Covered employment (QCEW) in Douglas County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Douglas County was 2,461 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.8% from 2024. That is the 87th highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,461
Change on 2024-3.8%
Series high2,6652009
Series low2,1792003

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

2,1002,2002,3002,4002,5002,6002,70020012005200920132017202120252001: 2,290 jobs2002: 2,206 jobs2003: 2,179 jobs2004: 2,406 jobs2005: 2,276 jobs2006: 2,280 jobs2007: 2,194 jobs2008: 2,233 jobs2009: 2,665 jobs2010: 2,334 jobs2011: 2,339 jobs2012: 2,299 jobs2013: 2,272 jobs2014: 2,267 jobs2015: 2,281 jobs2016: 2,356 jobs2017: 2,358 jobs2018: 2,366 jobs2019: 2,376 jobs2020: 2,336 jobs2021: 2,404 jobs2022: 2,475 jobs2023: 2,514 jobs2024: 2,558 jobs2025: 2,461 jobs2,0002,2002,4002,6002,8002001201020252001: 2,290 jobs2002: 2,206 jobs2003: 2,179 jobs2004: 2,406 jobs2005: 2,276 jobs2006: 2,280 jobs2007: 2,194 jobs2008: 2,233 jobs2009: 2,665 jobs2010: 2,334 jobs2011: 2,339 jobs2012: 2,299 jobs2013: 2,272 jobs2014: 2,267 jobs2015: 2,281 jobs2016: 2,356 jobs2017: 2,358 jobs2018: 2,366 jobs2019: 2,376 jobs2020: 2,336 jobs2021: 2,404 jobs2022: 2,475 jobs2023: 2,514 jobs2024: 2,558 jobs2025: 2,461 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
20252,461
20242,558
20232,514
20222,475
20212,404
20202,336
20192,376
20182,366
20172,358
20162,356
20152,281
20142,267
20132,272
20122,299
20112,339
20102,334
20092,665
20082,233
20072,194
20062,280
20052,276
20042,406
20032,179
20022,206
20012,290

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2025
Douglas County2,461
Missouri2,898,452
United States155,732,363

Douglas County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 9,338 jobsAndrew County: 2,850 jobsAtchison County: 1,706 jobsAudrain County: 7,910 jobsBarry County: 13,017 jobsBarton County: 3,502 jobsBates County: 3,747 jobsBenton County: 3,818 jobsBollinger County: 1,798 jobsBoone County: 100,066 jobsBuchanan County: 46,348 jobsButler County: 17,959 jobsCaldwell County: 1,885 jobsCallaway County: 14,759 jobsCamden County: 17,781 jobsCape Girardeau County: 41,550 jobsCarroll County: 2,653 jobsCarter County: 1,448 jobsCass County: 31,431 jobsCedar County: 3,575 jobsChariton County: 1,817 jobsChristian County: 20,884 jobsClark County: 1,383 jobsClay County: 110,830 jobsClinton County: 4,932 jobsCole County: 54,542 jobsCooper County: 5,093 jobsCrawford County: 6,823 jobsDade County: 1,695 jobsDallas County: 2,849 jobsDaviess County: 1,839 jobsDeKalb County: 2,391 jobsDent County: 3,674 jobsDouglas County: 2,461 jobsDunklin County: 8,997 jobsFranklin County: 39,757 jobsGasconade County: 5,025 jobsGentry County: 2,121 jobsGreene County: 179,452 jobsGrundy County: 2,832 jobsHarrison County: 2,526 jobsHenry County: 8,289 jobsHickory County: 1,546 jobsHolt County: 1,301 jobsHoward County: 2,492 jobsHowell County: 15,327 jobsIron County: 3,425 jobsJackson County: 374,810 jobsJasper County: 56,939 jobsJefferson County: 49,584 jobsJohnson County: 16,381 jobsKnox County: 874 jobsLaclede County: 12,999 jobsLafayette County: 8,754 jobsLawrence County: 8,974 jobsLewis County: 2,354 jobsLincoln County: 12,977 jobsLinn County: 4,083 jobsLivingston County: 6,113 jobsMcDonald County: 5,739 jobsMacon County: 4,823 jobsMadison County: 3,552 jobsMaries County: 1,398 jobsMarion County: 12,987 jobsMercer County: 804 jobsMiller County: 7,806 jobsMississippi County: 2,952 jobsMoniteau County: 4,014 jobsMonroe County: 1,796 jobsMontgomery County: 3,178 jobsMorgan County: 4,637 jobsNew Madrid County: 7,405 jobsNewton County: 23,014 jobsNodaway County: 8,134 jobsOregon County: 2,556 jobsOsage County: 4,444 jobsOzark County: 1,519 jobsPemiscot County: 4,695 jobsPerry County: 9,627 jobsPettis County: 19,680 jobsPhelps County: 19,609 jobsPike County: 5,219 jobsPlatte County: 48,369 jobsPolk County: 9,202 jobsPulaski County: 13,141 jobsPutnam County: 982 jobsRalls County: 3,607 jobsRandolph County: 9,247 jobsRay County: 4,035 jobsReynolds County: 1,701 jobsRipley County: 2,800 jobsSt. Charles County: 162,655 jobsSt. Clair County: 1,746 jobsSte. Genevieve County: 6,167 jobsSt. Francois County: 23,012 jobsSt. Louis County: 589,803 jobsSaline County: 8,832 jobsSchuyler County: 895 jobsScotland County: 1,296 jobsScott County: 16,184 jobsShannon County: 1,600 jobsShelby County: 1,805 jobsStoddard County: 10,107 jobsStone County: 7,389 jobsSullivan County: 2,306 jobsTaney County: 28,673 jobsTexas County: 5,831 jobsVernon County: 7,011 jobsWarren County: 9,000 jobsWashington County: 4,998 jobsWayne County: 2,272 jobsWebster County: 8,630 jobsWorth County: 364 jobsWright County: 4,678 jobsSt. Louis city: 220,645 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Douglas 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), Douglas 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), Douglas 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/douglas-county-missouri. 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), Douglas 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/douglas-county-missouri.

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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), Douglas 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/douglas-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Douglas County was 2,461 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.8% from 2024. That is the 87th highest of 115 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 Douglas County?

2,665 jobs in 2009, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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