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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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QCEW Aggregation Level Codes (For SIC coded data)
These are the codes used on summary records produced by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program to indicate the aggregation level of the data summarized on the record. These aggregation level codes are for QCEW records coded to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
The table below 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; Open Data Access Guide; QCEW Data Files;
| Code | Aggregation Level Title |
|---|---|
| 01 | National, Total Covered |
| 02 | National, Total -- by ownership sector |
| 03 | National, Industry Division -- by ownership sector |
| 04 | National, 2-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 05 | National, 3-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 06 | National, 4-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 07 | National, Private, total, by establishment size class |
| 08 | National, Private, industry Division, by establishment size class |
| 09 | National, Private, 2-digit SIC, by establishment size class |
| 10 | National, Private, 3-digit SIC, by establishment size class |
| 11 | National, Private, 4-digit SIC, by establishment size class |
| 12 | MSA, Total Covered |
| 13 | MSA, Total -- by ownership sector |
| 14 | MSA, Industry Division -- by ownership sector |
| 15 | MSA, 2-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 16 | MSA, 3-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 17 | MSA, 4-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 18 | State, Total Covered |
| 19 | State, Total -- by ownership sector |
| 20 | State, Industry Division -- by ownership sector |
| 21 | State, 2-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 22 | State, 3-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 23 | State, 4-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 24 | State, Private, total, by establishment size class |
| 25 | State, Private, industry Division, by establishment size class |
| 26 | County, Total Covered |
| 27 | County, Total -- by ownership sector |
| 28 | County, Industry Division -- by ownership sector |
| 29 | County, 2-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 30 | County, 3-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
| 31 | County, 4-digit SIC -- by ownership sector |
Last Modified Date: September 15, 2020