Covered employment (QCEW) in Coles County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Coles County was 23,624 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 102 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs23,624

Change on 2024-1.3%

Rank25th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high26,8322001

Series low22,2102011

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Coles 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	23,624
2024	23,930
2023	23,584
2022	23,054
2021	22,429
2020	22,279
2019	23,584
2018	23,786
2017	24,256
2016	23,806
2015	23,369
2014	23,581
2013	22,772
2012	22,733
2011	22,210
2010	23,006
2009	22,612
2008	24,261
2007	25,842
2006	26,078
2005	26,140
2004	24,513
2003	25,167
2002	25,614
2001	26,832

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2025
Coles County	23,624
Illinois	6,067,518
United States	155,732,363

Coles County compared with nearby places

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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Coles 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 Illinois by covered employment (QCEW) 102 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), Coles 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), Coles 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/coles-county-illinois. 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), Coles 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/coles-county-illinois.

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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), Coles 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/coles-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Coles County was 23,624 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 102 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 Coles County?

26,832 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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