Covered employment (QCEW) in Delaware County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Delaware County was 219,222 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs219,222

Change on 2024+0.3%

Rank7th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked

Series high226,8852019

Series low203,4992009

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Delaware 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	219,222
2024	218,536
2023	218,962
2022	217,685
2021	212,170
2020	207,107
2019	226,885
2018	224,808
2017	222,510
2016	219,145
2015	217,071
2014	216,279
2013	212,880
2012	210,433
2011	206,520
2010	204,452
2009	203,499
2008	210,693
2007	210,432
2006	208,117
2005	207,657
2004	207,953
2003	208,747
2002	212,999
2001	214,106

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place	2025
Delaware County	219,222
Pennsylvania	6,053,191
United States	155,732,363

Delaware County compared with nearby places

Under 12K
12K to 16K
16K to 28K
28K to 57K
57K to 150K
150K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Delaware 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 Pennsylvania by covered employment (QCEW) 67 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), Delaware 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), Delaware 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/delaware-county-pennsylvania. 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), Delaware 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/delaware-county-pennsylvania.

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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), Delaware 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/delaware-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Delaware County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Delaware County was 219,222 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 67 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 Delaware County?

226,885 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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