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Covered employment (QCEW) in Defiance County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Defiance County was 15,438 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 58th highest of 88 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs15,438
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank58th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high17,7592001
Series low14,3612020

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

14K15K16K17K18K20012005200920132017202120252001: 17,759 jobs2002: 17,446 jobs2003: 17,146 jobs2004: 17,202 jobs2005: 17,037 jobs2006: 16,855 jobs2007: 17,069 jobs2008: 16,836 jobs2009: 15,265 jobs2010: 15,115 jobs2011: 15,068 jobs2012: 15,308 jobs2013: 15,559 jobs2014: 16,025 jobs2015: 15,734 jobs2016: 15,625 jobs2017: 15,715 jobs2018: 15,706 jobs2019: 15,385 jobs2020: 14,361 jobs2021: 14,686 jobs2022: 14,850 jobs2023: 15,264 jobs2024: 15,518 jobs2025: 15,438 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
202515,438
202415,518
202315,264
202214,850
202114,686
202014,361
201915,385
201815,706
201715,715
201615,625
201515,734
201416,025
201315,559
201215,308
201115,068
201015,115
200915,265
200816,836
200717,069
200616,855
200517,037
200417,202
200317,146
200217,446
200117,759

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2025
Defiance County15,438
Ohio5,534,587
United States155,732,363

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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), Defiance 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), Defiance 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/defiance-county-ohio. 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), Defiance 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/defiance-county-ohio.

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), Defiance 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/defiance-county-ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Defiance County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Defiance County was 15,438 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 58th highest of 88 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 Defiance County?

17,759 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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