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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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QCEW Data File Documentation Guide

The table below provides links to documentation related to data files from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program. This documentation provides lists of codes and their corresponding titles that are used in the QCEW Program. They also detail file layouts.

Related Documentation:   Data Guide;   QCEW Data Files;  

Codes and Titles

This will summarize the various codes and titles used. Codes and titles will be broken down into NAICS and SIC groups.


File Layouts

This will summarize the various file formats