Covered employment (QCEW) in Chaves County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Chaves County was 21,847 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 33 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs21,847

Change on 2024+0.9%

Rank9th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked

Series high22,3142007

Series low20,4982020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Chaves 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	21,847
2024	21,658
2023	21,267
2022	21,307
2021	20,804
2020	20,498
2019	21,219
2018	21,126
2017	21,135
2016	21,671
2015	21,628
2014	21,027
2013	20,697
2012	20,804
2011	21,307
2010	21,348
2009	21,964
2008	22,246
2007	22,314
2006	22,136
2005	21,098
2004	20,671
2003	21,087
2002	20,989
2001	20,962

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place	2025
Chaves County	21,847
New Mexico	875,212
United States	155,732,363

Chaves County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 18K
18K to 34K
34K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Chaves 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 New Mexico by covered employment (QCEW) 33 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), Chaves 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), Chaves 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/chaves-county-new-mexico. 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), Chaves 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/chaves-county-new-mexico.

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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), Chaves 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/chaves-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Chaves County was 21,847 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 33 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 Chaves County?

22,314 jobs in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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