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Covered employment (QCEW) in Dukes County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Dukes County was 9,084 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs9,084
Change on 2024-1%
Rank13th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high9,1762024
Series low7,1812001

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

7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0009,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 7,181 jobs2002: 7,366 jobs2003: 7,513 jobs2004: 7,587 jobs2005: 7,502 jobs2006: 7,569 jobs2007: 7,737 jobs2008: 7,806 jobs2009: 7,657 jobs2010: 7,723 jobs2011: 7,882 jobs2012: 8,057 jobs2013: 8,252 jobs2014: 8,431 jobs2015: 8,715 jobs2016: 8,843 jobs2017: 8,985 jobs2018: 9,016 jobs2019: 9,068 jobs2020: 7,775 jobs2021: 8,664 jobs2022: 8,981 jobs2023: 9,175 jobs2024: 9,176 jobs2025: 9,084 jobs7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0009,5002001201020252001: 7,181 jobs2002: 7,366 jobs2003: 7,513 jobs2004: 7,587 jobs2005: 7,502 jobs2006: 7,569 jobs2007: 7,737 jobs2008: 7,806 jobs2009: 7,657 jobs2010: 7,723 jobs2011: 7,882 jobs2012: 8,057 jobs2013: 8,252 jobs2014: 8,431 jobs2015: 8,715 jobs2016: 8,843 jobs2017: 8,985 jobs2018: 9,016 jobs2019: 9,068 jobs2020: 7,775 jobs2021: 8,664 jobs2022: 8,981 jobs2023: 9,175 jobs2024: 9,176 jobs2025: 9,084 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
20259,084
20249,176
20239,175
20228,981
20218,664
20207,775
20199,068
20189,016
20178,985
20168,843
20158,715
20148,431
20138,252
20128,057
20117,882
20107,723
20097,657
20087,806
20077,737
20067,569
20057,502
20047,587
20037,513
20027,366
20017,181

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Dukes County9,084
Massachusetts3,634,042
United States155,732,363

Dukes County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 96,491 jobsBerkshire County: 57,806 jobsBristol County: 225,223 jobsDukes County: 9,084 jobsEssex County: 326,688 jobsFranklin County: 25,008 jobsHampden County: 201,216 jobsHampshire County: 64,889 jobsMiddlesex County: 903,942 jobsNantucket County: 8,675 jobsNorfolk County: 348,528 jobsPlymouth County: 197,448 jobsSuffolk County: 712,462 jobsWorcester County: 356,384 jobs
  • Under 45K
  • 45K to 120K
  • 120K to 220K
  • 220K to 350K
  • 350K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Dukes 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), Dukes 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), Dukes 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/dukes-county-massachusetts. 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), Dukes 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/dukes-county-massachusetts.

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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), Dukes 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/dukes-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Dukes County was 9,084 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 14 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 Dukes County?

9,176 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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