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Covered employment (QCEW) in Amherst County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Amherst County was 7,835 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.1% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs7,835
Change on 2024-4.1%
Rank74th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high9,8952006
Series low7,5652020

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

7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50010K20012005200920132017202120252001: 9,427 jobs2002: 9,711 jobs2003: 9,635 jobs2004: 9,817 jobs2005: 9,835 jobs2006: 9,895 jobs2007: 9,736 jobs2008: 9,602 jobs2009: 9,350 jobs2010: 8,857 jobs2011: 8,917 jobs2012: 9,044 jobs2013: 8,927 jobs2014: 8,834 jobs2015: 8,459 jobs2016: 8,409 jobs2017: 8,267 jobs2018: 8,109 jobs2019: 7,975 jobs2020: 7,565 jobs2021: 7,626 jobs2022: 7,729 jobs2023: 7,827 jobs2024: 8,168 jobs2025: 7,835 jobs7,0008,0009,00010K2001201020252001: 9,427 jobs2002: 9,711 jobs2003: 9,635 jobs2004: 9,817 jobs2005: 9,835 jobs2006: 9,895 jobs2007: 9,736 jobs2008: 9,602 jobs2009: 9,350 jobs2010: 8,857 jobs2011: 8,917 jobs2012: 9,044 jobs2013: 8,927 jobs2014: 8,834 jobs2015: 8,459 jobs2016: 8,409 jobs2017: 8,267 jobs2018: 8,109 jobs2019: 7,975 jobs2020: 7,565 jobs2021: 7,626 jobs2022: 7,729 jobs2023: 7,827 jobs2024: 8,168 jobs2025: 7,835 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
20257,835
20248,168
20237,827
20227,729
20217,626
20207,565
20197,975
20188,109
20178,267
20168,409
20158,459
20148,834
20138,927
20129,044
20118,917
20108,857
20099,350
20089,602
20079,736
20069,895
20059,835
20049,817
20039,635
20029,711
20019,427

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2025
Amherst County7,835
Virginia4,149,424
United States155,732,363

Amherst County compared with nearby places

Accomack County: 12,942 jobsAlbemarle County: 65,494 jobsAlleghany County: 3,240 jobsAmelia County: 2,497 jobsAmherst County: 7,835 jobsAppomattox County: 3,660 jobsArlington County: 180,735 jobsAugusta County: 31,235 jobsBath County: 2,269 jobsBedford County: 18,784 jobsBland County: 2,099 jobsBotetourt County: 12,344 jobsBrunswick County: 3,414 jobsBuchanan County: 5,696 jobsBuckingham County: 3,038 jobsCampbell County: 18,718 jobsCaroline County: 7,022 jobsCarroll County: 5,796 jobsCharles City County: 2,065 jobsCharlotte County: 2,735 jobsChesterfield County: 148,684 jobsClarke County: 4,140 jobsCraig County: 764 jobsCulpeper County: 16,412 jobsCumberland County: 1,436 jobsDickenson County: 3,333 jobsDinwiddie County: 9,269 jobsEssex County: 3,570 jobsFairfax County: 634,638 jobsFauquier County: 23,920 jobsFloyd County: 3,831 jobsFluvanna County: 4,726 jobsFranklin County: 15,810 jobsFrederick County: 38,290 jobsGiles County: 5,245 jobsGloucester County: 10,113 jobsGoochland County: 18,926 jobsGrayson County: 3,254 jobsGreene County: 4,008 jobsGreensville County: 3,360 jobsHalifax County: 11,810 jobsHanover County: 57,566 jobsHenrico County: 193,232 jobsHenry County: 15,384 jobsHighland County: 613 jobsIsle of Wight County: 9,852 jobsJames City County: 30,485 jobsKing and Queen County: 1,156 jobsKing George County: 13,622 jobsKing William County: 4,314 jobsLancaster County: 4,731 jobsLee County: 4,198 jobsLoudoun County: 204,941 jobsLouisa County: 10,331 jobsLunenburg County: 2,363 jobsMadison County: 3,099 jobsMathews County: 1,589 jobsMecklenburg County: 11,904 jobsMiddlesex County: 3,238 jobsMontgomery County: 43,874 jobsNelson County: 3,980 jobsNew Kent County: 6,309 jobsNorthampton County: 4,492 jobsNorthumberland County: 2,314 jobsNottoway County: 5,422 jobsOrange County: 9,409 jobsPage County: 5,535 jobsPatrick County: 4,043 jobsPittsylvania County: 13,000 jobsPowhatan County: 8,689 jobsPrince Edward County: 8,700 jobsPrince George County: 15,576 jobsPrince William County: 146,171 jobsPulaski County: 13,753 jobsRappahannock County: 1,570 jobsRichmond County: 2,985 jobsRoanoke County: 37,434 jobsRockbridge County: 6,230 jobsRockingham County: 34,938 jobsRussell County: 6,134 jobsScott County: 4,929 jobsShenandoah County: 13,072 jobsSmyth County: 11,230 jobsSouthampton County: 3,487 jobsSpotsylvania County: 38,037 jobsStafford County: 51,229 jobsSurry County: 2,203 jobsSussex County: 3,162 jobsTazewell County: 13,374 jobsWarren County: 12,966 jobsWashington County: 21,147 jobsWestmoreland County: 3,204 jobsWise County: 10,958 jobsWythe County: 11,567 jobsYork County: 22,567 jobsAlexandria city: 80,604 jobsBristol city: 10,854 jobsBuena Vista city: 2,302 jobsCharlottesville city: 37,129 jobsChesapeake city: 107,476 jobsColonial Heights city: 9,689 jobsCovington city: 3,679 jobsDanville city: 25,188 jobsEmporia city: 3,102 jobsFairfax city: 25,223 jobsFalls Church city: 12,343 jobsFranklin city: 3,898 jobsFredericksburg city: 25,109 jobsGalax city: 5,618 jobsHampton city: 50,813 jobsHarrisonburg city: 31,238 jobsHopewell city: 7,375 jobsLexington city: 5,461 jobsLynchburg city: 47,722 jobsManassas city: 24,249 jobsManassas Park city: 3,759 jobsMartinsville city: 8,857 jobsNewport News city: 101,627 jobsNorfolk city: 144,347 jobsNorton city: 3,167 jobsPetersburg city: 11,708 jobsPoquoson city: 1,857 jobsPortsmouth city: 43,065 jobsRadford city: 6,190 jobsRichmond city: 167,843 jobsRoanoke city: 66,348 jobsSalem city: 20,590 jobsStaunton city: 11,804 jobsSuffolk city: 44,427 jobsVirginia Beach city: 180,315 jobsWaynesboro city: 10,390 jobsWilliamsburg city: 12,705 jobsWinchester city: 25,086 jobs
  • Under 3,000
  • 3,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 10K
  • 10K to 15K
  • 15K to 38K
  • 38K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Amherst 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), Amherst 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), Amherst 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/amherst-county-virginia. 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), Amherst 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/amherst-county-virginia.

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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), Amherst 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/amherst-county-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Amherst County was 7,835 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.1% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 133 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 Amherst County?

9,895 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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