Figure 1. The difference in the over-the-quarter change between Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data and Current Employment Statistics data, not seasonally adjusted
Year Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Quarter 1 mean Quarter 2 mean Quarter 3 mean Quarter 4 mean

2006

-685 -223 532 97 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2007

-524 90 132 274 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2008

-356 -139 204 225 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2009

-355 67 351 360 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2010

-731 -191 92 428 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2011

-397 162 217 339 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2012

-400 -411 583 -27 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2013

-233 13 184 320 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2014

-345 -233 356 331 -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

2015

-449 -98 270 NA -447.5 -96.2 292.0 260.7

Note: The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data used here are the sum of the states' benchmarked Current Employment Statistics data.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.