Covered employment (QCEW) in Delta County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Delta County was 13,886 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 35th highest of 83 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs13,886
Change on 2024+0.3%
Series high14,8592005
Series low12,9272020

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

12.5K13K13.5K14K14.5K15K20012005200920132017202120252001: 14,659 jobs2002: 14,579 jobs2003: 14,332 jobs2004: 14,662 jobs2005: 14,859 jobs2006: 14,745 jobs2007: 14,586 jobs2008: 14,193 jobs2009: 13,357 jobs2010: 13,401 jobs2011: 13,567 jobs2012: 13,650 jobs2013: 13,609 jobs2014: 13,605 jobs2015: 13,528 jobs2016: 13,546 jobs2017: 13,590 jobs2018: 13,762 jobs2019: 13,936 jobs2020: 12,927 jobs2021: 13,244 jobs2022: 13,401 jobs2023: 13,454 jobs2024: 13,848 jobs2025: 13,886 jobs12.5K13K13.5K14K14.5K15K2001201020252001: 14,659 jobs2002: 14,579 jobs2003: 14,332 jobs2004: 14,662 jobs2005: 14,859 jobs2006: 14,745 jobs2007: 14,586 jobs2008: 14,193 jobs2009: 13,357 jobs2010: 13,401 jobs2011: 13,567 jobs2012: 13,650 jobs2013: 13,609 jobs2014: 13,605 jobs2015: 13,528 jobs2016: 13,546 jobs2017: 13,590 jobs2018: 13,762 jobs2019: 13,936 jobs2020: 12,927 jobs2021: 13,244 jobs2022: 13,401 jobs2023: 13,454 jobs2024: 13,848 jobs2025: 13,886 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
202513,886
202413,848
202313,454
202213,401
202113,244
202012,927
201913,936
201813,762
201713,590
201613,546
201513,528
201413,605
201313,609
201213,650
201113,567
201013,401
200913,357
200814,193
200714,586
200614,745
200514,859
200414,662
200314,332
200214,579
200114,659

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place2025
Delta County13,886
Michigan4,408,446
United States155,732,363

Delta County compared with nearby places

Alcona County: 1,533 jobsAlger County: 2,678 jobsAllegan County: 43,686 jobsAlpena County: 12,115 jobsAntrim County: 5,061 jobsArenac County: 3,940 jobsBaraga County: 2,965 jobsBarry County: 13,286 jobsBay County: 34,153 jobsBenzie County: 5,028 jobsBerrien County: 60,632 jobsBranch County: 15,400 jobsCalhoun County: 54,949 jobsCass County: 9,582 jobsCharlevoix County: 10,881 jobsCheboygan County: 6,125 jobsChippewa County: 12,796 jobsClare County: 7,670 jobsClinton County: 18,741 jobsCrawford County: 4,065 jobsDelta County: 13,886 jobsDickinson County: 13,696 jobsEaton County: 45,625 jobsEmmet County: 17,859 jobsGenesee County: 134,908 jobsGladwin County: 4,495 jobsGogebic County: 4,848 jobsGrand Traverse County: 52,238 jobsGratiot County: 12,739 jobsHillsdale County: 12,461 jobsHoughton County: 12,476 jobsHuron County: 11,350 jobsIngham County: 155,298 jobsIonia County: 18,832 jobsIosco County: 7,624 jobsIron County: 3,371 jobsIsabella County: 26,856 jobsJackson County: 55,466 jobsKalamazoo County: 122,119 jobsKalkaska County: 4,924 jobsKent County: 417,408 jobsKeweenaw County: 498 jobsLake County: 1,694 jobsLapeer County: 22,229 jobsLeelanau County: 7,359 jobsLenawee County: 25,857 jobsLivingston County: 64,689 jobsLuce County: 1,932 jobsMackinac County: 4,804 jobsMacomb County: 331,515 jobsManistee County: 7,448 jobsMarquette County: 26,924 jobsMason County: 10,162 jobsMecosta County: 12,262 jobsMenominee County: 7,115 jobsMidland County: 38,301 jobsMissaukee County: 4,110 jobsMonroe County: 40,577 jobsMontcalm County: 16,387 jobsMontmorency County: 2,056 jobsMuskegon County: 62,026 jobsNewaygo County: 11,796 jobsOakland County: 720,266 jobsOceana County: 6,510 jobsOgemaw County: 6,086 jobsOntonagon County: 1,338 jobsOsceola County: 7,692 jobsOscoda County: 1,363 jobsOtsego County: 10,549 jobsOttawa County: 129,408 jobsPresque Isle County: 2,561 jobsRoscommon County: 6,103 jobsSaginaw County: 80,210 jobsSt. Clair County: 41,734 jobsSt. Joseph County: 20,801 jobsSanilac County: 10,347 jobsSchoolcraft County: 2,764 jobsShiawassee County: 15,490 jobsTuscola County: 12,153 jobsVan Buren County: 21,582 jobsWashtenaw County: 219,230 jobsWayne County: 721,389 jobsWexford County: 13,082 jobs
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  • 55K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Delta 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.

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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), Delta 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), Delta 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/delta-county-michigan. 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), Delta 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/delta-county-michigan.

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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), Delta 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/delta-county-michigan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Delta County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Delta County was 13,886 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 35th highest of 83 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Delta County?

14,859 jobs in 2005, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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