Covered employment (QCEW) in Cole County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cole County was 54,542 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs54,542

Change on 2024+0.4%

Rank9th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked

Series high54,5422025

Series low51,2192013

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Cole 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	54,542
2024	54,302
2023	53,455
2022	52,209
2021	51,400
2020	51,656
2019	53,392
2018	52,860
2017	53,260
2016	52,844
2015	51,638
2014	51,297
2013	51,219
2012	51,600
2011	51,936
2010	52,654
2009	52,895
2008	54,002
2007	53,564
2006	53,446
2005	53,398
2004	53,975
2003	53,944
2002	52,287
2001	53,197

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place	2025
Cole County	54,542
Missouri	2,898,452
United States	155,732,363

Cole County compared with nearby places

Under 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 20K
20K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Cole 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 Missouri by covered employment (QCEW) 115 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), Cole 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), Cole 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/cole-county-missouri. 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), Cole 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/cole-county-missouri.

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), Cole 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/cole-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cole County was 54,542 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 115 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 Cole County?

54,542 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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