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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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Data availability from QCEW database tools
QCEW data are accessible from the options available on the QCEW Databases page. These options include the QCEW Data Viewer, Downloadable Data Files, Open Data Access, as well as the LABSTAT Database options, which include the One-Screen and Series Report data searches, as well as the QCEW State and County Maps application.
Historical data availability varies with each tool. The tables below explain which historical data are available in each database tool. Except where noted, each tool is regularly updated to include the most recently released data. The first year of availability is displayed below.
Please also note that for specific information related to QCEW Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) delineations, as well as data availability and constraints, see #22 on the QCEW Questions and Answers page. Beginning in 2nd quarter 2025, QCEW changed publication of all MSA data to totals only (Change in the presentation of metropolitan statistical area (MSA) data in QCEW).
| Source | National | State | CSA | MSA | MicroSA | County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | |
| 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | |
| 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Source | Total, Government | Total, U.S. MSAs | Total, All U.S. CMSAs / CSAs | Total, All U.S. Non-MSA Counties | Total, U.I. Covered (U.S.) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | State | National | National | National | National | |||||||
| Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | |
| 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | |
| 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Industry | Source | National | State | MSA | County | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual | |||||
| All | Downloadable Data Files | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 | |||
| Data Viewer/Open Data | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| LABSTAT Database | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | ||||
| Domain | Downloadable Data Files | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| Data Viewer/Open Data | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| LABSTAT Database | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | ||||
| Super Sector | Downloadable Data Files | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| Data Viewer/Open Data | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| LABSTAT Database | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | ||||
| NAICS Sector | Downloadable Data Files | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| Data Viewer/Open Data | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| LABSTAT Database | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | ||||
| NAICS Sub-Sector | Downloadable Data Files | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| Data Viewer/Open Data | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| LABSTAT Database | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | ||||
| NAICS 4-Digit | Downloadable Data Files | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| Data Viewer/Open Data | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| LABSTAT Database | 2001 | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | ||||
| NAICS 5-Digit | Downloadable Data Files | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| Data Viewer/Open Data | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| LABSTAT Database | 2001 | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | ||||
| NAICS 6-Digit | Downloadable Data Files | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| Data Viewer/Open Data | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| LABSTAT Database | 2001 | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | N/A | 2001 | ||||
| N/A = Data Not Available. | ||||||||||||
Last Modified Date: January 28, 2026