Covered employment (QCEW) in Dubuque County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Dubuque County was 57,730 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 99 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs57,730

Change on 2024-1.2%

Rank6th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked

Series high58,9122019

Series low49,1772002

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Dubuque 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	57,730
2024	58,413
2023	58,552
2022	58,032
2021	56,632
2020	55,789
2019	58,912
2018	58,834
2017	58,097
2016	57,869
2015	58,196
2014	57,206
2013	56,645
2012	56,422
2011	55,122
2010	53,727
2009	52,495
2008	53,760
2007	53,977
2006	53,658
2005	52,192
2004	50,916
2003	49,791
2002	49,177
2001	49,185

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place	2025
Dubuque County	57,730
Iowa	1,558,465
United States	155,732,363

Dubuque County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 6,000
6,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 17K
17K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Dubuque 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 Iowa by covered employment (QCEW) 99 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), Dubuque 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), Dubuque 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/dubuque-county-iowa. 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), Dubuque 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/dubuque-county-iowa.

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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), Dubuque 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/dubuque-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Dubuque County was 57,730 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 99 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 Dubuque County?

58,912 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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