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County

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000433

Primary legal subdivision of most states.

Note: County is the primary local geographic area for an establishment in the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The county is determined by the physical location of the establishment. In Louisiana, the term “parish” is used instead of “county.”

For example, see the QCEW state and county map of Florida.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000433
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000433",
  "term": "County",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Primary legal subdivision of most states.\n\nNote: County is the primary local geographic area for an establishment in the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The county is determined by the physical location of the establishment. In Louisiana, the term “parish” is used instead of “county.”\n\nFor example, see the QCEW state and county map of Florida.",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/county/"
}

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