QCEW Data Files
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program provides
several different types of data files. These files are available for
download. Data classified using the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) are available from 1990 forward, and
on a more limited basis from 1975 to 1989. NAICS-based data files
from 1990 to 2000 were re-constructed from data classified under
the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based
data files from 1975 to 1989 contain only totals by-ownership.
NAICS data can be downloaded from the NAICS-Based Data Files table
below.
Data classified using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
system is available from 1975 through 2000. SIC data can be downloaded
from the second table below titled SIC-Based Data Files.
QCEW Open Data Access
QCEW provides a collection of CSV files designed to allow third party programmers, developers,
and organizations to retrieve published QCEW data in CSV format. This page provides links to
QCEW CSV file documentation as well as to sample code in several languages. This resource
provides access to all QCEW data for the most recent 5 years. For QCEW open data
access, see www.bls.gov/cew/opendata.htm.
County Employment and Wages Release Day Access
At 10:00 A.M. on County Employment and Wages release day,
QCEW data as originally published in news release tables 1, 2, and 3
will be updated and available at https://www.bls.gov/web/cewqtr.supp.toc.htm.
For more information about current and future QCEW
releases, see our release calendar.
Full Data Release Day Access
At 10:00 A.M. on QCEW full data release days, updated QCEW
data are available for the current and prior year are available on our supplemental
table page.
At 11:00 A.M. on QCEW full data release days, updated QCEW
data for the current and prior year, as well as for the full ranges of QCEW history
are available from the links in the table below.
For more information about current and future QCEW releases,
see our release calendar
and release schedule changes.
Related Documentation:
QCEW Data Guide;
Documentation Guide;
Open Data Access Guide
NAICS-Based
This table contains links to data classified using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
The data are stored in several different formats. Each format is listed at the top of the table. By Industry
files from 1975 to 1989 contain only ownership totals. If data are available, then the year will be visible
as a link. Annual averages are provided only when an entire year's data are available. An "N/A" is present
when an entire year is not available.
Associated Codes and Titles
Industries
Areas
Ownerships
Size Classes
Aggregation Levels
SIC-Based
This table contains links to data classified using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
The data are stored in several different formats. Each format is listed at the top of the table.
If data are available from 1975 through 2000. Legacy EWB files and the CSV, by-size, files are
only available from 1997 through 2000.
Associated Codes and Titles
Industries
Areas
Ownerships
Size Classes
Aggregation Levels
Last Modified Date:
September 4, 2019
