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Covered employment (QCEW) in Edmunds County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Edmunds County was 1,231 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 66 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,231
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank44th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high1,2312025
Series low9852002

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

9501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,25020012005200920132017202120252001: 988 jobs2002: 985 jobs2003: 990 jobs2004: 1,025 jobs2005: 1,027 jobs2006: 1,032 jobs2007: 1,025 jobs2008: 1,064 jobs2009: 1,124 jobs2010: 1,191 jobs2011: 1,181 jobs2012: 1,205 jobs2013: 1,229 jobs2014: 1,230 jobs2015: 1,214 jobs2016: 1,217 jobs2017: 1,196 jobs2018: 1,159 jobs2019: 1,169 jobs2020: 1,183 jobs2021: 1,186 jobs2022: 1,131 jobs2023: 1,194 jobs2024: 1,214 jobs2025: 1,231 jobs9001,0001,1001,2001,3002001201020252001: 988 jobs2002: 985 jobs2003: 990 jobs2004: 1,025 jobs2005: 1,027 jobs2006: 1,032 jobs2007: 1,025 jobs2008: 1,064 jobs2009: 1,124 jobs2010: 1,191 jobs2011: 1,181 jobs2012: 1,205 jobs2013: 1,229 jobs2014: 1,230 jobs2015: 1,214 jobs2016: 1,217 jobs2017: 1,196 jobs2018: 1,159 jobs2019: 1,169 jobs2020: 1,183 jobs2021: 1,186 jobs2022: 1,131 jobs2023: 1,194 jobs2024: 1,214 jobs2025: 1,231 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
20251,231
20241,214
20231,194
20221,131
20211,186
20201,183
20191,169
20181,159
20171,196
20161,217
20151,214
20141,230
20131,229
20121,205
20111,181
20101,191
20091,124
20081,064
20071,025
20061,032
20051,027
20041,025
2003990
2002985
2001988

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2025
Edmunds County1,231
South Dakota460,392
United States155,732,363

Edmunds County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 801 jobsBeadle County: 8,524 jobsBennett County: 844 jobsBon Homme County: 1,680 jobsBrookings County: 19,542 jobsBrown County: 19,589 jobsBrule County: 1,947 jobsBuffalo County: 530 jobsButte County: 2,921 jobsCampbell County: 411 jobsCharles Mix County: 3,461 jobsClark County: 1,205 jobsClay County: 6,112 jobsCodington County: 17,187 jobsCorson County: 755 jobsCuster County: 2,690 jobsDavison County: 12,474 jobsDay County: 1,966 jobsDeuel County: 1,530 jobsDewey County: 2,348 jobsDouglas County: 1,050 jobsEdmunds County: 1,231 jobsFall River County: 2,506 jobsFaulk County: 668 jobsGrant County: 3,744 jobsGregory County: 1,573 jobsHaakon County: 834 jobsHamlin County: 2,703 jobsHand County: 1,430 jobsHanson County: 623 jobsHarding County: 453 jobsHughes County: 10,733 jobsHutchinson County: 2,775 jobsHyde County: 546 jobsJackson County: 691 jobsJerauld County: 1,553 jobsJones County: 407 jobsKingsbury County: 1,767 jobsLake County: 5,142 jobsLawrence County: 13,691 jobsLincoln County: 30,502 jobsLyman County: 1,346 jobsMcCook County: 1,404 jobsMcPherson County: 554 jobsMarshall County: 1,675 jobsMeade County: 9,206 jobsMellette County: 336 jobsMiner County: 777 jobsMinnehaha County: 139,772 jobsMoody County: 2,552 jobsOglala Lakota County: 3,808 jobsPennington County: 62,445 jobsPerkins County: 1,076 jobsPotter County: 797 jobsRoberts County: 3,420 jobsSanborn County: 626 jobsSpink County: 2,371 jobsStanley County: 1,327 jobsSully County: 692 jobsTodd County: 2,837 jobsTripp County: 2,329 jobsTurner County: 2,423 jobsUnion County: 9,566 jobsWalworth County: 2,065 jobsYankton County: 12,862 jobsZiebach County: 251 jobs
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Edmunds 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), Edmunds 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), Edmunds 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/edmunds-county-south-dakota. 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), Edmunds 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/edmunds-county-south-dakota.

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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), Edmunds 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/edmunds-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Edmunds County was 1,231 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 66 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 Edmunds County?

1,231 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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