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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
- QCEW Summary and Historical Response Rates Tables now updated with fourth quarter 2021 data Read More »
- Hurricane Season- QCEW Hurricane Maps 2021 Third Quarter Update Read More »
- Errata Notice: Fourth quarter 2021 Supplemental Table of Contents files corrected. Read More »
Charts
Percent change in employment, average weekly wages, and establishments in 10 largest counties, total covered employment, December 2020 to December 2021
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
8.2%
2.6%
5.4%
Cook, IL
5.3%
2.3%
6.4%
New York, NY
7.9%
-3.9%
6.6%
Harris, TX
5.2%
2.8%
5.9%
Maricopa, AZ
4.6%
8.6%
5.6%
Dallas, TX
5.8%
3.8%
5.6%
Orange, CA
7.4%
4.2%
2.8%
San Diego, CA
8.6%
3.3%
2.7%
King, WA
6.4%
-8.5%
7.3%
Miami-Dade, FL
7.5%
8.4%
11.4%
Latest Numbers
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Employment Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+5.2%(p) since Dec 2020
Los Angeles County, California
+8.2%(p) since Dec 2020
Cook County, Illinois
+5.3%(p) since Dec 2020
New York County, New York
+7.9%(p) since Dec 2020
Harris County, Texas
+5.2%(p) since Dec 2020
Maricopa County, Arizona
+4.6%(p) since Dec 2020
Dallas County, Texas
+5.8%(p) since Dec 2020
Orange County, California
+7.4%(p) since Dec 2020
San Diego County, California
+8.6%(p) since Dec 2020
King County, Washington
+6.4%(p) since Dec 2020
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+7.5%(p) since Dec 2020
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+5.9%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Los Angeles County, California
+5.4%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Cook County, Illinois
+6.4%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
New York County, New York
+6.6%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Harris County, Texas
+5.9%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Maricopa County, Arizona
+5.6%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Dallas County, Texas
+5.6%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Orange County, California
+2.8%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
San Diego County, California
+2.7%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
King County, Washington
+7.3%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+11.4%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Historical Data
News Release
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News Releases
Palm Beach, FL, has largest county 4th quarter 2021 over-the-year wage gain at 15.6%
05/25/2022
From fourth quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2021, Palm Beach, FL, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 15.6 percent. Clark, NV, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in December 2021 at 13.3 percent.
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County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 4th quarter 2021
06/08/2022
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the fourth quarter of 2021. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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Next Release
The County Employment and Wages release for first quarter 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The County Employment and Wages full data update for first quarter 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
read more »
Publications
Spotlight on Statistics
The Decline in Employment Dynamism Over the Last Three Decades
Business dynamism refers to the continuous process of firm entry, growth, contraction, and exit, and the simultaneous creation and destruction of jobs. A healthy economy is marked by low barriers to entry for new firms and a labor market that permits workers to move easily between jobs. read more »
The Economics Daily
All of the 10 largest U.S. counties had employment increases in September 2021
All of the 10 largest U.S. counties had over-the-year percentage increases in employment in September 2021 Miami-Dade, Florida, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage gain (+7.6 percent), followed by Los Angeles, California at 7.0 percent. Over-the-year change in employment at the national level was 4.4%. read more »
