Covered employment (QCEW) in DuPage County

Covered employment (QCEW) in DuPage County was 629,392 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 102 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs629,392

Change on 2024+1.2%

Rank2nd of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high629,3922025

Series low544,9542010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in DuPage 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	629,392
2024	622,113
2023	621,258
2022	603,675
2021	586,589
2020	571,538
2019	617,970
2018	616,701
2017	620,473
2016	612,265
2015	603,939
2014	600,818
2013	587,238
2012	568,791
2011	560,382
2010	544,954
2009	551,376
2008	591,695
2007	597,156
2006	592,977
2005	581,895
2004	573,489
2003	563,871
2002	566,010
2001	580,938

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2025
DuPage County	629,392
Illinois	6,067,518
United States	155,732,363

DuPage County compared with nearby places

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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. DuPage 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 Illinois by covered employment (QCEW) 102 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), DuPage County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), DuPage 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/dupage-county-illinois. 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), DuPage 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/dupage-county-illinois.

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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), DuPage 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/dupage-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in DuPage County was 629,392 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 102 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 DuPage County?

629,392 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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