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Covered employment (QCEW) in Berkshire County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Berkshire County was 57,806 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs57,806
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank11th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high62,7572007
Series low53,9042020

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

52K54K56K58K60K62K64K20012005200920132017202120252001: 62,192 jobs2002: 62,511 jobs2003: 61,868 jobs2004: 61,649 jobs2005: 62,198 jobs2006: 62,736 jobs2007: 62,757 jobs2008: 62,445 jobs2009: 60,475 jobs2010: 60,260 jobs2011: 60,323 jobs2012: 60,516 jobs2013: 60,827 jobs2014: 61,017 jobs2015: 61,745 jobs2016: 61,618 jobs2017: 61,731 jobs2018: 61,266 jobs2019: 61,098 jobs2020: 53,904 jobs2021: 55,999 jobs2022: 58,220 jobs2023: 58,536 jobs2024: 57,946 jobs2025: 57,806 jobs52.5K55K57.5K60K62.5K65K2001201020252001: 62,192 jobs2002: 62,511 jobs2003: 61,868 jobs2004: 61,649 jobs2005: 62,198 jobs2006: 62,736 jobs2007: 62,757 jobs2008: 62,445 jobs2009: 60,475 jobs2010: 60,260 jobs2011: 60,323 jobs2012: 60,516 jobs2013: 60,827 jobs2014: 61,017 jobs2015: 61,745 jobs2016: 61,618 jobs2017: 61,731 jobs2018: 61,266 jobs2019: 61,098 jobs2020: 53,904 jobs2021: 55,999 jobs2022: 58,220 jobs2023: 58,536 jobs2024: 57,946 jobs2025: 57,806 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
202557,806
202457,946
202358,536
202258,220
202155,999
202053,904
201961,098
201861,266
201761,731
201661,618
201561,745
201461,017
201360,827
201260,516
201160,323
201060,260
200960,475
200862,445
200762,757
200662,736
200562,198
200461,649
200361,868
200262,511
200162,192

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Berkshire County57,806
Massachusetts3,634,042
United States155,732,363

Berkshire 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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  • 120K to 220K
  • 220K to 350K
  • 350K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Berkshire 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), Berkshire 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), Berkshire 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/berkshire-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), Berkshire 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/berkshire-county-massachusetts.

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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), Berkshire 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/berkshire-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Berkshire County was 57,806 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 Berkshire County?

62,757 jobs in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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