR Resilio Test 3/25/2025// Snohomish, WA, has largest county 4th quarter over-the...
03/25/2025
//CEWQTR Resilio Test 3/25/2025// From fourth quarter 2022 to fourth quarter 2024, Snohomish, WA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 18.6 percent. Hays, TX, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in December 2024 at 5.0 percent.
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//CEWDAT Charts ZUNI3PO 09/12/2024// County Employment and Wages
09/12/2024
//CEWDAT Charts ZUNI3PO 09/12/2024// BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages database through the first quarter of 2023.
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Publications
Monthly Labor Review
What’s behind occupational separations?
This article analyzes how workers’ characteristics affect their propensity to exit an occupation. read more »
The Economics Daily
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
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 »
