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Handbook of Methods Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages More Info

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: More Info

Additional information on the QCEW can be found online at https://www.bls.gov/cew

For questions by email, fill out the request for information using the Information and Help form.

For questions by telephone, call (202) 691-6567.

For BLS QCEW Survey Respondents

Multiple Worksite Report (MWR): mwr.helpdesk@bls.gov

Industry Verification Form (ARS): contact your respective state office.

For more information on data collection forms, visit the Info for Survey Participants page.

For research access to QCEW data

On-site Visiting Researcher program

For programs outside QCEW using QCEW data

• State-published data
• The cooperating State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) have labor market information offices that publish and disseminate QCEW data for their states.
• Federally published data
• CES technical note
• OES survey methods and reliability statement
• LAUS estimation methodology
• JOLTS Birth-Death Model
• BRS technical notes
• SOII calculation-benchmark factors
• BEA wages and salary disbursements
• BEA Local Personal Income and Employment methodology
• Census Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) 101
• Census Business Builder (CBB)
• FRED – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis