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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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QCEW County High-Level Layouts
The tables below describe the field layouts for the County high-level Excel Workbooks. There are two formats, one for workbooks with quarterly data, and one for workbooks with annual data. These Excel files are available from the historical NAICS-Based Data Files Table. Data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands is stored on a second worksheet within each workbook. Data for the U.S. is repeated on the second worksheet as a convenience to users.
County High-Level Quarterly Layout
This table describes the field layout for county high-level workbooks containing quarterly data. The table is available as an Excel workbook (.xlsx), a comma separated values file (.csv), and as a flat, text file (.txt). Click the links below to download.
Related Documentation: QCEW Data Guide; Documentation Guide;
| Field Number |
Column Letter |
Field Name |
Column Display |
Field Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Area Code | hidden | 5-character FIPS code |
| 2 | B | St | hidden | 2-character State FIPS code |
| 3 | C | Cnty | hidden | 3-character County FIPS code |
| 4 | D | Own | hidden | 1-character Ownership code |
| 5 | E | NAICS | hidden | 4-character Industry code (SuperSector) |
| 6 | F | Year | visible | 4-digit year |
| 7 | G | Qtr | visible | 1-character quarter (always A for annual) |
| 8 | H | Area Type | visible | Category of the given area. (State, County, Nation, etc.…) |
| 9 | I | St Name | visible | Multi-character State name |
| 10 | J | Area | visible | Area title associated with the area's FIPS code |
| 11 | K | Ownership | visible | Ownership title associated with the ownership code |
| 12 | L | Industry | visible | Industry title associated with the industry code |
| 13 | M | Status Code | visible | Status code, or disclosure code ('N' for not disclosed) |
| 14 | N | Establishment Count | visible | Quarterly establishment counts for a given quarter |
| 15 | O | Month 1 Employment | visible | Employment level for the first month of the quarter. The name of the month is displayed. (EX: January) |
| 16 | P | Month 2 Employment | visible | Employment level for the second month of the quarter. The name of the month is displayed. (EX: February) |
| 17 | Q | Month 3 Employment | visible | Employment level for the third month of the quarter. The name of the month is displayed. (EX: March) |
| 18 | R | Total Quarterly Wages | visible | Total quarterly wage level for the given quarter |
| 19 | S | Average Weekly Wage | visible | Average weekly wage based on the 12-monthly employment levels and total annual wage levels |
| 20 | T | Employment Location Quotient Relative to U.S. | visible | Employment Location Quotient Relative to U.S. (more...) |
| 21 | U | Total Wage Location Quotient Relative to U.S. | visible | Total Wage Location Quotient Relative to U.S. (more...) |
County High-Level Annual Layout
This table describes the field layout for county high-level workbooks containing annual averages. The table is available as an Excel workbook (.xlsx), a comma separated values file (.csv), and as a flat, text file (.txt). Click the links below to download.
| Field Number |
Column Letter |
Field Name |
Column Display |
Field Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Area Code | hidden | 5-character FIPS code |
| 2 | B | St | hidden | 2-character State FIPS code |
| 3 | C | Cnty | hidden | 3-character County FIPS code |
| 4 | D | Own | hidden | 1-character Ownership code |
| 5 | E | NAICS | hidden | 4-character Industry code (SuperSector) |
| 6 | F | Year | visible | 4-digit year |
| 7 | G | Qtr | visible | 1-character quarter (always A for annual) |
| 8 | H | Area Type | visible | Category of the given area. (State, County, Nation, etc.…) |
| 9 | I | St Name | visible | Multi-character State name |
| 10 | J | Area | visible | Area title associated with the area's FIPS code |
| 11 | K | Ownership | visible | Ownership title associated with the ownership code. |
| 12 | L | Industry | visible | Industry title associated with the industry code. |
| 13 | M | Annual Average Status Code | visible | Status code, or disclosure code ('N' for not disclosed) |
| 14 | N | Annual Average Establishment Count | visible | Annual average of quarterly establishment counts for a given year |
| 15 | O | Annual Average Employment | visible | Annual average of monthly employment levels for a given year |
| 16 | P | Annual Total Wages | visible | Sum of the four quarterly total wage levels for a given year |
| 17 | Q | Annual Average Weekly Wage | visible | Average weekly wage based on the 12-monthly employment levels and total annual wage levels |
| 18 | R | Annual Average Pay | visible | Average annual pay based on employment and wage levels for a given year |
| 19 | S | Employment Location Quotient Relative to U.S. | visible | Employment Location Quotient Relative to U.S. (more...) |
| 20 | T | Total Wage Location Quotient Relative to U.S. | visible | Total Wage Location Quotient Relative to U.S. (more...) |
Last Modified Date: September 23, 2020