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Covered employment (QCEW) in Cowlitz County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cowlitz County was 41,077 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs41,077
Change on 2024-0.4%
Rank14th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high41,2352024
Series low35,2722011

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

34K36K38K40K42K20012005200920132017202120252001: 37,825 jobs2002: 36,076 jobs2003: 35,888 jobs2004: 35,927 jobs2005: 36,539 jobs2006: 37,081 jobs2007: 37,637 jobs2008: 37,065 jobs2009: 35,354 jobs2010: 35,424 jobs2011: 35,272 jobs2012: 35,597 jobs2013: 35,453 jobs2014: 36,843 jobs2015: 37,342 jobs2016: 37,987 jobs2017: 38,749 jobs2018: 38,927 jobs2019: 39,477 jobs2020: 38,288 jobs2021: 39,570 jobs2022: 41,009 jobs2023: 41,097 jobs2024: 41,235 jobs2025: 41,077 jobs34K36K38K40K42K2001201020252001: 37,825 jobs2002: 36,076 jobs2003: 35,888 jobs2004: 35,927 jobs2005: 36,539 jobs2006: 37,081 jobs2007: 37,637 jobs2008: 37,065 jobs2009: 35,354 jobs2010: 35,424 jobs2011: 35,272 jobs2012: 35,597 jobs2013: 35,453 jobs2014: 36,843 jobs2015: 37,342 jobs2016: 37,987 jobs2017: 38,749 jobs2018: 38,927 jobs2019: 39,477 jobs2020: 38,288 jobs2021: 39,570 jobs2022: 41,009 jobs2023: 41,097 jobs2024: 41,235 jobs2025: 41,077 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
202541,077
202441,235
202341,097
202241,009
202139,570
202038,288
201939,477
201838,927
201738,749
201637,987
201537,342
201436,843
201335,453
201235,597
201135,272
201035,424
200935,354
200837,065
200737,637
200637,081
200536,539
200435,927
200335,888
200236,076
200137,825

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2025
Cowlitz County41,077
Washington3,601,662
United States155,732,363

Cowlitz County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 9,782 jobsAsotin County: 6,693 jobsBenton County: 99,920 jobsChelan County: 44,636 jobsClallam County: 24,454 jobsClark County: 182,798 jobsColumbia County: 1,326 jobsCowlitz County: 41,077 jobsDouglas County: 12,413 jobsFerry County: 1,696 jobsFranklin County: 37,938 jobsGarfield County: 640 jobsGrant County: 42,301 jobsGrays Harbor County: 23,790 jobsIsland County: 18,140 jobsJefferson County: 9,204 jobsKing County: 1,436,484 jobsKitsap County: 94,213 jobsKittitas County: 16,812 jobsKlickitat County: 7,092 jobsLewis County: 27,423 jobsLincoln County: 2,700 jobsMason County: 15,089 jobsOkanogan County: 17,526 jobsPacific County: 6,477 jobsPend Oreille County: 3,187 jobsPierce County: 337,071 jobsSan Juan County: 6,158 jobsSkagit County: 54,140 jobsSkamania County: 2,235 jobsSnohomish County: 299,062 jobsSpokane County: 243,704 jobsStevens County: 11,227 jobsThurston County: 129,835 jobsWahkiakum County: 706 jobsWalla Walla County: 28,319 jobsWhatcom County: 93,720 jobsWhitman County: 18,880 jobsYakima County: 115,435 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Cowlitz 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), Cowlitz 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), Cowlitz 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/cowlitz-county-washington. 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), Cowlitz 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/cowlitz-county-washington.

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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), Cowlitz 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/cowlitz-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cowlitz County was 41,077 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 39 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 Cowlitz County?

41,235 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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