Covered employment (QCEW) in Alcona County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Alcona County was 1,533 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024. That is the 80th highest of 83 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,533
Change on 2024+2.6%
Series high1,8642022
Series low1,4842010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Alcona County, 2001 to 2025

1,4001,5001,6001,7001,8001,90020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,765 jobs2002: 1,766 jobs2003: 1,775 jobs2004: 1,792 jobs2005: 1,792 jobs2006: 1,734 jobs2007: 1,702 jobs2008: 1,623 jobs2009: 1,487 jobs2010: 1,484 jobs2011: 1,553 jobs2012: 1,550 jobs2013: 1,613 jobs2014: 1,670 jobs2015: 1,686 jobs2016: 1,718 jobs2017: 1,789 jobs2018: 1,763 jobs2019: 1,840 jobs2020: 1,711 jobs2021: 1,772 jobs2022: 1,864 jobs2023: 1,520 jobs2024: 1,494 jobs2025: 1,533 jobs1,4001,5001,6001,7001,8001,9002001201020252001: 1,765 jobs2002: 1,766 jobs2003: 1,775 jobs2004: 1,792 jobs2005: 1,792 jobs2006: 1,734 jobs2007: 1,702 jobs2008: 1,623 jobs2009: 1,487 jobs2010: 1,484 jobs2011: 1,553 jobs2012: 1,550 jobs2013: 1,613 jobs2014: 1,670 jobs2015: 1,686 jobs2016: 1,718 jobs2017: 1,789 jobs2018: 1,763 jobs2019: 1,840 jobs2020: 1,711 jobs2021: 1,772 jobs2022: 1,864 jobs2023: 1,520 jobs2024: 1,494 jobs2025: 1,533 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20251,533
20241,494
20231,520
20221,864
20211,772
20201,711
20191,840
20181,763
20171,789
20161,718
20151,686
20141,670
20131,613
20121,550
20111,553
20101,484
20091,487
20081,623
20071,702
20061,734
20051,792
20041,792
20031,775
20021,766
20011,765

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place2025
Alcona County1,533
Michigan4,408,446
United States155,732,363

Alcona County compared with nearby places

Alcona County: 1,533 jobsAlger County: 2,678 jobsAllegan County: 43,686 jobsAlpena County: 12,115 jobsAntrim County: 5,061 jobsArenac County: 3,940 jobsBaraga County: 2,965 jobsBarry County: 13,286 jobsBay County: 34,153 jobsBenzie County: 5,028 jobsBerrien County: 60,632 jobsBranch County: 15,400 jobsCalhoun County: 54,949 jobsCass County: 9,582 jobsCharlevoix County: 10,881 jobsCheboygan County: 6,125 jobsChippewa County: 12,796 jobsClare County: 7,670 jobsClinton County: 18,741 jobsCrawford County: 4,065 jobsDelta County: 13,886 jobsDickinson County: 13,696 jobsEaton County: 45,625 jobsEmmet County: 17,859 jobsGenesee County: 134,908 jobsGladwin County: 4,495 jobsGogebic County: 4,848 jobsGrand Traverse County: 52,238 jobsGratiot County: 12,739 jobsHillsdale County: 12,461 jobsHoughton County: 12,476 jobsHuron County: 11,350 jobsIngham County: 155,298 jobsIonia County: 18,832 jobsIosco County: 7,624 jobsIron County: 3,371 jobsIsabella County: 26,856 jobsJackson County: 55,466 jobsKalamazoo County: 122,119 jobsKalkaska County: 4,924 jobsKent County: 417,408 jobsKeweenaw County: 498 jobsLake County: 1,694 jobsLapeer County: 22,229 jobsLeelanau County: 7,359 jobsLenawee County: 25,857 jobsLivingston County: 64,689 jobsLuce County: 1,932 jobsMackinac County: 4,804 jobsMacomb County: 331,515 jobsManistee County: 7,448 jobsMarquette County: 26,924 jobsMason County: 10,162 jobsMecosta County: 12,262 jobsMenominee County: 7,115 jobsMidland County: 38,301 jobsMissaukee County: 4,110 jobsMonroe County: 40,577 jobsMontcalm County: 16,387 jobsMontmorency County: 2,056 jobsMuskegon County: 62,026 jobsNewaygo County: 11,796 jobsOakland County: 720,266 jobsOceana County: 6,510 jobsOgemaw County: 6,086 jobsOntonagon County: 1,338 jobsOsceola County: 7,692 jobsOscoda County: 1,363 jobsOtsego County: 10,549 jobsOttawa County: 129,408 jobsPresque Isle County: 2,561 jobsRoscommon County: 6,103 jobsSaginaw County: 80,210 jobsSt. Clair County: 41,734 jobsSt. Joseph County: 20,801 jobsSanilac County: 10,347 jobsSchoolcraft County: 2,764 jobsShiawassee County: 15,490 jobsTuscola County: 12,153 jobsVan Buren County: 21,582 jobsWashtenaw County: 219,230 jobsWayne County: 721,389 jobsWexford County: 13,082 jobs
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  • 4,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 12K
  • 12K to 20K
  • 20K to 55K
  • 55K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Alcona County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Alcona County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Alcona County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/alcona-county-michigan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Alcona County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/alcona-county-michigan.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Alcona County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/alcona-county-michigan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Alcona County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Alcona County was 1,533 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024. That is the 80th highest of 83 counties in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Alcona County?

1,864 jobs in 2022, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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