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Covered employment (QCEW) in Bergen County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Bergen County was 437,006 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 21 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs437,006
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank1st of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high453,6262001
Series low397,5492020

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

380K400K420K440K460K20012005200920132017202120252001: 453,626 jobs2002: 448,917 jobs2003: 447,392 jobs2004: 445,711 jobs2005: 446,274 jobs2006: 447,074 jobs2007: 452,883 jobs2008: 445,567 jobs2009: 426,435 jobs2010: 422,456 jobs2011: 422,940 jobs2012: 424,340 jobs2013: 431,342 jobs2014: 435,399 jobs2015: 441,172 jobs2016: 444,086 jobs2017: 443,722 jobs2018: 444,513 jobs2019: 444,282 jobs2020: 397,549 jobs2021: 412,115 jobs2022: 429,530 jobs2023: 437,055 jobs2024: 438,240 jobs2025: 437,006 jobs380K400K420K440K460K2001201020252001: 453,626 jobs2002: 448,917 jobs2003: 447,392 jobs2004: 445,711 jobs2005: 446,274 jobs2006: 447,074 jobs2007: 452,883 jobs2008: 445,567 jobs2009: 426,435 jobs2010: 422,456 jobs2011: 422,940 jobs2012: 424,340 jobs2013: 431,342 jobs2014: 435,399 jobs2015: 441,172 jobs2016: 444,086 jobs2017: 443,722 jobs2018: 444,513 jobs2019: 444,282 jobs2020: 397,549 jobs2021: 412,115 jobs2022: 429,530 jobs2023: 437,055 jobs2024: 438,240 jobs2025: 437,006 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
2025437,006
2024438,240
2023437,055
2022429,530
2021412,115
2020397,549
2019444,282
2018444,513
2017443,722
2016444,086
2015441,172
2014435,399
2013431,342
2012424,340
2011422,940
2010422,456
2009426,435
2008445,567
2007452,883
2006447,074
2005446,274
2004445,711
2003447,392
2002448,917
2001453,626

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2025
Bergen County437,006
New Jersey4,282,851
United States155,732,363

Bergen County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 125,225 jobsBergen County: 437,006 jobsBurlington County: 214,267 jobsCamden County: 207,142 jobsCape May County: 43,316 jobsCumberland County: 60,344 jobsEssex County: 353,038 jobsGloucester County: 128,002 jobsHudson County: 271,856 jobsHunterdon County: 47,458 jobsMercer County: 261,312 jobsMiddlesex County: 431,665 jobsMonmouth County: 279,012 jobsMorris County: 301,376 jobsOcean County: 192,715 jobsPassaic County: 174,268 jobsSalem County: 22,148 jobsSomerset County: 192,374 jobsSussex County: 38,705 jobsUnion County: 231,428 jobsWarren County: 33,915 jobs
  • Under 47K
  • 47K to 170K
  • 170K to 210K
  • 210K to 280K
  • 280K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Bergen 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), Bergen 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), Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey. 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), Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey.

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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), Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Bergen County was 437,006 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 21 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 Bergen County?

453,626 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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