Covered employment (QCEW) in Butte County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Butte County was 78,544 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 58 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs78,544

Change on 2024-0.6%

Rank29th of 58Counties in California ranked

Series high83,9032018

Series low69,4852011

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Butte 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	78,544
2024	78,999
2023	78,295
2022	78,536
2021	76,955
2020	75,042
2019	81,947
2018	83,903
2017	82,478
2016	80,802
2015	78,370
2014	76,135
2013	74,186
2012	71,311
2011	69,485
2010	71,120
2009	71,621
2008	75,845
2007	76,336
2006	76,107
2005	74,827
2004	73,211
2003	72,773
2002	73,303
2001	72,018

Compared with California and United States

Place	2025
Butte County	78,544
California	18,210,243
United States	155,732,363

Butte County compared with nearby places

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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Butte 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 California by covered employment (QCEW) 58 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), Butte 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), Butte 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/butte-county-california. 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), Butte 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/butte-county-california.

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), Butte 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/butte-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Butte County was 78,544 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 58 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 Butte County?

83,903 jobs in 2018, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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