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Covered employment (QCEW) in Brookings County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Brookings County was 19,542 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 66 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs19,542
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank5th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high19,5422025
Series low14,4222002

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

14K16K18K20K20012005200920132017202120252001: 15,038 jobs2002: 14,422 jobs2003: 14,664 jobs2004: 15,461 jobs2005: 15,817 jobs2006: 16,664 jobs2007: 17,244 jobs2008: 17,387 jobs2009: 16,684 jobs2010: 16,439 jobs2011: 16,729 jobs2012: 16,783 jobs2013: 16,967 jobs2014: 17,519 jobs2015: 18,029 jobs2016: 18,494 jobs2017: 18,390 jobs2018: 18,635 jobs2019: 18,582 jobs2020: 17,462 jobs2021: 17,871 jobs2022: 18,731 jobs2023: 19,122 jobs2024: 19,246 jobs2025: 19,542 jobs14K16K18K20K2001201020252001: 15,038 jobs2002: 14,422 jobs2003: 14,664 jobs2004: 15,461 jobs2005: 15,817 jobs2006: 16,664 jobs2007: 17,244 jobs2008: 17,387 jobs2009: 16,684 jobs2010: 16,439 jobs2011: 16,729 jobs2012: 16,783 jobs2013: 16,967 jobs2014: 17,519 jobs2015: 18,029 jobs2016: 18,494 jobs2017: 18,390 jobs2018: 18,635 jobs2019: 18,582 jobs2020: 17,462 jobs2021: 17,871 jobs2022: 18,731 jobs2023: 19,122 jobs2024: 19,246 jobs2025: 19,542 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
202519,542
202419,246
202319,122
202218,731
202117,871
202017,462
201918,582
201818,635
201718,390
201618,494
201518,029
201417,519
201316,967
201216,783
201116,729
201016,439
200916,684
200817,387
200717,244
200616,664
200515,817
200415,461
200314,664
200214,422
200115,038

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2025
Brookings County19,542
South Dakota460,392
United States155,732,363

Brookings County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 801 jobsBeadle County: 8,524 jobsBennett County: 844 jobsBon Homme County: 1,680 jobsBrookings County: 19,542 jobsBrown County: 19,589 jobsBrule County: 1,947 jobsBuffalo County: 530 jobsButte County: 2,921 jobsCampbell County: 411 jobsCharles Mix County: 3,461 jobsClark County: 1,205 jobsClay County: 6,112 jobsCodington County: 17,187 jobsCorson County: 755 jobsCuster County: 2,690 jobsDavison County: 12,474 jobsDay County: 1,966 jobsDeuel County: 1,530 jobsDewey County: 2,348 jobsDouglas County: 1,050 jobsEdmunds County: 1,231 jobsFall River County: 2,506 jobsFaulk County: 668 jobsGrant County: 3,744 jobsGregory County: 1,573 jobsHaakon County: 834 jobsHamlin County: 2,703 jobsHand County: 1,430 jobsHanson County: 623 jobsHarding County: 453 jobsHughes County: 10,733 jobsHutchinson County: 2,775 jobsHyde County: 546 jobsJackson County: 691 jobsJerauld County: 1,553 jobsJones County: 407 jobsKingsbury County: 1,767 jobsLake County: 5,142 jobsLawrence County: 13,691 jobsLincoln County: 30,502 jobsLyman County: 1,346 jobsMcCook County: 1,404 jobsMcPherson County: 554 jobsMarshall County: 1,675 jobsMeade County: 9,206 jobsMellette County: 336 jobsMiner County: 777 jobsMinnehaha County: 139,772 jobsMoody County: 2,552 jobsOglala Lakota County: 3,808 jobsPennington County: 62,445 jobsPerkins County: 1,076 jobsPotter County: 797 jobsRoberts County: 3,420 jobsSanborn County: 626 jobsSpink County: 2,371 jobsStanley County: 1,327 jobsSully County: 692 jobsTodd County: 2,837 jobsTripp County: 2,329 jobsTurner County: 2,423 jobsUnion County: 9,566 jobsWalworth County: 2,065 jobsYankton County: 12,862 jobsZiebach County: 251 jobs
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Brookings 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), Brookings 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), Brookings 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/brookings-county-south-dakota. 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), Brookings 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/brookings-county-south-dakota.

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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), Brookings 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/brookings-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Brookings County was 19,542 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 66 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 Brookings County?

19,542 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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