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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

QCEW Reporting Rates

Overview of QCEW Reporting Rates

The primary source for the QCEW is administrative data from state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. The states receive a Quarterly Contributions Report (QCR) from private sector employers as well as state and local governments covered under the UI program. Federal government employers provide reports via the Report of Federal Employment and Wages (RFEW). For more information about QCEW collections and data sources, see the QCEW Handbook of Methods.

Reporting rates are generally very high because employers are required to file reports under the UI law for each state. As shown in the tables below, more than 90 percent of establishments at the national level typically report their data each quarter, accounting for upwards of 95 percent of employment and wages. The remaining 5 to 10 percent of data are imputed. Reporting rates vary by state.

Downloadable Data

Data that track changes in reporting rates at the national and state levels are available for download. This database goes back to the first quarter of 2020 and is updated after each QCEW news release:

  • Download national and state-level reporting rates data (2020 - Present): CSV

Tables

The tables below detail the rates of QCEW reporting in recent years at the national and state levels across all ownerships and industries. These tables are updated quarterly with the publication of new QCEW data.

Table 1. Percent of QCEW establishments that reported data
Area2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1[1]
United States[2]89.391.191.291.591.291.792.091.889.4
Alabama87.888.388.489.287.588.186.586.681.2
Alaska97.497.396.296.696.596.195.997.395.3
Arizona86.589.889.789.288.690.389.889.188.1
Arkansas89.292.288.387.887.686.885.183.282.5
California84.694.694.393.295.895.795.394.292.7
Colorado86.085.990.094.593.093.393.193.488.0
Connecticut90.690.189.591.190.991.291.791.990.2
Delaware66.275.782.384.079.681.883.381.978.7
District of Columbia81.080.981.785.582.783.786.187.883.2
Florida92.391.992.992.592.993.393.293.990.6
Georgia83.485.485.785.984.784.584.284.482.5
Hawaii82.981.880.782.478.979.278.177.474.3
Idaho79.280.077.679.977.283.683.885.785.0
Illinois91.291.190.190.996.095.195.195.692.7
Indiana91.492.992.492.990.491.391.892.690.5
Iowa97.597.197.696.997.297.696.896.596.7
Kansas97.397.895.896.096.597.198.097.596.1
Kentucky83.883.383.083.982.483.383.382.981.5
Louisiana83.482.482.981.482.482.282.181.579.9
Maine95.194.393.993.794.393.993.693.491.5
Maryland93.193.092.391.891.891.091.689.087.1
Massachusetts93.794.593.991.392.592.192.292.592.1
Michigan87.886.985.385.983.883.382.482.875.5
Minnesota85.884.785.379.985.685.686.686.484.9
Mississippi85.084.284.784.484.584.182.983.380.6
Missouri94.193.693.193.492.392.191.291.087.5
Montana93.592.291.089.294.196.395.194.892.1
Nebraska96.797.197.897.697.498.098.598.596.6
Nevada95.095.796.397.096.395.596.196.895.1
New Hampshire94.293.893.993.493.394.093.293.390.4
New Jersey82.983.184.690.582.882.887.989.778.6
New Mexico89.990.791.090.491.991.491.290.190.0
New York89.290.090.089.383.586.889.489.488.0
North Carolina83.487.087.287.291.090.790.690.987.5
North Dakota96.897.096.996.598.498.097.997.596.5
Ohio90.690.089.989.789.389.890.190.089.9
Oklahoma92.692.593.093.291.693.297.793.790.3
Oregon82.982.583.784.986.187.187.588.288.6
Pennsylvania98.298.298.398.498.398.398.398.697.8
Rhode Island97.998.297.998.497.697.798.398.298.3
South Carolina90.390.588.893.291.896.597.294.093.8
South Dakota98.698.798.498.798.898.898.698.497.9
Tennessee81.782.885.895.491.695.094.890.888.1
Texas94.795.495.596.595.495.995.796.394.3
Utah97.596.899.199.198.699.199.599.397.1
Vermont93.993.292.393.092.592.792.792.693.9
Virginia92.891.793.394.192.893.293.193.390.8
Washington91.788.285.985.885.584.784.083.980.7
West Virginia91.290.888.888.588.988.688.186.081.3
Wisconsin97.597.597.297.297.397.297.397.396.3
Wyoming97.797.797.997.696.196.597.297.296.4
Puerto Rico95.295.596.896.990.796.597.297.393.4
Virgin Islands61.255.968.054.452.565.353.046.555.5

[1] Data are preliminary and still subject to revision.

[2] Includes the District of Columbia. Excludes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Table 2. Percent of QCEW employment reported by establishments
AreaMar. 2024Jun. 2024Sep. 2024Dec. 2024Mar. 2025Jun. 2025Sep. 2025Dec. 2025Mar. 2026[1]
United States[2]96.796.596.696.796.596.496.496.896.0
Alabama97.996.596.696.795.896.393.296.295.6
Alaska97.295.795.896.395.796.795.398.397.0
Arizona98.598.598.898.797.698.899.198.298.4
Arkansas98.298.698.898.396.796.997.498.694.6
California95.095.495.796.095.796.196.295.995.7
Colorado89.289.790.190.690.193.593.895.493.6
Connecticut96.796.697.196.095.596.997.195.695.8
Delaware88.394.293.196.295.496.796.596.193.4
District of Columbia96.895.995.596.297.095.096.295.791.3
Florida96.594.595.596.495.993.595.096.395.2
Georgia97.097.396.597.697.697.596.397.196.1
Hawaii98.695.695.895.197.398.395.198.498.5
Idaho96.096.096.395.996.198.198.898.298.3
Illinois97.297.997.897.797.396.897.697.697.7
Indiana96.197.195.995.896.296.995.096.196.1
Iowa98.197.898.198.398.098.298.498.298.0
Kansas98.498.398.097.197.698.098.498.498.1
Kentucky97.396.996.497.096.195.996.196.496.6
Louisiana98.397.797.597.197.197.798.398.197.5
Maine98.796.796.897.397.898.397.198.598.0
Maryland98.695.194.695.398.899.497.096.695.5
Massachusetts96.496.796.097.096.995.494.996.696.5
Michigan95.397.796.395.594.695.995.295.289.6
Minnesota97.696.998.094.796.896.597.097.195.5
Mississippi96.795.495.896.597.696.296.596.795.3
Missouri98.498.298.198.497.296.796.997.796.0
Montana99.198.698.798.798.798.896.098.197.7
Nebraska98.698.398.198.398.498.498.098.397.8
Nevada95.495.094.194.695.995.995.897.397.7
New Hampshire98.798.798.798.596.597.397.397.996.4
New Jersey97.097.296.697.397.097.297.397.196.7
New Mexico96.596.897.297.497.498.197.898.094.8
New York95.395.094.795.093.591.394.194.792.7
North Carolina96.395.697.697.397.196.895.496.595.8
North Dakota98.698.698.498.998.598.799.299.498.5
Ohio97.697.197.397.796.797.297.197.596.4
Oklahoma98.396.596.997.196.997.996.698.496.6
Oregon94.795.195.996.895.095.995.696.295.0
Pennsylvania97.196.897.197.196.997.296.197.296.9
Rhode Island99.398.296.597.898.699.499.199.397.6
South Carolina98.998.497.897.896.597.694.798.198.5
South Dakota98.796.597.598.398.897.998.497.498.8
Tennessee95.696.897.198.097.096.796.598.197.0
Texas98.599.098.998.698.398.498.397.497.8
Utah96.697.498.498.198.698.597.896.096.0
Vermont99.598.098.699.198.997.998.498.998.4
Virginia96.894.894.294.396.596.595.896.596.2
Washington96.895.596.595.197.697.996.397.696.1
West Virginia96.794.395.296.797.295.796.994.897.2
Wisconsin97.198.398.797.796.796.696.897.795.7
Wyoming97.497.197.197.495.596.095.997.095.1
Puerto Rico98.197.497.697.883.897.397.298.193.4
Virgin Islands96.994.591.183.190.296.287.486.590.0

[1] Data are preliminary and still subject to revision.

[2] Includes the District of Columbia. Excludes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Table 3. Percent of QCEW wages reported by establishments
Area2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1[1]
United States[2]96.696.596.596.395.696.396.196.396.2
Alabama98.496.496.497.294.594.992.295.996.2
Alaska97.096.195.296.296.096.295.197.095.6
Arizona99.498.898.699.098.398.799.398.598.2
Arkansas98.998.999.098.496.997.498.099.095.7
California92.792.793.492.093.594.492.491.893.0
Colorado94.794.292.694.894.095.996.896.395.7
Connecticut95.897.297.395.794.796.196.197.696.8
Delaware88.892.291.991.694.296.396.294.692.3
District of Columbia99.197.499.198.199.298.298.399.396.6
Florida96.496.995.797.094.995.095.496.194.5
Georgia97.096.896.797.997.097.496.397.097.1
Hawaii98.794.393.993.393.494.993.694.998.6
Idaho98.699.199.198.397.999.099.399.498.9
Illinois97.998.999.199.298.898.499.198.998.2
Indiana92.496.295.393.589.794.396.094.092.3
Iowa99.198.699.199.198.798.899.198.998.8
Kansas99.598.898.398.298.598.698.399.498.7
Kentucky97.497.897.698.295.997.797.697.697.2
Louisiana98.697.497.297.197.697.998.398.497.7
Maine98.296.896.997.396.397.096.397.298.4
Maryland99.595.896.096.499.399.496.495.196.1
Massachusetts96.697.297.197.597.095.295.096.396.7
Michigan97.498.398.397.795.097.997.796.792.9
Minnesota98.899.099.198.797.998.798.398.997.5
Mississippi96.494.795.195.495.995.195.295.793.8
Missouri98.798.698.498.797.498.097.198.296.5
Montana99.398.798.899.298.699.095.698.498.0
Nebraska99.298.998.599.298.498.698.698.498.5
Nevada97.297.195.895.795.996.796.697.197.0
New Hampshire98.398.698.698.095.896.996.697.196.5
New Jersey98.798.998.598.698.899.099.198.498.8
New Mexico97.096.597.197.297.497.597.197.294.7
New York94.195.093.794.390.288.992.893.993.9
North Carolina97.596.798.497.596.997.095.395.697.1
North Dakota98.899.899.199.698.299.399.399.298.8
Ohio98.898.398.498.597.197.697.597.497.7
Oklahoma98.696.196.596.694.696.196.097.297.0
Oregon95.996.796.997.195.197.397.196.996.8
Pennsylvania98.597.796.597.296.797.497.298.098.4
Rhode Island99.797.496.997.096.998.097.998.596.9
South Carolina98.898.598.198.996.497.494.897.998.5
South Dakota98.899.599.599.299.599.499.499.498.9
Tennessee95.397.597.598.496.897.097.698.797.4
Texas98.898.999.398.798.799.098.898.698.8
Utah96.696.597.396.796.795.898.398.297.4
Vermont99.699.098.799.299.198.698.298.698.0
Virginia97.694.794.594.294.198.293.893.697.9
Washington96.091.694.991.893.898.598.198.698.4
West Virginia92.591.390.193.289.189.294.194.094.3
Wisconsin98.199.299.399.297.697.498.699.097.0
Wyoming98.999.698.699.498.297.597.597.997.3
Puerto Rico98.197.497.598.083.296.696.497.393.1
Virgin Islands97.794.993.285.691.997.588.488.391.3

[1] Data are preliminary and still subject to revision.

[2] Includes the District of Columbia. Excludes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.


Last modified date: August 28, 2026