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Covered employment (QCEW) in Arizona

Covered employment (QCEW) in Arizona was 3,234,783 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs3,234,783
Change on 2024+0.4%
Rank16th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,234,7832025
Series low2,240,2342002

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Arizona, 2001 to 2025

2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M3M3.2M3.4M20012005200920132017202120252001: 2,243,652 jobs2002: 2,240,234 jobs2003: 2,272,393 jobs2004: 2,354,660 jobs2005: 2,489,462 jobs2006: 2,614,344 jobs2007: 2,647,691 jobs2008: 2,583,215 jobs2009: 2,396,362 jobs2010: 2,356,789 jobs2011: 2,378,248 jobs2012: 2,431,788 jobs2013: 2,488,009 jobs2014: 2,539,253 jobs2015: 2,609,770 jobs2016: 2,680,065 jobs2017: 2,747,638 jobs2018: 2,826,095 jobs2019: 2,908,826 jobs2020: 2,823,760 jobs2021: 2,935,150 jobs2022: 3,075,427 jobs2023: 3,164,081 jobs2024: 3,222,450 jobs2025: 3,234,783 jobs2M2.25M2.5M2.75M3M3.25M2001201020252001: 2,243,652 jobs2002: 2,240,234 jobs2003: 2,272,393 jobs2004: 2,354,660 jobs2005: 2,489,462 jobs2006: 2,614,344 jobs2007: 2,647,691 jobs2008: 2,583,215 jobs2009: 2,396,362 jobs2010: 2,356,789 jobs2011: 2,378,248 jobs2012: 2,431,788 jobs2013: 2,488,009 jobs2014: 2,539,253 jobs2015: 2,609,770 jobs2016: 2,680,065 jobs2017: 2,747,638 jobs2018: 2,826,095 jobs2019: 2,908,826 jobs2020: 2,823,760 jobs2021: 2,935,150 jobs2022: 3,075,427 jobs2023: 3,164,081 jobs2024: 3,222,450 jobs2025: 3,234,783 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
20253,234,783
20243,222,450
20233,164,081
20223,075,427
20212,935,150
20202,823,760
20192,908,826
20182,826,095
20172,747,638
20162,680,065
20152,609,770
20142,539,253
20132,488,009
20122,431,788
20112,378,248
20102,356,789
20092,396,362
20082,583,215
20072,647,691
20062,614,344
20052,489,462
20042,354,660
20032,272,393
20022,240,234
20012,243,652

Compared with United States

Place2025
Arizona3,234,783
United States155,732,363

Arizona compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,118,878 jobsAlaska: 332,544 jobsArizona: 3,234,783 jobsArkansas: 1,305,532 jobsCalifornia: 18,210,243 jobsColorado: 2,891,626 jobsConnecticut: 1,691,734 jobsDelaware: 481,552 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 741,646 jobsFlorida: 9,914,411 jobsGeorgia: 4,890,150 jobsHawaii: 644,391 jobsIdaho: 874,283 jobsIllinois: 6,067,518 jobsIndiana: 3,190,325 jobsIowa: 1,558,465 jobsKansas: 1,432,626 jobsKentucky: 1,990,460 jobsLouisiana: 1,928,041 jobsMaine: 651,181 jobsMaryland: 2,754,961 jobsMassachusetts: 3,634,042 jobsMichigan: 4,408,446 jobsMinnesota: 2,944,260 jobsMississippi: 1,173,251 jobsMissouri: 2,898,452 jobsMontana: 512,424 jobsNebraska: 1,021,306 jobsNevada: 1,569,260 jobsNew Hampshire: 689,026 jobsNew Jersey: 4,282,851 jobsNew Mexico: 875,212 jobsNew York: 9,791,529 jobsNorth Carolina: 4,941,383 jobsNorth Dakota: 429,567 jobsOhio: 5,534,587 jobsOklahoma: 1,700,650 jobsOregon: 1,987,730 jobsPennsylvania: 6,053,191 jobsRhode Island: 499,321 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,320,850 jobsSouth Dakota: 460,392 jobsTennessee: 3,265,460 jobsTexas: 14,109,957 jobsUtah: 1,741,066 jobsVermont: 308,225 jobsVirginia: 4,149,424 jobsWashington: 3,601,662 jobsWest Virginia: 695,422 jobsWisconsin: 2,945,816 jobsWyoming: 282,252 jobs
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  • 600K to 1.3M
  • 1.3M to 2M
  • 2M to 3M
  • 3M to 4.7M
  • 4.7M and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Arizona 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), Arizona, 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), Arizona, 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/arizona. 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), Arizona, 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/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), Arizona, 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/arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Arizona?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Arizona was 3,234,783 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 51 states 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 Arizona?

3,234,783 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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