Native keyProvider-native identifier used to reconcile this country/provider series.
CAWTOT
FreshnessDisplayed as stored official data.Official values served from the platform's stored snapshot while live refresh is unavailable or not included for this access level.Fetched: Not recorded.Latest observation flag: Preliminary.
Stored official data
HistoryPoint-in-time data via the FRED ALFRED endpoint. Each request returns the values as they were published on the supplied vintage date.Vintage history is derived from FRED ALFRED's realtime_start/realtime_end query parameters.
Source-native vintage
ReuseCommercial use: dataset specific.Redistribution: review required.Do not treat FRED as an automatically reusable commercial-display source. Prefer direct BEA, BLS, Census, FRB, Treasury, and EIA feeds where possible.Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (CAWTOT). Accessed 2026-05-09. Underlying-source rights may differ.
Dataset exceptions
Research notes
67 · Caution
ComparabilityAggregator is not the statistical authority: Use the source agency, source code, and methodology link when citing or reconciling with official releases.Labor definitions vary by survey and agency: Do not mix levels across definitions; compare rates or changes only after matching population, adjustment, and frequency.Seasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.
3 notes
QualitySource authority: 82/100. Aggregator source: useful access layer, but official methodology remains with the originating agency.Methodology completeness: 70/100. 70% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, and revision fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 52/100. 0 observations available; release status none; data status fallbackRevision and vintage depth: 100/100. Point-in-time data via the FRED ALFRED endpoint. Each request returns the values as they were published on the supplied vintage date.
1/6 strong
CitationCalifornia Total Wages (QCEW) (FRED (St. Louis Fed): CAWTOT, United States, retrieved May 9, 2026)
Retrieved May 9, 2026
Series details, provenance, and revision toolsFull metadata and supporting panels are kept here so the chart read stays focused.
Series details
SourceFRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
CategoryIncome & Wages
FrequencyQuarterly
UnitThousands of USD
Transformsyoy, mom
About this series
Total wages from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for California. Source: BLS via FRED.