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Covered employment (QCEW) in Columbia County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Columbia County was 20,909 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 62 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs20,909
Change on 2024+0.1%
Rank40th of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high21,9702018
Series low19,8972010

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

19.5K20K20.5K21K21.5K22K20012005200920132017202120252001: 21,318 jobs2002: 20,764 jobs2003: 20,929 jobs2004: 21,464 jobs2005: 21,282 jobs2006: 21,361 jobs2007: 21,149 jobs2008: 21,004 jobs2009: 20,231 jobs2010: 19,897 jobs2011: 19,939 jobs2012: 20,384 jobs2013: 20,913 jobs2014: 21,589 jobs2015: 21,577 jobs2016: 21,837 jobs2017: 21,841 jobs2018: 21,970 jobs2019: 21,968 jobs2020: 19,909 jobs2021: 20,153 jobs2022: 20,531 jobs2023: 20,853 jobs2024: 20,888 jobs2025: 20,909 jobs19K20K21K22K2001201020252001: 21,318 jobs2002: 20,764 jobs2003: 20,929 jobs2004: 21,464 jobs2005: 21,282 jobs2006: 21,361 jobs2007: 21,149 jobs2008: 21,004 jobs2009: 20,231 jobs2010: 19,897 jobs2011: 19,939 jobs2012: 20,384 jobs2013: 20,913 jobs2014: 21,589 jobs2015: 21,577 jobs2016: 21,837 jobs2017: 21,841 jobs2018: 21,970 jobs2019: 21,968 jobs2020: 19,909 jobs2021: 20,153 jobs2022: 20,531 jobs2023: 20,853 jobs2024: 20,888 jobs2025: 20,909 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
202520,909
202420,888
202320,853
202220,531
202120,153
202019,909
201921,968
201821,970
201721,841
201621,837
201521,577
201421,589
201320,913
201220,384
201119,939
201019,897
200920,231
200821,004
200721,149
200621,361
200521,282
200421,464
200320,929
200220,764
200121,318

Compared with New York and United States

Place2025
Columbia County20,909
New York9,791,529
United States155,732,363

Columbia County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 235,826 jobsAllegany County: 13,544 jobsBronx County: 354,440 jobsBroome County: 83,845 jobsCattaraugus County: 28,122 jobsCayuga County: 24,534 jobsChautauqua County: 45,974 jobsChemung County: 33,485 jobsChenango County: 17,735 jobsClinton County: 31,572 jobsColumbia County: 20,909 jobsCortland County: 17,469 jobsDelaware County: 14,185 jobsDutchess County: 116,699 jobsErie County: 464,902 jobsEssex County: 15,228 jobsFranklin County: 17,535 jobsFulton County: 16,163 jobsGenesee County: 23,314 jobsGreene County: 14,337 jobsHamilton County: 1,608 jobsHerkimer County: 15,878 jobsJefferson County: 40,563 jobsKings County: 924,119 jobsLewis County: 7,072 jobsLivingston County: 19,851 jobsMadison County: 20,808 jobsMonroe County: 386,911 jobsMontgomery County: 19,548 jobsNassau County: 636,274 jobsNew York County: 2,487,650 jobsNiagara County: 68,617 jobsOneida County: 101,447 jobsOnondaga County: 250,251 jobsOntario County: 53,686 jobsOrange County: 154,905 jobsOrleans County: 11,445 jobsOswego County: 32,477 jobsOtsego County: 22,645 jobsPutnam County: 26,879 jobsQueens County: 751,303 jobsRensselaer County: 56,312 jobsRichmond County: 135,842 jobsRockland County: 138,234 jobsSt. Lawrence County: 34,712 jobsSaratoga County: 93,945 jobsSchenectady County: 60,183 jobsSchoharie County: 8,498 jobsSchuyler County: 5,185 jobsSeneca County: 10,339 jobsSteuben County: 34,483 jobsSuffolk County: 689,858 jobsSullivan County: 30,789 jobsTioga County: 13,068 jobsTompkins County: 47,711 jobsUlster County: 60,554 jobsWarren County: 36,915 jobsWashington County: 14,858 jobsWayne County: 28,770 jobsWestchester County: 433,070 jobsWyoming County: 12,357 jobsYates County: 7,296 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Columbia 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), Columbia 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), Columbia 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/columbia-county-new-york. 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), Columbia 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/columbia-county-new-york.

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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), Columbia 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/columbia-county-new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Columbia County was 20,909 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 62 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 Columbia County?

21,970 jobs in 2018, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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