QCEW Interactive Dashboard 

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Average Annual Wages:

For Jobs Covered by Unemployment Insurace (by NAICS sector & county)

       2013 - 2019

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: Overview

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) is a quarterly count of employment, establishments, and wages reported by employers covered under the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation law. The QCEW covers more than 95 percent of New Jersey jobs available at the state, county, and municipal level, by detailed industry.

The primary source for the QCEW is administrative data from the New Jersey unemployment insurance compensation program. These data are supplemented by data from two U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) surveys: the Annual Refiling Survey and the Multiple Worksite Report. Before publication, BLS and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development staff review and enhance the QCEW data, converting errors to correct values and confirming and annotating unusual movements.

An establishment is commonly understood as a single economic unit, such as a farm, a mine, a factory, or a store, that produces goods or services. Establishments are typically at one physical location and engaged in one, or predominantly one, type of economic activity for which a single industrial classification may be applied. An establishment is in contrast to a firm, or a company, which is a business and may consist of one or more establishments, where each establishment may participate in a different predominant economic activity.

The basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry code is provided by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). To ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and relevance of the industry classification, NAICS is reviewed every five years to determine what, if any, changes are required. In conjunction with its counterparts in Mexico and Canada, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget developed the most recent revision, NAICS 2017. This revision will be incorporated with the release of first quarter 2017 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data.

For more information on NAICS 2017 changes please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site 

Users interested in more information about NAICS can access the Bureau of the Census Web site

For more information on these files, contact Roseanne Elcenko at 609.874-8977.

 Quarterly Data: (2006 to Present)
Statewide NAICS at the sector, 3-digit and 4-digit level. County at the NAICS sector level. 

QCEW Interactive Dashboard 

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 Historical Quarterly Data (all areas in excel format)

The following are downloadable compressed (ZIPPED) files. They contain employment and wages covered by unemployment insurance for all New Jersey, its 21 counties and its 566 municipalities as of the third quarter for 1991 through 2000 at the two and four digit Standard Industrial Classification levels.  Data for the years 2001 and 2002 are available on the North American Industrial Classification System and is not comparable with data from earlier years.  The files have been compressed using PKZIP. You will need PKUNZIP 2.04 or higher to uncompress them.

Average Annual Wages:

For Jobs Covered by Unemployment Insurace (by NAICS sector & county)

       2013 - 2019

Historical Data:

Trends in Employment and wages covered by Unemployment Insurance:

Beginning with 2015 data, the New Jersey Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program will begin producing quarterly data on establishments, employment, and wages stratified by size of establishment.  The size class of each establishment is determined by the reference quarter’s average employment level. Data is available at the 2-digit NAICS sector level.

It is important to note that each establishment of a multi-location firm is tabulated separately into the appropriate size category. The total employment level of the reporting multi-location company is not used in the size tabulation.

Due to confidentiality rules, some size class data may be suppressed. These suppressed fields are annotated on the worksheets below.

An alternate source of data by company or firm size is the BLS Business Employment Dynamics program which produces tabulations on employment levels as well as employment dynamics stratified by firm size.

New Jersey Private Sector Worksites Covered by Unemployment Insurance by Size Group:

New Jersey Private Sector Worksites Covered by Unemployment Insurance by County by Size Group:

The Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) form is used to obtain employment and wage data for businesses operating more than one worksite under one Unemployment Insurance (UI) account within New Jersey. Employers who conduct business operations in more than one location within New Jersey are required to complete the Multiple Worksite Report under Section 43:21-11(g) of the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law.

The data provided in this form are necessary for this division to accurately compile and report summary statistics reflecting economic conditions as they relate to business activities throughout New Jersey. All information collected on this form is shared with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics as part of a Federal/State cooperative effort.

The information collected on this form will be used for statistical, Unemployment Insurance program purposes, and other usages in accordance with the law. New Jersey Unemployment Compensation law states that information reported regarding the names, addresses, and NAICS codes of employers is not considered confidential by New Jersey and may be released to the general public. Employment and wage data (along with client information) are confidential and may only be shared with other government agencies who demonstrate a legitimate need for the data, and who guarantee to protect the confidentiality of the data.

 For your convenience, the following link will direct you to a fillable version of the MWR:

(Click on Image Below to Access Full-Size Fillable .PDF Form)

Note:  The auto-fill feature should work in the following browsers:  Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Opera.  If you are using Mozilla the auto-fill feature may not work.  If you can't autofill while online, download the .pdf file to your computer, then open it in Acrobat Reader.  Then you will be able to type on the document with your computer.

Once you complete the form, save it to your computer, then either print it and mail the form or email it or fax it as listed below the image of the document.

Once completed, respondents may submit the form to the Division of Economic & Demographic Research using one of the following transmittal types:

Via Fax:

(609) 292-4115

Via Mail:

NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Division of Economic & Demographic Research

PO Box 934

Trenton, NJ 08625-9791

Via Email:

Due to the confidential nature of the data provided via the MWR, email submittals are only permissible if the attachment is password protected and/or encrypted. Protected files may be emailed to roseanne.elcenko@dol.nj.gov.

For additional information on the Multiple Worksite Report, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.

If you have any questions regarding these reporting procedures, please contact Roseanne Elcenko at (609) 874-8977 or via email roseanne.elcenko@dol.nj.gov.

Publication:

Trends in Employment and Wages Covered by Unemployment Insurance (NAICS based): 2002 (Publication in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (697 KB)) 

Trends in Employment and Wages Covered by Unemployment Insurance (NAICS based): 2001 (Publication in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (1,197 KB)) 

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes 

Standard Industrial Classification Short Titles

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 

North American Industry Classification Short Titles (2012) (HTML)

North American Industry Classification Short Titles (2012) (Excel)