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Covered employment (QCEW) in Apache County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Apache County was 16,853 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 15 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs16,853
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank10th of 15Counties in Arizona ranked
Series high19,9902006
Series low16,6112024

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

16K17K18K19K20K20012005200920132017202120252001: 18,566 jobs2002: 19,021 jobs2003: 18,719 jobs2004: 18,910 jobs2005: 19,330 jobs2006: 19,990 jobs2007: 19,968 jobs2008: 19,896 jobs2009: 19,802 jobs2010: 19,258 jobs2011: 18,815 jobs2012: 18,534 jobs2013: 17,992 jobs2014: 17,754 jobs2015: 17,757 jobs2016: 17,671 jobs2017: 17,849 jobs2018: 18,029 jobs2019: 17,742 jobs2020: 16,936 jobs2021: 16,918 jobs2022: 16,677 jobs2023: 16,893 jobs2024: 16,611 jobs2025: 16,853 jobs16K17K18K19K20K2001201020252001: 18,566 jobs2002: 19,021 jobs2003: 18,719 jobs2004: 18,910 jobs2005: 19,330 jobs2006: 19,990 jobs2007: 19,968 jobs2008: 19,896 jobs2009: 19,802 jobs2010: 19,258 jobs2011: 18,815 jobs2012: 18,534 jobs2013: 17,992 jobs2014: 17,754 jobs2015: 17,757 jobs2016: 17,671 jobs2017: 17,849 jobs2018: 18,029 jobs2019: 17,742 jobs2020: 16,936 jobs2021: 16,918 jobs2022: 16,677 jobs2023: 16,893 jobs2024: 16,611 jobs2025: 16,853 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
202516,853
202416,611
202316,893
202216,677
202116,918
202016,936
201917,742
201818,029
201717,849
201617,671
201517,757
201417,754
201317,992
201218,534
201118,815
201019,258
200919,802
200819,896
200719,968
200619,990
200519,330
200418,910
200318,719
200219,021
200118,566

Compared with Arizona and United States

Place2025
Apache County16,853
Arizona3,234,783
United States155,732,363

Apache County compared with nearby places

Apache County: 16,853 jobsCochise County: 34,618 jobsCoconino County: 66,297 jobsGila County: 15,339 jobsGraham County: 11,084 jobsGreenlee County: 5,649 jobsLa Paz County: 6,695 jobsMaricopa County: 2,289,324 jobsMohave County: 56,245 jobsNavajo County: 27,910 jobsPima County: 387,065 jobsPinal County: 79,977 jobsSanta Cruz County: 14,194 jobsYavapai County: 71,329 jobsYuma County: 71,265 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Apache 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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APA 7

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), Apache 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), Apache 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/apache-county-arizona. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Apache 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/apache-county-arizona.

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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), Apache 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/apache-county-arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Apache County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Apache County was 16,853 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 15 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 Apache County?

19,990 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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