Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program produces a comprehensive tabulation of employment and wage information for workers covered by California Unemployment Insurance laws.
confluence (plural confluences) 1  The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river. 2  The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the lake meet. 3  A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things. The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project. (biology) The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
syn: junction, juncture refer to a place, line, or point at which two or more things join. A junction is also a place where things come together: the junction of two rivers. A juncture is a line or point at which two bodies are joined, or a point of exigency or crisis in time: the juncture of the head and neck; a critical juncture in a struggle.