Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) 2016-2018 County Labor and Industry
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 11 May 2022New Dataset for 2019 - Current by Quarter is now available - <a href="https://data.pa.gov/Workforce-Development/Quarterly-Census-of-Employment-and-Wages-QCEW-2019/bm6e-y9xf"> Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) 2019 - Current County Labor and Industry</a> The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) dataset provides information about the number of establishments within a geographic area by industry as well as the average number of employees and average weekly wages paid. QCEW is the universe of employment covered under Pennsylvania’s unemployment insurance laws. QCEW employment is based on the location of the position not where the person resides.
This dataset has the following 13 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area Name | area_name | text | The name for the area that the row of data supports. The state of Pennsylvania and all the county names. | Susquehanna County Beaver County Bradford County Cumberland County Centre County view top 100 |
| County Code | county_code | text | There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. They're numbered 01 thru 67, and 00 identifies the statewide total. | 13 01 28 39 19 view top 100 |
| State FIPS Code | state_fips | text | The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Pennsylvania the codes start with 42 and are completed with the three-digit county code. The state code is the first two digits of the five digit FIPS code. | 42 view top 100 |
| County FIPS Code | county_fips | text | FIPS code. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Pennsylvania the codes start with 42 and are completed with the three-digit county code. The County FIPS is the last three digits of the five digit FIPS and the code 000 is for statewide. | 067 069 001 065 129 view top 100 |
| Calendar Year | calendar_year | text | Represents the period inclusive of January 1st through December 31st. | 2018 view top 100 |
| NAICS | naics | text | The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. The NAICS coding hierarchy shared among Canada, Mexico, and the United States ranges from aggregated 2-digit industry sectors to detailed 6-digit country-specific industries. Industries at the 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-digit NAICS level are comparable among all three countries. | 10 21 54 48-49 56 view top 100 |
| NAICS Title | naics_title | text | The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Title conveys in brief the industries represented by the NAICS code. | Management of Companies and Enterprises Manufacturing Construction Utilities Health Care and Social Assistance view top 100 |
| Establishments | establishments | number | An employer establishment represents a single economic unit such as a mine, factory or store engaged in one, or predominantly one activity. An employer represents a business entity and may consist of one or more establishments. Establishments represent the 12-month average of monthly counts. | 7 11 12 9 2 view top 100 |
| Employment | employment | number | Employment data under the QCEW program represent the number of covered workers who worked during, or received pay for, the pay period including the 12th of the month. Excluded are members of the armed forces, the self-employed, proprietors, domestic workers, unpaid family workers, and railroad workers. Employment data is presented as the 12-month average of the calendar year. When the field is blank it tells us the data is non-disclosed which has the following meaning: The non-disclosure guidelines essentially exist for one or two reasons: 1) Disclosure of the information would breach confidentiality. 2) The data lacks the statistical rigor to be valid or reliable. | 0 107 111 346 72 view top 100 |
| Weekly Wages | weekly_wages | number | QCEW wages represent total compensation paid during the calendar year, regardless of when services were performed. Included in wages are pay for vacation and other paid leave, bonuses, stock options, tips, the cash value of meals and lodging. Weekly Wages are derived by dividing total wages reported by average employment and then dividing the quotient by 52 weeks per year. When the field is blank it tells us the data is non-disclosed which has the following meaning: The non-disclosure guidelines essentially exist for one or two reasons: 1) Disclosure of the information would breach confidentiality. 2) The data lacks the statistical rigor to be valid or reliable. | 0 982 972 837 962 view top 100 |
| Longitude | longitude | text | This is a generic longitude point for the county so that a map can be created. | -79.91711779 -77.25788076 -77.06415803 -75.60099481 -77.72398845 view top 100 |
| Latitude | latitude | text | This is a generic latitude point for the county so that a map can be created. | 41.77333834 41.42819416 41.40341259 40.416105 40.00444354 view top 100 |
| Georeferenced Latitude & Longitude | geocoded_column | point | Georeferenced Latitude and Longitude column as generic points for each county that can be used for creating visuals such as maps. | {"coordinates":[-78.71894174,40.49127491],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-75.61218345,41.43910064],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-80.22943817,39.85480393],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-77.9827661,40.416105],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-78.34907687,40.48555024],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |