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Historical  Industry  Data  by  County  (1997-Current)

Content The data in these profiles are derived from the QCEW Report.  Data compiled from the employers' quarterly tax reports are submitted to State employment security agencies by employers subject to State unemployment insurance (UI) laws and from Federal agencies subject to the UCFE program.  These reports provide information on current employment, wages, and contributions according to the area, ownership, and industrial classifications of the reporting employer.  For the first quarter of each year, these reports also furnish a distribution of employment and wages according to the employment size of the reporting unit within each industry. 

These reports have evolved into an accurate indicator of the present state of the labor market.  Reliability in both industry and geographic cross-sectional detail is due to the fact that the QCEW data represent the largest universe of monthly employment and quarterly wage information by industry and county regularly available in any state.  The data are used in time-series analysis and are used extensively in industry/area comparisons. 

  x Employment   Occupations
  x Income & Wages   Population
  x Industry   Unemployment
  x Local Areas    
Frequency Annually
Scope Statewide, Counties
Format(s) Internet 
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