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Covered employment (QCEW) in Cottonwood County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cottonwood County was 4,821 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 60th highest of 87 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,821
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank60th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked
Series high5,8732022
Series low4,4492016

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

4,0004,5005,0005,5006,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 4,895 jobs2002: 4,922 jobs2003: 5,228 jobs2004: 4,993 jobs2005: 5,041 jobs2006: 5,144 jobs2007: 5,096 jobs2008: 5,092 jobs2009: 5,012 jobs2010: 5,179 jobs2011: 5,132 jobs2012: 4,936 jobs2013: 4,882 jobs2014: 4,735 jobs2015: 4,806 jobs2016: 4,449 jobs2017: 4,801 jobs2018: 5,013 jobs2019: 5,136 jobs2020: 5,305 jobs2021: 5,668 jobs2022: 5,873 jobs2023: 5,431 jobs2024: 4,847 jobs2025: 4,821 jobs4,0004,5005,0005,5006,0002001201020252001: 4,895 jobs2002: 4,922 jobs2003: 5,228 jobs2004: 4,993 jobs2005: 5,041 jobs2006: 5,144 jobs2007: 5,096 jobs2008: 5,092 jobs2009: 5,012 jobs2010: 5,179 jobs2011: 5,132 jobs2012: 4,936 jobs2013: 4,882 jobs2014: 4,735 jobs2015: 4,806 jobs2016: 4,449 jobs2017: 4,801 jobs2018: 5,013 jobs2019: 5,136 jobs2020: 5,305 jobs2021: 5,668 jobs2022: 5,873 jobs2023: 5,431 jobs2024: 4,847 jobs2025: 4,821 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
20254,821
20244,847
20235,431
20225,873
20215,668
20205,305
20195,136
20185,013
20174,801
20164,449
20154,806
20144,735
20134,882
20124,936
20115,132
20105,179
20095,012
20085,092
20075,096
20065,144
20055,041
20044,993
20035,228
20024,922
20014,895

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2025
Cottonwood County4,821
Minnesota2,944,260
United States155,732,363

Cottonwood County compared with nearby places

Aitkin County: 4,402 jobsAnoka County: 133,128 jobsBecker County: 15,368 jobsBeltrami County: 20,687 jobsBenton County: 17,097 jobsBig Stone County: 1,742 jobsBlue Earth County: 41,483 jobsBrown County: 13,328 jobsCarlton County: 13,111 jobsCarver County: 40,641 jobsCass County: 10,595 jobsChippewa County: 5,136 jobsChisago County: 16,270 jobsClay County: 19,568 jobsClearwater County: 2,559 jobsCook County: 2,646 jobsCottonwood County: 4,821 jobsCrow Wing County: 31,145 jobsDakota County: 189,166 jobsDodge County: 5,983 jobsDouglas County: 19,728 jobsFaribault County: 4,468 jobsFillmore County: 6,170 jobsFreeborn County: 11,723 jobsGoodhue County: 21,796 jobsGrant County: 1,904 jobsHennepin County: 919,062 jobsHouston County: 5,129 jobsHubbard County: 6,286 jobsIsanti County: 11,167 jobsItasca County: 16,444 jobsJackson County: 4,837 jobsKanabec County: 4,175 jobsKandiyohi County: 23,281 jobsKittson County: 1,494 jobsKoochiching County: 4,163 jobsLac qui Parle County: 2,145 jobsLake County: 4,000 jobsLake of the Woods County: 1,520 jobsLe Sueur County: 8,456 jobsLincoln County: 1,671 jobsLyon County: 13,452 jobsMcLeod County: 15,822 jobsMahnomen County: 2,028 jobsMarshall County: 2,430 jobsMartin County: 8,383 jobsMeeker County: 7,838 jobsMille Lacs County: 9,490 jobsMorrison County: 11,202 jobsMower County: 16,974 jobsMurray County: 2,866 jobsNicollet County: 14,599 jobsNobles County: 9,959 jobsNorman County: 1,874 jobsOlmsted County: 105,239 jobsOtter Tail County: 22,581 jobsPennington County: 9,386 jobsPine County: 7,906 jobsPipestone County: 4,239 jobsPolk County: 12,003 jobsPope County: 4,400 jobsRamsey County: 330,908 jobsRed Lake County: 958 jobsRedwood County: 5,995 jobsRenville County: 5,595 jobsRice County: 26,450 jobsRock County: 3,898 jobsRoseau County: 7,687 jobsSt. Louis County: 95,078 jobsScott County: 63,836 jobsSherburne County: 28,584 jobsSibley County: 3,771 jobsStearns County: 87,420 jobsSteele County: 19,168 jobsStevens County: 5,774 jobsSwift County: 3,627 jobsTodd County: 7,119 jobsTraverse County: 1,015 jobsWabasha County: 6,512 jobsWadena County: 5,398 jobsWaseca County: 5,429 jobsWashington County: 96,635 jobsWatonwan County: 4,490 jobsWilkin County: 1,649 jobsWinona County: 23,933 jobsWright County: 49,245 jobsYellow Medicine County: 3,610 jobs
  • Under 3,000
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  • 8,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 26K
  • 26K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Cottonwood 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), Cottonwood 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), Cottonwood 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/cottonwood-county-minnesota. 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), Cottonwood 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/cottonwood-county-minnesota.

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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), Cottonwood 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/cottonwood-county-minnesota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cottonwood County was 4,821 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 60th highest of 87 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 Cottonwood County?

5,873 jobs in 2022, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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