Covered employment (QCEW) in Baltimore County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Baltimore County was 369,662 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs369,662

Change on 2024-1.3%

Rank2nd of 24Counties in Maryland ranked

Series high380,7702019

Series low350,8002020

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

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

Period	jobs
2025	369,662
2024	374,470
2023	366,963
2022	366,485
2021	359,100
2020	350,800
2019	380,770
2018	380,537
2017	374,732
2016	373,523
2015	370,670
2014	364,651
2013	360,566
2012	362,713
2011	359,767
2010	360,873
2009	365,228
2008	375,321
2007	376,757
2006	375,359
2005	371,281
2004	364,571
2003	357,189
2002	360,802
2001	360,128

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place	2025
Baltimore County	369,662
Maryland	2,754,961
United States	155,732,363

Baltimore County compared with nearby places

Under 15K
15K to 29K
29K to 57K
57K to 220K
220K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Baltimore 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Maryland by covered employment (QCEW) 24 places

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), Baltimore County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Baltimore 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/baltimore-county-maryland. 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), Baltimore 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/baltimore-county-maryland.

Harvard

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), Baltimore 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/baltimore-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Baltimore County was 369,662 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 24 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 Baltimore County?

380,770 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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