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Covered employment (QCEW) in Cape May County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cape May County was 43,316 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 21 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs43,316
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank18th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high43,3162025
Series low37,1592020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Cape May County, 2001 to 2025

36K38K40K42K44K20012005200920132017202120252001: 39,873 jobs2002: 40,575 jobs2003: 41,154 jobs2004: 42,515 jobs2005: 42,873 jobs2006: 42,679 jobs2007: 42,206 jobs2008: 41,634 jobs2009: 40,655 jobs2010: 40,267 jobs2011: 39,308 jobs2012: 39,468 jobs2013: 39,788 jobs2014: 40,286 jobs2015: 40,873 jobs2016: 40,684 jobs2017: 41,372 jobs2018: 41,610 jobs2019: 42,075 jobs2020: 37,159 jobs2021: 40,852 jobs2022: 41,936 jobs2023: 42,343 jobs2024: 42,713 jobs2025: 43,316 jobs36K38K40K42K44K2001201020252001: 39,873 jobs2002: 40,575 jobs2003: 41,154 jobs2004: 42,515 jobs2005: 42,873 jobs2006: 42,679 jobs2007: 42,206 jobs2008: 41,634 jobs2009: 40,655 jobs2010: 40,267 jobs2011: 39,308 jobs2012: 39,468 jobs2013: 39,788 jobs2014: 40,286 jobs2015: 40,873 jobs2016: 40,684 jobs2017: 41,372 jobs2018: 41,610 jobs2019: 42,075 jobs2020: 37,159 jobs2021: 40,852 jobs2022: 41,936 jobs2023: 42,343 jobs2024: 42,713 jobs2025: 43,316 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
202543,316
202442,713
202342,343
202241,936
202140,852
202037,159
201942,075
201841,610
201741,372
201640,684
201540,873
201440,286
201339,788
201239,468
201139,308
201040,267
200940,655
200841,634
200742,206
200642,679
200542,873
200442,515
200341,154
200240,575
200139,873

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2025
Cape May County43,316
New Jersey4,282,851
United States155,732,363

Cape May County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 125,225 jobsBergen County: 437,006 jobsBurlington County: 214,267 jobsCamden County: 207,142 jobsCape May County: 43,316 jobsCumberland County: 60,344 jobsEssex County: 353,038 jobsGloucester County: 128,002 jobsHudson County: 271,856 jobsHunterdon County: 47,458 jobsMercer County: 261,312 jobsMiddlesex County: 431,665 jobsMonmouth County: 279,012 jobsMorris County: 301,376 jobsOcean County: 192,715 jobsPassaic County: 174,268 jobsSalem County: 22,148 jobsSomerset County: 192,374 jobsSussex County: 38,705 jobsUnion County: 231,428 jobsWarren County: 33,915 jobs
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  • 170K to 210K
  • 210K to 280K
  • 280K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Cape May 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), Cape May 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), Cape May 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/cape-may-county-new-jersey. 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), Cape May 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/cape-may-county-new-jersey.

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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), Cape May 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/cape-may-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Cape May County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cape May County was 43,316 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 21 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 Cape May County?

43,316 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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