Covered employment (QCEW) in Cabarrus County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cabarrus County was 91,560 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.4% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs91,560

Change on 2024+4.4%

Rank9th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high91,5602025

Series low56,7842001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Cabarrus 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	91,560
2024	87,725
2023	85,015
2022	82,221
2021	79,234
2020	73,794
2019	76,888
2018	77,218
2017	76,290
2016	72,759
2015	68,499
2014	66,353
2013	64,921
2012	63,398
2011	61,180
2010	61,387
2009	63,241
2008	66,709
2007	67,053
2006	63,183
2005	61,220
2004	58,627
2003	57,598
2002	57,964
2001	56,784

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2025
Cabarrus County	91,560
North Carolina	4,941,383
United States	155,732,363

Cabarrus County compared with nearby places

Under 5,000
5,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 17K
17K to 29K
29K to 60K
60K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Cabarrus 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 North Carolina by covered employment (QCEW) 100 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), Cabarrus 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), Cabarrus 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/cabarrus-county-north-carolina. 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), Cabarrus 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/cabarrus-county-north-carolina.

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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), Cabarrus 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/cabarrus-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cabarrus County was 91,560 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.4% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 100 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 Cabarrus County?

91,560 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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