Covered employment (QCEW) in Barbour County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Barbour County was 7,689 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs7,689

Change on 2024-0.3%

Rank40th of 67Counties in Alabama ranked

Series high11,6292001

Series low7,6892025

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Barbour 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	7,689
2024	7,711
2023	7,702
2022	7,823
2021	7,719
2020	7,935
2019	8,239
2018	8,113
2017	8,012
2016	7,937
2015	8,202
2014	8,166
2013	8,425
2012	8,520
2011	9,044
2010	9,382
2009	9,462
2008	10,321
2007	10,711
2006	11,095
2005	11,132
2004	10,770
2003	11,237
2002	11,145
2001	11,629

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place	2025
Barbour County	7,689
Alabama	2,118,878
United States	155,732,363

Barbour County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 6,000
6,000 to 10K
10K to 18K
18K to 41K
41K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Barbour 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 Alabama by covered employment (QCEW) 67 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), Barbour 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), Barbour 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/barbour-county-alabama. 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), Barbour 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/barbour-county-alabama.

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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), Barbour 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/barbour-county-alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Barbour County was 7,689 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 67 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 Barbour County?

11,629 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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