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QWI Online

Click here to access the QWI Online analytic tool

The Quarterly Workforce Indicators are derived from the LED partnership and are possible because of an innovative system that merges data already collected from various sources. The state Labor Market Information (LMI) agencies supply key data from unemployment wage records and from businesses each quarter. The Census Bureau merges the data from the LMIs with current demographic information to produce the data found on the LED web site. By combining data from different administrative sources, censuses and surveys, the Census Bureau produces local employment information that was not available before.

The Census Bureau produces thirty labor force indicators, eight of which are published in QWI Online. The eight indicators include total employment, measures of change such as job flow, new hires, and separations, and average earnings. Datasets containing the full range of thirty indicators are made available through the Cornell Virtual Research Data Center. The beginning of the published QWI time series for each state varies depending on data availability. The time series are refreshed every quarter, with the most recent data lagging the calendar quarter by about nine months.

QWI Online provides
  • Detailed demographics
  • Detailed geography and state totals
  • Ownership information - private only or all ownership categories
  • NAICS sector, 3- and 4-digit industries *
  • 4-quarter rolling averages
  • Recent and historical data
Using the Comparison Report feature in QWI Online, you can tabulate labor market information by time, geography, sex, age and other variables. You can also generate cross-sectional, or download the data to create your own custom tables and charts.

* A link is available for historical SIC-based information from the control page. However, these aggregations are no longer updated with current data.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies · Contact Us ·  Last Revised: April 15, 2009

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