QCEW Area Codes and Titles (Old)

Beginning in September 2013, the QCEW program began using revised Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) titles, and the related Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) definitions of Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MicroSA) and Combined Statistical Areas (CSA) as defined in the February 2013 bulletin released by The Office of Management and Budget. The new title files represent a composite list of old and new codes and titles. In many cases only titles were updated. Old area titles area listed below. Use the new titles for projects that include the 2013 and forward period. Use these older titles for projects using only pre-2013 data.

QCEW data files and databases use a five character field to hold an "area code" that identifies the geographic area that the data represents. QCEW data are available at the national level, as statewide data, as county level data, and for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and other types of Statistical Areas. The table below shows the code and title relationships applicable to SIC coded QCEW data.

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.

DOWNLOAD: XLSX CSV TXT Related Documentation:   Data Guide;   QCEW Data Files;   QCEW Area Guide;   Open Data Access Guide;