State analysts explain QWI and QCEW methods for measuring turnover
Christian Harris demonstrated how QWI and QCEW can be combined to study employer turnover, showing methods (stable QWI and four-quarter averages) used to remove seasonality and comparing New York State to national turnover rates by industry.
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Christian Harris described how the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI), together with Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) benchmarking, provides a practical way to assess employer turnover at substate levels. He said analysts commonly use "stable" QWI and four-quarter averages to reduce seasonality and to identify persistent trends rather than temporary seasonal shifts.
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