June 22, 2015 by Laura Pizzo
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) is a program that is managed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers. For the purposes of the QCEW program, a “job” is defined as a full- or part-time position that is covered by state and federal unemployment insurance laws.
Data from the QCEW program serve as an important input to many BLS programs, including the Current Employment Statistics program and the Occupational Employment Statistics program. The unemployment administrative records collected under the QCEW program serve as a sampling frame for BLS establishment surveys.
EMSI produces a form of the BLS QCEW dataset. In the EMSI QCEW dataset, employment definitions and coverage are identical to those used by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the EMSI QCEW (class of worker 1) dataset has several modifications, including the following:
EMSI’s comprehensive labor market dataset removes suppressions, includes proprietors, and is available for all counties and ZIP codes, creating a more complete picture of regional economies. This data gives you valuable insight on occupation growth and decline, industry trends, educational program completions, and lots more—all presented in a way that real people can understand. In addition to the US, EMSI offers thorough data for Canada and the UK, as well as France, Brazil, and Australia.
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