Covered employment (QCEW) in Brule County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Brule County was 1,947 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3% from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 66 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,947

Change on 2024-3%

Rank33rd of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked

Series high2,1482022

Series low1,8562003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Brule 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	1,947
2024	2,007
2023	2,083
2022	2,148
2021	2,019
2020	1,864
2019	1,876
2018	1,939
2017	1,880
2016	1,862
2015	1,898
2014	1,901
2013	1,931
2012	1,979
2011	2,004
2010	2,004
2009	1,957
2008	1,919
2007	1,918
2006	1,914
2005	1,889
2004	1,879
2003	1,856
2002	1,866
2001	1,897

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place	2025
Brule County	1,947
South Dakota	460,392
United States	155,732,363

Brule County compared with nearby places

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. Brule 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 South Dakota by covered employment (QCEW) 66 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), Brule 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), Brule 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/brule-county-south-dakota. 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), Brule 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/brule-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), Brule 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/brule-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Brule County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Brule County was 1,947 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3% from 2024. That is the 33rd 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 Brule County?

2,148 jobs in 2022, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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