Current Year

“Current Year” is defined by the data currently available from QCEW and OES, Emsi’s major sources for industry and occupation data, respectively. QCEW defines Emsi’s current year for industry and occupation job counts and industry earnings, and OES defines Emsi’s current year for occupational earnings. QCEW generally lags the current calendar year by nine months, releasing the first quarter of the calendar year’s data in early September. Therefore, Emsi’s current year for job counts and industry earnings catches up to the calendar year in the last quarter of the calendar year. OES releases in the spring of the year following; for instance, 2017 OES was released in May 2018. Therefore, the current year for occupational earnings data is two years behind the calendar year in the first half of the calendar year, and one year behind the calendar year in the last half of the calendar year.