Covered employment (QCEW) in Dane County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Dane County was 361,286 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 72 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs361,286

Change on 2024+0.6%

Rank2nd of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high361,2862025

Series low279,2082001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Dane 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	361,286
2024	359,249
2023	353,182
2022	344,839
2021	336,300
2020	328,023
2019	344,363
2018	336,407
2017	332,700
2016	329,751
2015	322,184
2014	314,412
2013	308,445
2012	305,382
2011	299,527
2010	295,075
2009	294,252
2008	303,992
2007	303,686
2006	298,545
2005	297,213
2004	290,433
2003	283,789
2002	280,990
2001	279,208

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2025
Dane County	361,286
Wisconsin	2,945,816
United States	155,732,363

Dane County compared with nearby places

Under 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 16K
16K to 29K
29K to 59K
59K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Dane 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 Wisconsin by covered employment (QCEW) 72 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), Dane 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), Dane 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/dane-county-wisconsin. 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), Dane 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/dane-county-wisconsin.

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), Dane 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/dane-county-wisconsin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Dane County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Dane County was 361,286 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 72 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 Dane County?

361,286 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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