Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)

OMB 1220-0012

QCEW data, which are provided to the BLS by State Workforce Agencies, are used by the BLS as a sampling frame for its establishment surveys; for publishing of accurate current estimates of employment for the US, States, counties, and metropolitan areas; and publishing quarterly census totals of local establishment counts, employment, and wages. The Bureau of Economic Analysis use the data to produce accurate personal income data in a timely matter for the US, States, and local areas. Finally, the data is critical to the Employment Training Administration to administer unemployment insurance programs.

The latest form for Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) expires 2021-02-28 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
FR1_1220-0012_(02-07-24).pdf Supplementary Document
Title 29 USC 2.pdf Supplementary Document
Title 29 USC 1.pdf Supplementary Document
QCEW_Supporting_Statement_A_2024.docx Supporting Statement A
29_USC_49l-2_Wagner-Peyser_Act_as_amended_2014.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 2 - QCEW-CES RAS final report (1220-0012).pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment 1 - QCEW Ratio Imputation specs (1220-0012) August 14 2009.docx Supplementary Document
QCEW_Supporting_Statement_B_2024.docx Supporting Statement B
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202401-1220-001	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2024-05-08
202101-1220-001 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2021-02-17
202012-1220-001 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2020-12-16
201708-1220-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2017-12-01
201406-1220-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2014-10-08
201103-1220-007 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2011-07-29
200802-1220-002 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2008-05-07
200503-1220-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2005-03-31
200107-1220-004 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2001-07-26
199805-1220-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1998-05-29
199504-1220-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1995-04-25
199203-1220-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1992-03-09
198902-1220-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1989-02-10
198604-1220-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1986-04-10
198304-1220-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1983-04-22
198106-1220-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1981-06-18
197904-1220-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1979-04-19
197708-1220-007 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1977-08-03
197706-1220-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1977-06-09
197703-1220-017 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1977-03-03
197505-1220-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1975-05-16