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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
- QCEW Summary and Historical Response Rates Tables now updated with second quarter 2020 data Read More »
- Hurricane Zeta: QCEW employment, wages, and establishment counts in hurricane flood zones. Read More »
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Imputation Methodology Read More »
Charts
read more »Latest Numbers
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Employment Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
-9.4%(p) since Jun 2019
Los Angeles County, California
-12.3%(p) since Jun 2019
Cook County, Illinois
-13.2%(p) since Jun 2019
New York County, New York
-19.3%(p) since Jun 2019
Harris County, Texas
-7.5%(p) since Jun 2019
Maricopa County, Arizona
-4.7%(p) since Jun 2019
Dallas County, Texas
-6.8%(p) since Jun 2019
Orange County, California
-12.9%(p) since Jun 2019
San Diego County, California
-11.2%(p) since Jun 2019
King County, Washington
-9.1%(p) since Jun 2019
Miami-Dade County, Florida
-9.3%(p) since Jun 2019
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+8.6%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
Los Angeles County, California
+8.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
Cook County, Illinois
+9.8%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
New York County, New York
+15.1%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
Harris County, Texas
+3.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
Maricopa County, Arizona
+7.8%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
Dallas County, Texas
+4.5%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
Orange County, California
+11.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
San Diego County, California
+11.1%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
King County, Washington
+13.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+5.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2019
Historical Data
News Release
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News Releases
Atlantic, NJ, has the largest county over-the-year June employment loss at -34.2%
11/18/2020
From June 2019 to June 2020, Atlantic, NJ, had the largest county percentage decrease in employment at -34.2 percent. Atlantic, NJ, also had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages in second quarter 2020 at 22.5 percent.
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County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 2nd quarter 2020
12/02/2020
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database
through the second quarter of 2020. 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 third quarter 2020 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The County Employment and Wages full data update for third quarter 2020 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Internet publishing employment up 48 percent, first quarter 2016 to second quarter 2020
Employment in internet publishing and web search portals increased from 196,000 in the first quarter of 2016 to 290,000 in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 48 percent. In contrast, there were employment decreases of 38 percent in newspaper publishers, 25 percent in periodical publishers, and 17 percent in book publishers over this period. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
How many workers are employed in sectors directly affected by COVID-19 shutdowns, where do they work, and how much do they earn?
This article examines the labor market impacts of establishment shutdowns implemented in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). read more »
