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Covered employment (QCEW) in Cherokee County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cherokee County was 18,652 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.9% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 77 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs18,652
Change on 2024+3.9%
Rank16th of 77Counties in Oklahoma ranked
Series high18,6522025
Series low13,0742001

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

12K14K16K18K20K20012005200920132017202120252001: 13,074 jobs2002: 13,512 jobs2003: 13,351 jobs2004: 13,978 jobs2005: 14,294 jobs2006: 14,680 jobs2007: 15,574 jobs2008: 15,195 jobs2009: 15,815 jobs2010: 15,882 jobs2011: 15,429 jobs2012: 15,089 jobs2013: 15,206 jobs2014: 15,257 jobs2015: 15,886 jobs2016: 15,708 jobs2017: 15,532 jobs2018: 15,516 jobs2019: 15,786 jobs2020: 16,030 jobs2021: 16,317 jobs2022: 16,582 jobs2023: 17,552 jobs2024: 17,947 jobs2025: 18,652 jobs12K14K16K18K20K2001201020252001: 13,074 jobs2002: 13,512 jobs2003: 13,351 jobs2004: 13,978 jobs2005: 14,294 jobs2006: 14,680 jobs2007: 15,574 jobs2008: 15,195 jobs2009: 15,815 jobs2010: 15,882 jobs2011: 15,429 jobs2012: 15,089 jobs2013: 15,206 jobs2014: 15,257 jobs2015: 15,886 jobs2016: 15,708 jobs2017: 15,532 jobs2018: 15,516 jobs2019: 15,786 jobs2020: 16,030 jobs2021: 16,317 jobs2022: 16,582 jobs2023: 17,552 jobs2024: 17,947 jobs2025: 18,652 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
202518,652
202417,947
202317,552
202216,582
202116,317
202016,030
201915,786
201815,516
201715,532
201615,708
201515,886
201415,257
201315,206
201215,089
201115,429
201015,882
200915,815
200815,195
200715,574
200614,680
200514,294
200413,978
200313,351
200213,512
200113,074

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place2025
Cherokee County18,652
Oklahoma1,700,650
United States155,732,363

Cherokee County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 4,294 jobsAlfalfa County: 1,149 jobsAtoka County: 3,487 jobsBeaver County: 1,298 jobsBeckham County: 9,616 jobsBlaine County: 3,054 jobsBryan County: 21,978 jobsCaddo County: 7,443 jobsCanadian County: 39,063 jobsCarter County: 23,466 jobsCherokee County: 18,652 jobsChoctaw County: 5,372 jobsCimarron County: 618 jobsCleveland County: 91,969 jobsCoal County: 1,234 jobsComanche County: 40,936 jobsCotton County: 1,962 jobsCraig County: 4,967 jobsCreek County: 21,304 jobsCuster County: 12,820 jobsDelaware County: 9,739 jobsDewey County: 2,264 jobsEllis County: 1,158 jobsGarfield County: 23,334 jobsGarvin County: 9,434 jobsGrady County: 13,811 jobsGrant County: 1,286 jobsGreer County: 888 jobsHarmon County: 641 jobsHarper County: 1,094 jobsHaskell County: 3,179 jobsHughes County: 2,840 jobsJackson County: 9,572 jobsJefferson County: 871 jobsJohnston County: 3,038 jobsKay County: 17,568 jobsKingfisher County: 6,937 jobsKiowa County: 1,909 jobsLatimer County: 3,110 jobsLe Flore County: 11,998 jobsLincoln County: 7,480 jobsLogan County: 9,127 jobsLove County: 5,162 jobsMcClain County: 12,590 jobsMcCurtain County: 12,445 jobsMcIntosh County: 4,615 jobsMajor County: 2,033 jobsMarshall County: 5,498 jobsMayes County: 14,392 jobsMurray County: 4,898 jobsMuskogee County: 26,448 jobsNoble County: 4,672 jobsNowata County: 1,660 jobsOkfuskee County: 2,565 jobsOklahoma County: 497,127 jobsOkmulgee County: 10,443 jobsOsage County: 8,027 jobsOttawa County: 12,894 jobsPawnee County: 3,383 jobsPayne County: 35,314 jobsPittsburg County: 14,742 jobsPontotoc County: 20,613 jobsPottawatomie County: 22,842 jobsPushmataha County: 2,471 jobsRoger Mills County: 847 jobsRogers County: 31,076 jobsSeminole County: 7,044 jobsSequoyah County: 9,459 jobsStephens County: 14,725 jobsTexas County: 9,932 jobsTillman County: 1,484 jobsTulsa County: 371,956 jobsWagoner County: 11,632 jobsWashington County: 19,039 jobsWashita County: 1,936 jobsWoods County: 3,257 jobsWoodward County: 7,975 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Cherokee 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), Cherokee 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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-oklahoma. 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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-oklahoma.

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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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-oklahoma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cherokee County was 18,652 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.9% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 77 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 Cherokee County?

18,652 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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