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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
- Hurricane Helene - Employment, wages, and establishment counts in hurricane flood zones Read More »
- Employment and Wages, Annual Averages, 2023 Read More »
- QCEW Summary and Historical Reporting Rates Tables now updated with First Quarter 2024 data Read More »
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Percent change in employment, average weekly wages, and establishments in 10 largest counties, total covered employment, March 2023 to March 2024
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
1.5%
4.5%
4.2%
Cook, IL
0.1%
3.3%
1.7%
New York, NY
0.6%
0.1%
4.6%
Harris, TX
1.4%
-1.4%
3.9%
Maricopa, AZ
3.0%
5.1%
3.1%
Dallas, TX
-1.0%
-1.4%
3.3%
Orange, CA
1.5%
5.6%
3.8%
San Diego, CA
0.9%
5.4%
4.9%
King, WA
0.0%
-9.5%
6.4%
Miami-Dade, FL
2.5%
3.5%
5.3%
Latest Numbers
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Employment Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+1.3%(p) since Mar 2023
Los Angeles County, California
+1.5%(p) since Mar 2023
Cook County, Illinois
+0.1%(p) since Mar 2023
New York County, New York
+0.6%(p) since Mar 2023
Harris County, Texas
+1.4%(p) since Mar 2023
Maricopa County, Arizona
+3.0%(p) since Mar 2023
Dallas County, Texas
-1.0%(p) since Mar 2023
Orange County, California
+1.5%(p) since Mar 2023
San Diego County, California
+0.9%(p) since Mar 2023
King County, Washington
unchanged since Mar 2023
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+2.5%(p) since Mar 2023
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+4.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Los Angeles County, California
+4.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Cook County, Illinois
+1.7%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
New York County, New York
+4.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Harris County, Texas
+3.9%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Maricopa County, Arizona
+3.1%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Dallas County, Texas
+3.3%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Orange County, California
+3.8%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
San Diego County, California
+4.9%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
King County, Washington
+6.4%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+5.3%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Historical Data
News Release
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News Releases
Santa Clara, CA, has largest county 1st quarter over-the-year wage gain at 14.6%
08/21/2024
From first quarter 2023 to first quarter 2024, Santa Clara, CA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 14.6 percent. Monterey, CA, and St. Johns, FL, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increases in employment in March 2024 at 4.8 percent each.
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County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 1st quarter 2024
09/04/2024
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the first quarter of 2024. 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 second quarter 2024 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
The County Employment and Wages full data update for second quarter 2024 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
read more »
Publications
The Economics Daily
Employment and wages up in largest counties, March 2023 to March 2024
Nine of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year increases in employment from March 2023 to March 2024. Maricopa County (part of the Phoenix metropolitan area), Arizona, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage gain (+2.6 percent). Within Maricopa, education and health services had the largest employment increase and rose by 17,477 (+4.7 percent). read more »
Spotlight on Statistics
Keeping America Moving: Employment in Transportation and Warehousing Industries
In June 2024, the transportation and warehousing industry had an employment level of 6.6 million, accounting for 5 percent of all private-sector jobs. Transportation and warehousing encompasses a wide variety of industries, such as warehousing and storage, truck and air transportation, and school and city buses. This Spotlight examines these industries' differing employment trends, worker characteristics, earnings, fatal and nonfatal occupational injuries, and projected 2032 employment. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Nonprofits: a look at national trends in establishment size and employment
Nonprofit and for-profit establishments have different growth rates and levels of employment. read more »
