Establishment Size Data Available from QCEW

In addition to richly detailed employment and wage data, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program also produces data on establishments, employment, and wage by size of establishment for the first quarter of each year.   The size category of each establishment is determined by the March employment level. These size class data are available at the national level by 6-digit NAICS, and at the State level by NAICS sector. It is important to note that each establishment of a multi-establishment firm is tabulated separately into the appropriate size category. The total employment level of the reporting multi-establishment company is not used in the size tabulation.

For the 2005 final national data table, click here (PDF).  For the 2005 final data by state table, click here (PDF).  Both tables are available in our annual bulletin, Employment and Wages. For our detailed national and state data files, select 

• 2001 data
• 2002 data
• 2003 data
• 2004 data
• 2005 data
• 2006 data
• NEW 2007 data

 based on NAICS, or 

• 1997 data
• 1998 data
• 1999 data
• 2000 data

which are based on SIC.  

Last Modified Date: November 1, 2007