Covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb County

Covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb County was 312,426 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 159 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs312,426

Change on 2024+0.8%

Rank4th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high312,4262025

Series low272,9902010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb 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	312,426
2024	310,019
2023	312,224
2022	303,097
2021	293,810
2020	286,820
2019	303,327
2018	301,013
2017	297,451
2016	294,582
2015	291,148
2014	283,482
2013	275,237
2012	276,278
2011	275,281
2010	272,990
2009	280,087
2008	296,746
2007	297,698
2006	280,917
2005	291,014
2004	290,263
2003	293,576
2002	297,974
2001	305,903

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2025
DeKalb County	312,426
Georgia	4,890,150
United States	155,732,363

DeKalb County compared with nearby places

Under 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 7,000
7,000 to 11K
11K to 43K
43K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. DeKalb 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 Georgia by covered employment (QCEW) 159 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), DeKalb 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), DeKalb 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/dekalb-county-georgia. 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), DeKalb 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/dekalb-county-georgia.

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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), DeKalb 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/dekalb-county-georgia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb County was 312,426 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 159 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 DeKalb County?

312,426 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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