Covered employment (QCEW) in Buffalo County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Buffalo County was 28,130 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 93 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs28,130

Change on 2024-0.1%

Rank5th of 93Counties in Nebraska ranked

Series high28,1482024

Series low22,9972001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Buffalo 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	28,130
2024	28,148
2023	27,813
2022	27,017
2021	26,659
2020	26,088
2019	27,159
2018	27,375
2017	27,014
2016	27,079
2015	26,839
2014	26,816
2013	26,369
2012	26,043
2011	25,400
2010	25,010
2009	24,940
2008	25,772
2007	26,186
2006	25,722
2005	24,916
2004	24,327
2003	24,212
2002	23,966
2001	22,997

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place	2025
Buffalo County	28,130
Nebraska	1,021,306
United States	155,732,363

Buffalo County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 2,000
2,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 7,000
7,000 and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Buffalo 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 Nebraska by covered employment (QCEW) 93 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), Buffalo 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), Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-nebraska. 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), Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-nebraska.

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), Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-nebraska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Buffalo County was 28,130 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 93 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 Buffalo County?

28,148 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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