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Covered employment (QCEW) in Centre County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Centre County was 69,346 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs69,346
Change on 2024+1.1%
Rank20th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high69,4172017
Series low63,0482001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Centre County, 2001 to 2025

62K64K66K68K70K20012005200920132017202120252001: 63,048 jobs2002: 64,002 jobs2003: 63,172 jobs2004: 63,381 jobs2005: 64,219 jobs2006: 65,317 jobs2007: 65,718 jobs2008: 66,348 jobs2009: 65,136 jobs2010: 65,779 jobs2011: 66,196 jobs2012: 65,898 jobs2013: 66,705 jobs2014: 67,128 jobs2015: 67,563 jobs2016: 68,696 jobs2017: 69,417 jobs2018: 68,868 jobs2019: 68,169 jobs2020: 63,913 jobs2021: 64,322 jobs2022: 66,079 jobs2023: 68,463 jobs2024: 68,578 jobs2025: 69,346 jobs62K64K66K68K70K2001201020252001: 63,048 jobs2002: 64,002 jobs2003: 63,172 jobs2004: 63,381 jobs2005: 64,219 jobs2006: 65,317 jobs2007: 65,718 jobs2008: 66,348 jobs2009: 65,136 jobs2010: 65,779 jobs2011: 66,196 jobs2012: 65,898 jobs2013: 66,705 jobs2014: 67,128 jobs2015: 67,563 jobs2016: 68,696 jobs2017: 69,417 jobs2018: 68,868 jobs2019: 68,169 jobs2020: 63,913 jobs2021: 64,322 jobs2022: 66,079 jobs2023: 68,463 jobs2024: 68,578 jobs2025: 69,346 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
202569,346
202468,578
202368,463
202266,079
202164,322
202063,913
201968,169
201868,868
201769,417
201668,696
201567,563
201467,128
201366,705
201265,898
201166,196
201065,779
200965,136
200866,348
200765,718
200665,317
200564,219
200463,381
200363,172
200264,002
200163,048

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Centre County69,346
Pennsylvania6,053,191
United States155,732,363

Centre County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 33,249 jobsAllegheny County: 670,169 jobsArmstrong County: 15,483 jobsBeaver County: 48,541 jobsBedford County: 16,405 jobsBerks County: 175,054 jobsBlair County: 58,360 jobsBradford County: 22,257 jobsBucks County: 276,735 jobsButler County: 89,077 jobsCambria County: 46,956 jobsCameron County: 1,436 jobsCarbon County: 16,376 jobsCentre County: 69,346 jobsChester County: 253,659 jobsClarion County: 12,338 jobsClearfield County: 29,242 jobsClinton County: 12,741 jobsColumbia County: 24,066 jobsCrawford County: 28,783 jobsCumberland County: 137,858 jobsDauphin County: 190,394 jobsDelaware County: 219,222 jobsElk County: 13,101 jobsErie County: 119,834 jobsFayette County: 37,808 jobsForest County: 1,895 jobsFranklin County: 61,619 jobsFulton County: 5,388 jobsGreene County: 11,659 jobsHuntingdon County: 12,771 jobsIndiana County: 28,044 jobsJefferson County: 14,194 jobsJuniata County: 6,183 jobsLackawanna County: 98,798 jobsLancaster County: 254,207 jobsLawrence County: 27,269 jobsLebanon County: 53,616 jobsLehigh County: 203,946 jobsLuzerne County: 145,109 jobsLycoming County: 49,573 jobsMcKean County: 13,771 jobsMercer County: 42,729 jobsMifflin County: 17,229 jobsMonroe County: 57,138 jobsMontgomery County: 504,216 jobsMontour County: 17,238 jobsNorthampton County: 122,795 jobsNorthumberland County: 26,997 jobsPerry County: 8,152 jobsPhiladelphia County: 725,357 jobsPike County: 12,365 jobsPotter County: 4,750 jobsSchuylkill County: 50,502 jobsSnyder County: 15,506 jobsSomerset County: 23,200 jobsSullivan County: 1,475 jobsSusquehanna County: 8,584 jobsTioga County: 12,196 jobsUnion County: 17,328 jobsVenango County: 15,993 jobsWarren County: 12,941 jobsWashington County: 89,399 jobsWayne County: 15,764 jobsWestmoreland County: 128,972 jobsWyoming County: 9,502 jobsYork County: 182,806 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Centre 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), Centre 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), Centre 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/centre-county-pennsylvania. 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), Centre 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/centre-county-pennsylvania.

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), Centre 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/centre-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Centre County was 69,346 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 67 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 Centre County?

69,417 jobs in 2017, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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