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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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 https://www.bls.gov/cew/additional-resources/open-data/home.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

 
QCEW NAICS-Based Data Files (1975 - most recent)
Excel Files CSVs
By Area
CSVs
By Industry
CSVs
Single Files
CSVs
By Size
Legacy
Flat Files
County
High-Level
Quarterly Annual
Averages
Quarterly Annual
Averages
Quarterly Annual
Averages
First
Quarter
All ENB/END
File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layouts
2023 2023 NA 2023 NA 2023 NA 2023 2023
2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020
2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018
2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017
2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015
2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014
2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010
2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007
2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006
2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005
2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004
2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003
2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002
2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001
2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999
1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998
1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997
1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992
1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991
1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990
1989 1989
1988 1988
1987 1987
1986 1986
1985 1985
1984 1984
1983 1983
1982 1982
1981 1981
1980 1980
1979 1979
1978 1978
1977 1977
1976 1976
1975 1975

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

QCEW SIC-Based Data Files (1975-2000)
CSVs
By Area
CSVs
By Industry
CSVs
Single Files
CSVs
By Size
Legacy
Flat Files
Quarterly Annual
Averages
Quarterly Annual
Averages
Quarterly Annual
Averages
First
Quarter
All EWB
File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout File Layout
2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999
1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998
1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997
1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995
1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992
1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991
1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990
1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989
1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988
1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1987
1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986
1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985
1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984
1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983
1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982
1981 1981 1981 1981 1981 1981
1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980
1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979
1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978
1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977
1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976
1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975

 

Last Modified Date: September 6, 2023