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Covered employment (QCEW) in Barnstable County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Barnstable County was 96,491 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs96,491
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank9th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high97,6312019
Series low85,8492020

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

85K87.5K90K92.5K95K97.5K100K20012005200920132017202120252001: 89,761 jobs2002: 91,004 jobs2003: 92,509 jobs2004: 93,198 jobs2005: 92,756 jobs2006: 92,466 jobs2007: 92,642 jobs2008: 91,462 jobs2009: 88,392 jobs2010: 88,561 jobs2011: 88,597 jobs2012: 90,522 jobs2013: 92,214 jobs2014: 93,599 jobs2015: 95,001 jobs2016: 96,271 jobs2017: 97,262 jobs2018: 97,408 jobs2019: 97,631 jobs2020: 85,849 jobs2021: 91,395 jobs2022: 94,762 jobs2023: 95,986 jobs2024: 96,280 jobs2025: 96,491 jobs85K90K95K100K2001201020252001: 89,761 jobs2002: 91,004 jobs2003: 92,509 jobs2004: 93,198 jobs2005: 92,756 jobs2006: 92,466 jobs2007: 92,642 jobs2008: 91,462 jobs2009: 88,392 jobs2010: 88,561 jobs2011: 88,597 jobs2012: 90,522 jobs2013: 92,214 jobs2014: 93,599 jobs2015: 95,001 jobs2016: 96,271 jobs2017: 97,262 jobs2018: 97,408 jobs2019: 97,631 jobs2020: 85,849 jobs2021: 91,395 jobs2022: 94,762 jobs2023: 95,986 jobs2024: 96,280 jobs2025: 96,491 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
202596,491
202496,280
202395,986
202294,762
202191,395
202085,849
201997,631
201897,408
201797,262
201696,271
201595,001
201493,599
201392,214
201290,522
201188,597
201088,561
200988,392
200891,462
200792,642
200692,466
200592,756
200493,198
200392,509
200291,004
200189,761

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Barnstable County96,491
Massachusetts3,634,042
United States155,732,363

Barnstable County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 96,491 jobsBerkshire County: 57,806 jobsBristol County: 225,223 jobsDukes County: 9,084 jobsEssex County: 326,688 jobsFranklin County: 25,008 jobsHampden County: 201,216 jobsHampshire County: 64,889 jobsMiddlesex County: 903,942 jobsNantucket County: 8,675 jobsNorfolk County: 348,528 jobsPlymouth County: 197,448 jobsSuffolk County: 712,462 jobsWorcester County: 356,384 jobs
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  • 45K to 120K
  • 120K to 220K
  • 220K to 350K
  • 350K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Barnstable 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), Barnstable 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), Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts. 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), Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts.

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), Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Barnstable County was 96,491 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 14 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 Barnstable County?

97,631 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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