Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Topics:

Labor Market Information
Occupations

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: At a Glance

227,989

Average Total Employment: Health Care and Social Assistance (Q2 2024)

224,960

Average Total Employment: Manufacturing (Q2 2024)

173,849

Average Total Employment: Retail Trade (Q2 2024)

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program serves as a near census of monthly employment and quarterly wage information by industry. Iowa data is available at the link above for both the state and county level.

Note: For assistance in navigating the Tableau visualization (linked above) visit the Tableau Guide.

If you have questions on the data above, visit the frequently asked questions or contact LMI using the information at the bottom of this page.

QCEW data is also available in a CSV file below.

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