Research Analyst

• Responsible for the construction of a portion of the database which is the federal Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) report by utilizing the employment and wage data from the universe of businesses covered by state and federal unemployment compensation laws.
• Identify employment trends by ensuring the accuracy and validity of the data through statistical analysis.
• Prepare a portion of the QCEW report of employment and wages by industry and geography.
• Analyze and comment on or make corrections to all data that failed an edit within set time frames.
• Make determinations of formulas and utilize various methods of estimation and approximation, including estimating employment figures based on average weekly wages, estimating wage data based on prior quarters, and calculating average monthly employment.

Economic Research Associate

Training and Research Consultant