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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 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 https://www.bls.gov/cew/additional-resources/open-data/home.htm.
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.
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.
After 11:00 A.M., by the end of a QCEW full data release day, 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
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.
Industries Areas Ownerships Size Classes Aggregation Levels
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.
Last Modified Date: September 25, 2024