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All QCEW data undergo a process of revision. The number of revisions depends on the data's reference quarter. For the first quarter of each year, QCEW data are published five times. The data are first released in September of the reference year followed by a revision in December and then three more revisions in March, June, and September of the subsequent year. Second-quarter data are published four times, first in December of the reference year, and then through revisions in March, June, and September of the subsequent year. Third-quarter data are published three times, first in March of the subsequent year, and then through revisions in June and September. And finally, fourth-quarter data are published two times, first in June of the subsequent year, and then through a single revision in September.
As shown in the tables below, the magnitude of revisions is correlated with the number of times the data get revised, whereby first-quarter data tend to get revised the most and fourth-quarter data tend to get revised the least. However, the magnitude of revisions is always relatively small. In any given quarter, the establishment count rarely changes more than +/- 1% from initial to final publication, and employment and wage levels rarely change more than +/- 0.1%.
Data that track changes to establishment, employment, and wage totals at the national and state levels are available for download. This dataset goes back to the first quarter of 2017 and is updated after each QCEW news release:
The tables below detail QCEW revisions in recent years for the United States across all ownerships and industries. These tables are updated quarterly with the publication of new QCEW data.
Quarter | Initial Value | 1st Revised Value | 2nd Revised Value | 3rd Revised Value | 4th Revised Value | Final Value | Final - Initial | Percent Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 Q1 |
10,447,240 | 10,412,612 | 10,383,788 | 10,362,825 | 10,355,102 | 10,355,102 | -92,138 | -0.9 | |
2020 Q2 |
10,450,970 | 10,430,780 | 10,401,840 | 10,383,036 | [2] | 10,383,036 | -67,934 | -0.7 | |
2020 Q3 |
10,561,340 | 10,539,341 | 10,515,058 | [2] | [2] | 10,515,058 | -46,282 | -0.4 | |
2020 Q4 |
10,675,800 | 10,697,552 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 10,697,552 | 21,752 | 0.2 | |
2021 Q1 |
10,755,389 | 10,706,578 | 10,691,780 | 10,666,426 | 10,655,451 | 10,655,451 | -99,938 | -0.9 | |
2021 Q2 |
10,863,217 | 10,857,152 | 10,826,949 | 10,814,259 | [2] | 10,814,259 | -48,958 | -0.5 | |
2021 Q3 |
11,021,414 | 11,006,576 | 10,988,319 | [2] | [2] | 10,988,319 | -33,095 | -0.3 | |
2021 Q4 |
11,194,120 | 11,178,274 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 11,178,274 | -15,846 | -0.1 | |
2022 Q1 |
11,299,030 | 11,294,919 | 11,281,490 | 11,281,736 | 11,273,186 | 11,273,186 | -25,844 | -0.2 | |
2022 Q2 |
11,460,819 | 11,445,290 | 11,453,208 | 11,444,566 | [2] | 11,444,566 | -16,253 | -0.1 | |
2022 Q3 |
11,608,876 | 11,621,394 | 11,604,587 | [2] | [2] | 11,604,587 | -4,289 | -0.0 | |
2022 Q4 |
11,785,706 | 11,754,909 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 11,754,909 | -30,797 | -0.3 | |
2023 Q1 |
11,883,196 | 11,841,874 | 11,820,143 | 11,787,278 | 11,766,298 | 11,766,298 | -116,898 | -1.0 | |
2023 Q2 |
11,964,606 | 11,878,843 | 11,829,270 | 11,785,717 | [2] | 11,785,717 | -178,889 | -1.5 | |
2023 Q3 |
12,026,378 | 11,958,748 | 11,903,784 | [2] | [2] | 11,903,784 | -122,594 | -1.0 | |
2023 Q4 |
12,090,132 | 12,009,425 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 12,009,425 | -80,707 | -0.7 | |
2024 Q1 |
12,169,000 | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | |
[1] Includes the District of Columbia. Excludes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [2] Not applicable; Data do not undergo this revision. [3] Not yet published. |
Month | Initial Value | 1st Revised Value | 2nd Revised Value | 3rd Revised Value | 4th Revised Value | Final Value | Final - Initial | Percent Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. 2020 |
147,088,945 | 147,081,145 | 147,081,109 | 147,089,751 | 147,065,115 | 147,065,115 | -23,830 | -0.0 | |
Jun. 2020 |
135,114,354 | 135,049,331 | 135,134,918 | 135,045,869 | [2] | 135,045,869 | -68,485 | -0.1 | |
Sep. 2020 |
138,549,503 | 138,739,944 | 138,722,896 | [2] | [2] | 138,722,896 | 173,393 | 0.1 | |
Dec. 2020 |
140,881,253 | 141,000,256 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 141,000,256 | 119,003 | 0.1 | |
Mar. 2021 |
140,455,819 | 140,606,898 | 140,630,418 | 140,590,554 | 140,589,959 | 140,589,959 | 134,140 | 0.1 | |
Jun. 2021 |
144,044,799 | 144,199,481 | 144,184,114 | 144,185,813 | [2] | 144,185,813 | 141,014 | 0.1 | |
Sep. 2021 |
144,863,915 | 145,059,881 | 145,071,052 | [2] | [2] | 145,071,052 | 207,137 | 0.1 | |
Dec. 2021 |
148,293,597 | 148,407,894 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 148,407,894 | 114,297 | 0.1 | |
Mar. 2022 |
147,648,359 | 147,781,400 | 147,815,124 | 147,815,394 | 147,775,977 | 147,775,977 | 127,618 | 0.1 | |
Jun. 2022 |
149,901,995 | 150,541,452 | 150,658,220 | 150,675,725 | [2] | 150,675,725 | 773,730 | 0.5 | |
Sep. 2022 |
151,239,638 | 151,498,101 | 151,524,979 | [2] | [2] | 151,524,979 | 285,341 | 0.2 | |
Dec. 2022 |
152,317,914 | 152,525,285 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 152,525,285 | 207,371 | 0.1 | |
Mar. 2023 |
151,418,052 | 151,528,335 | 151,550,657 | 151,543,636 | 151,569,737 | 151,569,737 | 151,685 | 0.1 | |
Jun. 2023 |
154,308,523 | 154,421,979 | 154,428,358 | 154,459,630 | [2] | 154,459,630 | 151,107 | 0.1 | |
Sep. 2023 |
153,772,811 | 154,027,988 | 154,059,660 | [2] | [2] | 154,059,660 | 286,849 | 0.2 | |
Dec. 2023 |
154,848,113 | 155,014,465 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 155,014,465 | 166,352 | 0.1 | |
Mar. 2024 |
153,585,576 | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | |
[1] Includes the District of Columbia. Excludes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [2] Not applicable; Data do not undergo this revision. [3] Not yet published. |
Quarter | Initial Value | 1st Revised Value | 2nd Revised Value | 3rd Revised Value | 4th Revised Value | Final Value | Final - Initial | Percent Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 Q1 |
2,341,897 | 2,340,374 | 2,340,031 | 2,339,888 | 2,339,428 | 2,339,428 | -2,470 | -0.1 | |
2020 Q2 |
2,023,775 | 2,023,567 | 2,023,788 | 2,023,547 | [2] | 2,023,547 | -228 | -0.0 | |
2020 Q3 |
2,086,215 | 2,087,105 | 2,086,886 | [2] | [2] | 2,086,886 | 671 | 0.0 | |
2020 Q4 |
2,453,931 | 2,455,747 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 2,455,747 | 1,816 | 0.1 | |
2021 Q1 |
2,336,244 | 2,335,488 | 2,335,656 | 2,335,710 | 2,335,660 | 2,335,660 | -583 | -0.0 | |
2021 Q2 |
2,308,339 | 2,309,671 | 2,309,719 | 2,309,683 | [2] | 2,309,683 | 1,344 | 0.1 | |
2021 Q3 |
2,347,435 | 2,347,996 | 2,348,241 | [2] | [2] | 2,348,241 | 806 | 0.0 | |
2021 Q4 |
2,726,086 | 2,727,378 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 2,727,378 | 1,291 | 0.0 | |
2022 Q1 |
2,621,224 | 2,622,652 | 2,622,990 | 2,622,964 | 2,623,077 | 2,623,077 | 1,853 | 0.1 | |
2022 Q2 |
2,517,904 | 2,519,073 | 2,519,285 | 2,519,113 | [2] | 2,519,113 | 1,209 | 0.0 | |
2022 Q3 |
2,609,770 | 2,612,161 | 2,612,347 | [2] | [2] | 2,612,347 | 2,577 | 0.1 | |
2022 Q4 |
2,742,401 | 2,745,200 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 2,745,200 | 2,799 | 0.1 | |
2023 Q1 |
2,873,835 | 2,874,415 | 2,874,583 | 2,874,742 | 2,875,278 | 2,875,278 | 1,442 | 0.1 | |
2023 Q2 |
2,656,499 | 2,657,479 | 2,658,054 | 2,658,473 | [2] | 2,658,473 | 1,974 | 0.1 | |
2023 Q3 |
2,653,972 | 2,657,443 | 2,657,693 | [2] | [2] | 2,657,693 | 3,721 | 0.1 | |
2023 Q4 |
2,886,735 | 2,889,824 | [2] | [2] | [2] | 2,889,824 | 3,089 | 0.1 | |
2024 Q1 |
3,035,292 | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | |
[1] Includes the District of Columbia. Excludes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [2] Not applicable; Data do not undergo this revision. [3] Not yet published. |
Last Modified Date: September 4, 2024