The concept of full-quarter employment estimates individuals who are likely to have been continuously employed throughout the quarter at a given employer. An individual is defined as full-quarter employed if that individual has valid UI wage records in the current quarter, the preceding quarter, and the subsequent quarter at the same employer (SEIN). That is, in terms of the point-in-time definitions, if the individual is employed at the same employer at both the beginning and end of the quarter, then the individual is considered full-quarter employed in the QWI system.

Full-quarter status is not defined for either the first or last quarter of available data.