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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 Second quarter 2022 data Read More »
- Improved Usability of State and Local Government Data Read More »
- Hurricane Ian: Employment, wages, and establishment counts in hurricane flood zones. Read More »
Charts
Percent change in employment, average weekly wages, and establishments in 10 largest counties, total covered employment, June 2021 to June 2022
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
5.7%
3.0%
2.5%
Cook, IL
3.8%
3.4%
4.9%
New York, NY
8.1%
0.0%
-0.5%
Harris, TX
3.5%
1.4%
5.7%
Maricopa, AZ
3.0%
8.4%
5.7%
Dallas, TX
3.7%
2.1%
6.8%
Orange, CA
5.1%
4.9%
2.3%
San Diego, CA
5.8%
4.7%
3.2%
King, WA
6.0%
-2.0%
-1.7%
Miami-Dade, FL
5.4%
6.7%
8.1%
Latest Numbers
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Employment Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+4.0%(p) since Jun 2021
Los Angeles County, California
+5.7%(p) since Jun 2021
Cook County, Illinois
+3.8%(p) since Jun 2021
New York County, New York
+8.1%(p) since Jun 2021
Harris County, Texas
+3.5%(p) since Jun 2021
Maricopa County, Arizona
+3.0%(p) since Jun 2021
Dallas County, Texas
+3.7%(p) since Jun 2021
Orange County, California
+5.1%(p) since Jun 2021
San Diego County, California
+5.8%(p) since Jun 2021
King County, Washington
+6.0%(p) since Jun 2021
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+5.4%(p) since Jun 2021
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+4.3%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Los Angeles County, California
+2.5%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Cook County, Illinois
+4.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
New York County, New York
-0.5%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Harris County, Texas
+5.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Maricopa County, Arizona
+5.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Dallas County, Texas
+6.8%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Orange County, California
+2.3%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
San Diego County, California
+3.2%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
King County, Washington
-1.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+8.1%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Historical Data
News Release
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News Releases
Saratoga, NY, has largest county 2nd quarter 2022 over-the-year wage gain at 16.3%
11/22/2022
From second quarter 2021 to second quarter 2022, Saratoga, NY, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 16.3 percent. Orange, FL, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in June 2022 at 9.7 percent.
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County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 2nd quarter 2022
12/06/2022
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the second quarter of 2022. 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 third quarter 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
The County Employment and Wages full data update for third quarter 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
Monthly Labor Review
Jobs, jobs, jobs: what’s an analyst to do?
In addressing key challenges that analysts and economists often face in working with employment metrics, this article analyzes and compares a variety of publicly available employment data for the United States and provides several case study examples to portray some of these challenges. read more »
The Economics Daily
Appalachian employment lagged rest of United States from 2001 to 2021
Employment in the Appalachian region grew 1.5 percent from 2001 to 2021, less than in counties that neighbor Appalachia (7.2 percent) and counties in the rest of the United States (12.0 percent). read more »
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 »
