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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.
Notices
- Hurricane Sally: Employment, wages, and establishment counts in hurricane flood zones have been updated with third quarter 2019 data. Read More »
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Imputation Methodology Read More »
- Employment and Wages Annual Averages 2019 Read More »
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U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Employment Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+0.4%(p) since Mar 2019
Los Angeles County, California
+0.2%(p) since Mar 2019
Cook County, Illinois
-0.6%(p) since Mar 2019
New York County, New York
-0.4%(p) since Mar 2019
Harris County, Texas
+0.4%(p) since Mar 2019
Maricopa County, Arizona
+2.3%(p) since Mar 2019
Dallas County, Texas
+1.2%(p) since Mar 2019
Orange County, California
-0.3%(p) since Mar 2019
San Diego County, California
+0.8%(p) since Mar 2019
King County, Washington
+1.5%(p) since Mar 2019
Miami-Dade County, Florida
unchanged since Mar 2019
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+3.3%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
Los Angeles County, California
+4.3%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
Cook County, Illinois
+2.8%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
New York County, New York
+3.7%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
Harris County, Texas
+0.3%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
Maricopa County, Arizona
+4.0%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
Dallas County, Texas
+2.4%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
Orange County, California
+3.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
San Diego County, California
+5.5%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
King County, Washington
+4.7%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+2.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2019
Historical Data
News Release
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Next Release
- The County Employment and Wages release for second quarter 2020 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
- The County Employment and Wages full data update for second quarter 2020 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
News Releases
McLean, IL, has largest county 1st quarter 2020 over-the-year wage gain at 13.3%
08/19/2020
From first quarter 2019 to first quarter 2020, McLean, IL, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 13.3 percent. St. Johns, FL, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in March 2020 at 3.7 percent.
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County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 1st quarter 2020
09/02/2020
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database
through the first quarter of 2020. Links to updated databases, files, and tables
can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Employment up by 3.7 percent in St. Johns County, Florida, from March 2019 to March 2020
Employment increased in 202 of the 357 largest U.S. counties from March 2019 to March 2020, while 335 counties had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. St. Johns County, Florida, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment, 3.7 percent. Ector County, Texas, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment, 5.5 percent. In March 2020, national employment increased to 147.1 million, a 0.4-percent increase over the year. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
How many workers are employed in sectors directly affected by COVID-19 shutdowns, where do they work, and how much do they earn?
This article examines the labor market impacts of establishment shutdowns implemented in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). read more »
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