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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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QCEW Aggregation Level Codes (For SIC coded data)

These are the codes used on summary records produced by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program to indicate the aggregation level of the data summarized on the record. These aggregation level codes are for QCEW records coded to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.

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Related Documentation:   QCEW Data Guide;   Documentation Guide;   Open Data Access Guide;   QCEW Data Files;  

QCEW Aggregation Level Codes for SIC Classified Data
Code Aggregation Level Title
01 National, Total Covered
02 National, Total -- by ownership sector
03 National, Industry Division -- by ownership sector
04 National, 2-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
05 National, 3-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
06 National, 4-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
07 National, Private, total, by establishment size class
08 National, Private, industry Division, by establishment size class
09 National, Private, 2-digit SIC, by establishment size class
10 National, Private, 3-digit SIC, by establishment size class
11 National, Private, 4-digit SIC, by establishment size class
12 MSA, Total Covered
13 MSA, Total -- by ownership sector
14 MSA, Industry Division -- by ownership sector
15 MSA, 2-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
16 MSA, 3-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
17 MSA, 4-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
18 State, Total Covered
19 State, Total -- by ownership sector
20 State, Industry Division -- by ownership sector
21 State, 2-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
22 State, 3-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
23 State, 4-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
24 State, Private, total, by establishment size class
25 State, Private, industry Division, by establishment size class
26 County, Total Covered
27 County, Total -- by ownership sector
28 County, Industry Division -- by ownership sector
29 County, 2-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
30 County, 3-digit SIC -- by ownership sector
31 County, 4-digit SIC -- by ownership sector

 

Last Modified Date:December 2, 2014