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Covered employment (QCEW) in Alexander County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Alexander County was 8,667 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 70th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs8,667
Change on 2024+1.8%
Rank70th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high10,3542001
Series low8,5102024

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

8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K20012005200920132017202120252001: 10,354 jobs2002: 9,938 jobs2003: 9,885 jobs2004: 10,173 jobs2005: 10,199 jobs2006: 10,320 jobs2007: 10,249 jobs2008: 9,865 jobs2009: 8,793 jobs2010: 8,600 jobs2011: 8,750 jobs2012: 8,914 jobs2013: 8,826 jobs2014: 8,783 jobs2015: 8,965 jobs2016: 8,885 jobs2017: 9,129 jobs2018: 9,144 jobs2019: 9,353 jobs2020: 8,677 jobs2021: 9,233 jobs2022: 9,421 jobs2023: 8,839 jobs2024: 8,510 jobs2025: 8,667 jobs8,5009,0009,50010K10.5K2001201020252001: 10,354 jobs2002: 9,938 jobs2003: 9,885 jobs2004: 10,173 jobs2005: 10,199 jobs2006: 10,320 jobs2007: 10,249 jobs2008: 9,865 jobs2009: 8,793 jobs2010: 8,600 jobs2011: 8,750 jobs2012: 8,914 jobs2013: 8,826 jobs2014: 8,783 jobs2015: 8,965 jobs2016: 8,885 jobs2017: 9,129 jobs2018: 9,144 jobs2019: 9,353 jobs2020: 8,677 jobs2021: 9,233 jobs2022: 9,421 jobs2023: 8,839 jobs2024: 8,510 jobs2025: 8,667 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
20258,667
20248,510
20238,839
20229,421
20219,233
20208,677
20199,353
20189,144
20179,129
20168,885
20158,965
20148,783
20138,826
20128,914
20118,750
20108,600
20098,793
20089,865
200710,249
200610,320
200510,199
200410,173
20039,885
20029,938
200110,354

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2025
Alexander County8,667
North Carolina4,941,383
United States155,732,363

Alexander County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 66,529 jobsAlexander County: 8,667 jobsAlleghany County: 3,404 jobsAnson County: 6,666 jobsAshe County: 7,503 jobsAvery County: 7,784 jobsBeaufort County: 16,255 jobsBertie County: 5,322 jobsBladen County: 12,522 jobsBrunswick County: 43,201 jobsBuncombe County: 134,686 jobsBurke County: 29,771 jobsCabarrus County: 91,560 jobsCaldwell County: 25,294 jobsCamden County: 1,198 jobsCarteret County: 25,622 jobsCaswell County: 2,978 jobsCatawba County: 89,369 jobsChatham County: 20,318 jobsCherokee County: 7,869 jobsChowan County: 5,060 jobsClay County: 2,233 jobsCleveland County: 35,958 jobsColumbus County: 14,316 jobsCraven County: 40,422 jobsCumberland County: 122,272 jobsCurrituck County: 7,313 jobsDare County: 20,728 jobsDavidson County: 46,241 jobsDavie County: 14,573 jobsDuplin County: 19,630 jobsDurham County: 233,836 jobsEdgecombe County: 14,827 jobsForsyth County: 190,305 jobsFranklin County: 14,549 jobsGaston County: 81,516 jobsGates County: 1,428 jobsGraham County: 1,952 jobsGranville County: 21,067 jobsGreene County: 4,444 jobsGuilford County: 292,379 jobsHalifax County: 15,111 jobsHarnett County: 29,633 jobsHaywood County: 17,431 jobsHenderson County: 43,873 jobsHertford County: 8,390 jobsHoke County: 9,285 jobsHyde County: 1,705 jobsIredell County: 81,030 jobsJackson County: 19,262 jobsJohnston County: 65,551 jobsJones County: 1,581 jobsLee County: 27,415 jobsLenoir County: 29,635 jobsLincoln County: 28,818 jobsMcDowell County: 15,394 jobsMacon County: 12,592 jobsMadison County: 4,351 jobsMartin County: 6,126 jobsMecklenburg County: 791,613 jobsMitchell County: 4,641 jobsMontgomery County: 8,771 jobsMoore County: 42,751 jobsNash County: 40,231 jobsNew Hanover County: 131,696 jobsNorthampton County: 4,699 jobsOnslow County: 53,881 jobsOrange County: 79,536 jobsPamlico County: 4,072 jobsPasquotank County: 15,885 jobsPender County: 16,071 jobsPerquimans County: 2,262 jobsPerson County: 9,063 jobsPitt County: 81,398 jobsPolk County: 5,598 jobsRandolph County: 45,446 jobsRichmond County: 13,571 jobsRobeson County: 37,260 jobsRockingham County: 23,947 jobsRowan County: 51,121 jobsRutherford County: 18,151 jobsSampson County: 17,386 jobsScotland County: 12,552 jobsStanly County: 23,791 jobsStokes County: 7,553 jobsSurry County: 28,718 jobsSwain County: 6,871 jobsTransylvania County: 9,751 jobsTyrrell County: 972 jobsUnion County: 78,177 jobsVance County: 14,173 jobsWake County: 665,775 jobsWarren County: 2,921 jobsWashington County: 3,065 jobsWatauga County: 24,591 jobsWayne County: 41,053 jobsWilkes County: 18,897 jobsWilson County: 34,906 jobsYadkin County: 9,954 jobsYancey County: 4,927 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Alexander 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), Alexander 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), Alexander 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/alexander-county-north-carolina. 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), Alexander 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/alexander-county-north-carolina.

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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), Alexander 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/alexander-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Alexander County was 8,667 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 70th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Alexander County?

10,354 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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