# QCEW File Field Schemas Source: https://data.bls.gov/cew/doc/layouts/ QCEW bulk data is available as CSV files by area, by industry, or as singlefiles (no title columns). Download: https://www.bls.gov/cew/downloadable-data-files.htm --- ## Quarterly CSV Field Layout | # | Field Name | Type | Max Len | Description | |---|-----------|------|---------|-------------| | 1 | area_fips | Text | 5 | 5-character FIPS code | | 2 | own_code | Text | 1 | Ownership code | | 3 | industry_code | Text | 6 | NAICS or SuperSector code | | 4 | agglvl_code | Text | 2 | Aggregation level code | | 5 | size_code | Text | 1 | Size code | | 6 | year | Text | 4 | Year | | 7 | qtr | Text | 1 | Quarter (1–4; A for annual) | | 8 | disclosure_code | Text | 1 | `' '`=disclosed; `N`=not disclosed | | 9 | area_title | Text | 80 | Area name (excluded from singlefile) | | 10 | own_title | Text | 80 | Ownership description (excluded from singlefile) | | 11 | industry_title | Text | 80 | Industry description (excluded from singlefile) | | 12 | agglvl_title | Text | 80 | Aggregation level title (excluded from singlefile) | | 13 | size_title | Text | 80 | Size class title (excluded from singlefile) | | 14 | qtrly_estabs | Numeric | 8 | Count of establishments for the quarter | | 15 | month1_emplvl | Numeric | 9 | Employment, month 1 of quarter | | 16 | month2_emplvl | Numeric | 9 | Employment, month 2 of quarter | | 17 | month3_emplvl | Numeric | 9 | Employment, month 3 of quarter | | 18 | total_qtrly_wages | Numeric | 15 | Total wages for the quarter | | 19 | taxable_qtrly_wages | Numeric | 15 | Taxable wages for the quarter | | 20 | qtrly_contributions | Numeric | 13 | UI contributions for the quarter | | 21 | avg_wkly_wage | Numeric | 8 | Average weekly wage for the quarter | | 22 | lq_disclosure_code | Text | 1 | Location quotient disclosure code | | 23 | lq_qtrly_estabs | Numeric | 8 | LQ of establishment count vs. U.S. | | 24 | lq_month1_emplvl | Numeric | 8 | LQ of month 1 employment vs. U.S. | | 25 | lq_month2_emplvl | Numeric | 8 | LQ of month 2 employment vs. U.S. | | 26 | lq_month3_emplvl | Numeric | 8 | LQ of month 3 employment vs. U.S. | | 27 | lq_total_qtrly_wages | Numeric | 8 | LQ of total quarterly wages vs. U.S. | | 28 | lq_taxable_qtrly_wages | Numeric | 8 | LQ of taxable quarterly wages vs. U.S. | | 29 | lq_qtrly_contributions | Numeric | 8 | LQ of quarterly contributions vs. U.S. | | 30 | lq_avg_wkly_wage | Numeric | 8 | LQ of average weekly wage vs. U.S. | | 31 | oty_disclosure_code | Text | 1 | Over-the-year disclosure code | | 32 | oty_qtrly_estabs_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY change in establishment count | | 33 | oty_qtrly_estabs_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in establishment count | | 34 | oty_month1_emplvl_chg | Numeric | 9 | OTY change in month 1 employment | | 35 | oty_month1_emplvl_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in month 1 employment | | 36 | oty_month2_emplvl_chg | Numeric | 9 | OTY change in month 2 employment | | 37 | oty_month2_emplvl_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in month 2 employment | | 38 | oty_month3_emplvl_chg | Numeric | 9 | OTY change in month 3 employment | | 39 | oty_month3_emplvl_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in month 3 employment | | 40 | oty_total_qtrly_wages_chg | Numeric | 15 | OTY change in total wages | | 41 | oty_total_qtrly_wages_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in total wages | | 42 | oty_taxable_qtrly_wages_chg | Numeric | 15 | OTY change in taxable wages | | 43 | oty_taxable_qtrly_wages_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in taxable wages | | 44 | oty_qtrly_contributions_chg | Numeric | 13 | OTY change in contributions | | 45 | oty_qtrly_contributions_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in contributions | | 46 | oty_avg_wkly_wage_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY change in avg weekly wage | | 47 | oty_avg_wkly_wage_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in avg weekly wage | --- ## Annual CSV Field Layout | # | Field Name | Type | Max Len | Description | |---|-----------|------|---------|-------------| | 1 | area_fips | Text | 5 | 5-character FIPS code | | 2 | own_code | Text | 1 | Ownership code | | 3 | industry_code | Text | 6 | NAICS or SuperSector code | | 4 | agglvl_code | Text | 2 | Aggregation level code | | 5 | size_code | Text | 1 | Size code | | 6 | year | Text | 4 | Year | | 7 | qtr | Text | 1 | Always `A` for annual | | 8 | disclosure_code | Text | 1 | `' '`=disclosed; `N`=not disclosed | | 9 | area_title | Text | 80 | Area name (excluded from singlefile) | | 10 | own_title | Text | 80 | Ownership description (excluded from singlefile) | | 11 | industry_title | Text | 80 | Industry description (excluded from singlefile) | | 12 | agglvl_title | Text | 80 | Aggregation level title (excluded from singlefile) | | 13 | size_title | Text | 80 | Size class title (excluded from singlefile) | | 14 | annual_avg_estabs | Numeric | 8 | Annual avg of quarterly establishment counts | | 15 | annual_avg_emplvl | Numeric | 9 | Annual avg of monthly employment levels | | 16 | total_annual_wages | Numeric | 15 | Sum of 4 quarterly total wages | | 17 | taxable_annual_wages | Numeric | 15 | Sum of 4 quarterly taxable wages | | 18 | annual_contributions | Numeric | 13 | Sum of 4 quarterly UI contributions | | 19 | annual_avg_wkly_wage | Numeric | 8 | Avg weekly wage based on 12-month employment and total annual wages | | 20 | avg_annual_pay | Numeric | 8 | Avg annual pay (wages ÷ employment) | | 21 | lq_disclosure_code | Text | 1 | LQ disclosure code | | 22 | lq_annual_avg_estabs | Numeric | 8 | LQ of annual avg establishment count vs. U.S. | | 23 | lq_annual_avg_emplvl | Numeric | 8 | LQ of annual avg employment vs. U.S. | | 24 | lq_total_annual_wages | Numeric | 8 | LQ of total annual wages vs. U.S. | | 25 | lq_taxable_annual_wages | Numeric | 8 | LQ of taxable annual wages vs. U.S. | | 26 | lq_annual_contributions | Numeric | 8 | LQ of annual contributions vs. U.S. | | 27 | lq_annual_avg_wkly_wage | Numeric | 8 | LQ of annual avg weekly wage vs. U.S. | | 28 | lq_avg_annual_pay | Numeric | 8 | LQ of avg annual pay vs. U.S. | | 29 | oty_disclosure_code | Text | 1 | OTY disclosure code | | 30 | oty_annual_avg_estabs_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY change in annual avg estabs | | 31 | oty_annual_avg_estabs_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in annual avg estabs | | 32 | oty_annual_avg_emplvl_chg | Numeric | 9 | OTY change in annual avg employment | | 33 | oty_annual_avg_emplvl_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in annual avg employment | | 34 | oty_total_annual_wages_chg | Numeric | 15 | OTY change in total annual wages | | 35 | oty_total_annual_wages_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in total annual wages | | 36 | oty_taxable_annual_wages_chg | Numeric | 15 | OTY change in taxable annual wages | | 37 | oty_taxable_annual_wages_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in taxable annual wages | | 38 | oty_annual_contributions_chg | Numeric | 13 | OTY change in annual contributions | | 39 | oty_annual_contributions_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in annual contributions | | 40 | oty_annual_avg_wkly_wage_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY change in annual avg weekly wage | | 41 | oty_annual_avg_wkly_wage_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in annual avg weekly wage | | 42 | oty_avg_annual_pay_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY change in avg annual pay | | 43 | oty_avg_annual_pay_pct_chg | Numeric | 8 | OTY % change in avg annual pay | --- ## Decode Tables **own_code values:** | Code | Ownership | |------|-----------| | 0 | Total, all ownerships | | 1 | Federal government | | 2 | State government | | 3 | Local government | | 4 | International government | | 5 | Private | | 8 | Total, all government | | 9 | Total, all ownerships (same as 0) | **agglvl_code examples:** | Code | Level | |------|-------| | 10 | U.S., NAICS supersectors | | 11 | U.S., NAICS sector | | 12 | U.S., NAICS 3-digit | | 13 | U.S., NAICS 4-digit | | 14 | U.S., NAICS 5-digit | | 15 | U.S., NAICS 6-digit | | 50 | State, NAICS supersectors | | 51 | State, NAICS sector | | 74 | County, NAICS 5-digit | | 75 | County, NAICS 6-digit | | 76 | MSA, NAICS supersectors | **size_code values:** | Code | Employment size class | |------|----------------------| | 0 | All establishment sizes | | 1 | < 5 employees | | 2 | 5–9 | | 3 | 10–19 | | 4 | 20–49 | | 5 | 50–99 | | 6 | 100–249 | | 7 | 250–499 | | 8 | 500–999 | | 9 | 1,000+ | --- ## Download URLs **By-area quarterly (single year):** ``` https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/files/{YEAR}/csv/{YEAR}_qtrly_by_area.zip ``` **By-industry quarterly:** ``` https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/files/{YEAR}/csv/{YEAR}_qtrly_by_industry.zip ``` **Annual singlefile (all areas, all industries, one row per combo):** ``` https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/files/{YEAR}/csv/{YEAR}_annual_singlefile.zip ``` **QCEW API (individual series):** ``` https://data.bls.gov/cew/apps/data_views/data_views.htm ```