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QWI Online The Quarterly Workforce Indicators are derived from the LED partnership and are possible because of an innovative system that merges data already collected from various sources. The state Labor Market Information (LMI) agencies supply key data from unemployment wage records and from businesses each quarter. The Census Bureau merges the data from the LMIs with current demographic information to produce the data found on the LED web site. By combining data from different administrative sources, censuses and surveys, the Census Bureau produces local employment information that was not available before.The Census Bureau produces thirty labor force indicators, eight of which are published in QWI Online. The eight indicators include total employment, measures of change such as job flow, new hires, and separations, and average earnings. Datasets containing the full range of thirty indicators are made available through the Cornell Virtual Research Data Center. The beginning of the published QWI time series for each state varies depending on data availability. The time series are refreshed every quarter, with the most recent data lagging the calendar quarter by about nine months. QWI Online provides
Net Job Gains and Losses and Net Job Growth Rates are derived directly from QWI Online. The indicator used is the Beginning of Quarter Employment for private industries only. It covers year-over-year changes by available states, as well as download of corresponding data files. |
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