Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

QCEW First Quarter 2018 Response Rates

QCEW response rates are presented for establishments (1), employment, and total quarterly wages as first published. They are not updated with subsequent revisions to the data.

QCEW Response Rates for Establishments (1), Employment, and Total Wages (as first published)
AREA First Quarter
Establishments
March
Employment
First Quarter
Total Wages
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018

United States (2)

91.0% 91.0% 97.6% 97.4% 97.9% 97.8%

Alabama

91.4% 90.9% 97.5% 97.0% 98.5% 98.1%

Alaska

95.9% 95.4% 95.8% 95.7% 98.1% 96.3%

Arizona

91.8% 90.4% 98.2% 97.9% 98.5% 99.0%

Arkansas

90.0% 89.7% 98.3% 98.7% 98.8% 99.1%

California

94.7% 91.0% 99.0% 98.3% 99.2% 99.3%

Colorado

93.1% 92.4% 95.8% 95.1% 96.4% 94.8%

Connecticut

81.0% 78.9% 90.4% 93.2% 91.9% 90.8%

Delaware

87.3% 88.5% 96.5% 95.1% 97.0% 94.8%

District of Columbia

75.6% 76.0% 97.0% 95.9% 98.8% 98.4%

Florida

91.0% 91.3% 98.0% 97.1% 98.2% 97.4%

Georgia

89.9% 89.5% 98.0% 97.3% 98.7% 98.4%

Hawaii

92.9% 93.0% 99.3% 98.9% 99.6% 99.8%

Idaho

93.0% 95.4% 94.4% 96.6% 94.7% 96.6%

Illinois

81.7% 88.8% 99.1% 99.3% 99.5% 99.1%

Indiana

92.9% 91.9% 97.4% 95.2% 98.5% 97.8%

Iowa

96.3% 97.0% 97.6% 98.2% 97.0% 97.9%

Kansas

92.7% 96.5% 99.1% 99.1% 99.6% 99.6%

Kentucky

80.5% 88.7% 95.5% 96.8% 97.2% 97.9%

Louisiana

89.4% 88.7% 96.7% 97.3% 97.9% 97.9%

Maine

91.9% 93.6% 98.5% 99.1% 98.7% 99.1%

Maryland

93.7% 94.1% 98.3% 98.7% 97.9% 98.9%

Massachusetts

99.1% 96.2% 98.2% 98.1% 99.3% 99.0%

Michigan

82.0% 81.7% 95.7% 94.3% 96.1% 95.8%

Minnesota

92.5% 93.7% 98.7% 98.9% 98.8% 99.2%

Mississippi

90.6% 91.5% 96.3% 97.7% 96.7% 97.6%

Missouri

85.5% 86.9% 97.0% 97.3% 97.8% 97.7%

Montana

93.3% 94.8% 98.1% 98.4% 98.4% 99.0%

Nebraska

96.2% 96.0% 98.5% 98.5% 99.3% 99.1%

Nevada

90.2% 93.1% 96.0% 94.6% 97.5% 96.7%

New Hampshire

95.9% 95.8% 98.5% 99.1% 98.0% 99.3%

New Jersey

86.5% 86.8% 97.9% 97.3% 99.2% 98.4%

New Mexico

93.6% 92.8% 98.0% 97.5% 98.5% 98.0%

New York

90.9% 91.1% 96.1% 96.9% 94.0% 95.4%

North Carolina

93.7% 92.1% 99.4% 99.4% 99.6% 99.5%

North Dakota

97.9% 96.8% 97.1% 97.3% 99.3% 99.3%

Ohio

92.7% 92.5% 96.6% 96.5% 98.3% 98.5%

Oklahoma

86.8% 85.2% 98.8% 97.4% 99.2% 96.5%

Oregon

91.5% 91.5% 96.6% 97.3% 97.4% 97.7%

Pennsylvania

96.7% 97.0% 96.4% 96.1% 95.8% 94.9%

Rhode Island

95.2% 98.5% 97.1% 97.5% 95.4% 96.8%

South Carolina

86.2% 72.4% 98.7% 93.5% 99.0% 93.4%

South Dakota

98.3% 98.9% 98.3% 96.1% 97.0% 97.2%

Tennessee

90.6% 89.3% 97.6% 97.2% 98.9% 98.8%

Texas

95.1% 94.7% 98.1% 98.0% 98.4% 98.3%

Utah

96.4% 95.5% 98.3% 98.4% 98.8% 99.4%

Vermont

97.0% 95.8% 98.1% 96.4% 98.7% 97.7%

Virginia

92.3% 90.9% 97.5% 97.4% 97.9% 98.6%

Washington

63.9% 85.5% 95.9% 98.5% 99.4% 99.5%

West Virginia

92.9% 92.7% 97.0% 98.3% 97.6% 98.6%

Wisconsin

95.1% 95.5% 96.6% 97.1% 97.0% 98.7%

Wyoming

97.4% 97.5% 98.6% 97.7% 98.8% 98.2%

Puerto Rico

93.6% 93.3% 95.9% 96.4% 95.6% 94.9%

Virgin Islands

72.0% 60.3% 95.7% 89.6% 97.7% 91.6%

Footnotes:

(1) Percentage of establishments reporting employment in the third month of the quarter.

(2) Percentage reported for the United States includes data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Last Modified Date: August 17, 2020