The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program produces employment and wages by industry and geography based on all employers covered by state Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws, as well as federal workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program. The count covers about 98 percent of all U.S. jobs and data are available by industry on a quarterly and annual basis by county, metro area, state, and local workforce development areas.
Geographic Coverage: Statewide, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), counties, and Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA)
Frequency: Quarterly and annually
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