Covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb County

Covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb County was 21,585 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.8% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 92 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs21,585

Change on 2024-2.8%

Rank28th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked

Series high22,2042019

Series low17,8972010

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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	21,585
2024	22,201
2023	21,716
2022	21,857
2021	21,445
2020	20,781
2019	22,204
2018	21,890
2017	21,796
2016	21,519
2015	21,208
2014	20,546
2013	20,056
2012	19,212
2011	18,349
2010	17,897
2009	17,932
2008	19,536
2007	20,203
2006	20,617
2005	21,299
2004	21,440
2003	21,249
2002	21,244
2001	20,992

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place	2025
DeKalb County	21,585
Indiana	3,190,325
United States	155,732,363

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW) 92 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.

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), DeKalb 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), 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-indiana. 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), 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-indiana.

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), 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-indiana (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},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/dekalb-county-indiana. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in DeKalb County was 21,585 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.8% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 92 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?

22,204 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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