Covered employment (QCEW) in Columbia County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Columbia County was 12,277 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.5% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 36 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs12,277

Change on 2024+2.5%

Rank21st of 36Counties in Oregon ranked

Series high12,2772025

Series low9,5832011

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Columbia 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	12,277
2024	11,981
2023	11,901
2022	11,966
2021	11,501
2020	11,205
2019	11,778
2018	11,635
2017	11,415
2016	10,907
2015	10,580
2014	9,928
2013	9,789
2012	9,644
2011	9,583
2010	9,637
2009	9,729
2008	10,786
2007	10,727
2006	10,680
2005	10,319
2004	9,961
2003	9,691
2002	9,873
2001	9,991

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place	2025
Columbia County	12,277
Oregon	1,987,730
United States	155,732,363

Columbia County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 16K
16K to 32K
32K to 92K
92K and over

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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Oregon by covered employment (QCEW) 36 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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APA 7

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

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), 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-oregon. 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), 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-oregon.

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), 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-oregon (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Columbia County was 12,277 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.5% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 36 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?

12,277 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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