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Covered employment (QCEW) in Elk County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Elk County was 13,101 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.9% from 2024. That is the 51st highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs13,101
Change on 2024-1.9%
Rank51st of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high15,8932001
Series low12,9312020

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

12K13K14K15K16K20012005200920132017202120252001: 15,893 jobs2002: 15,568 jobs2003: 15,274 jobs2004: 15,530 jobs2005: 15,774 jobs2006: 15,733 jobs2007: 15,600 jobs2008: 15,384 jobs2009: 13,834 jobs2010: 14,564 jobs2011: 15,166 jobs2012: 15,248 jobs2013: 14,839 jobs2014: 14,984 jobs2015: 14,968 jobs2016: 14,905 jobs2017: 14,874 jobs2018: 14,995 jobs2019: 14,620 jobs2020: 12,931 jobs2021: 13,325 jobs2022: 13,447 jobs2023: 13,478 jobs2024: 13,348 jobs2025: 13,101 jobs12K13K14K15K16K2001201020252001: 15,893 jobs2002: 15,568 jobs2003: 15,274 jobs2004: 15,530 jobs2005: 15,774 jobs2006: 15,733 jobs2007: 15,600 jobs2008: 15,384 jobs2009: 13,834 jobs2010: 14,564 jobs2011: 15,166 jobs2012: 15,248 jobs2013: 14,839 jobs2014: 14,984 jobs2015: 14,968 jobs2016: 14,905 jobs2017: 14,874 jobs2018: 14,995 jobs2019: 14,620 jobs2020: 12,931 jobs2021: 13,325 jobs2022: 13,447 jobs2023: 13,478 jobs2024: 13,348 jobs2025: 13,101 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
202513,101
202413,348
202313,478
202213,447
202113,325
202012,931
201914,620
201814,995
201714,874
201614,905
201514,968
201414,984
201314,839
201215,248
201115,166
201014,564
200913,834
200815,384
200715,600
200615,733
200515,774
200415,530
200315,274
200215,568
200115,893

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Elk County13,101
Pennsylvania6,053,191
United States155,732,363

Elk County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 33,249 jobsAllegheny County: 670,169 jobsArmstrong County: 15,483 jobsBeaver County: 48,541 jobsBedford County: 16,405 jobsBerks County: 175,054 jobsBlair County: 58,360 jobsBradford County: 22,257 jobsBucks County: 276,735 jobsButler County: 89,077 jobsCambria County: 46,956 jobsCameron County: 1,436 jobsCarbon County: 16,376 jobsCentre County: 69,346 jobsChester County: 253,659 jobsClarion County: 12,338 jobsClearfield County: 29,242 jobsClinton County: 12,741 jobsColumbia County: 24,066 jobsCrawford County: 28,783 jobsCumberland County: 137,858 jobsDauphin County: 190,394 jobsDelaware County: 219,222 jobsElk County: 13,101 jobsErie County: 119,834 jobsFayette County: 37,808 jobsForest County: 1,895 jobsFranklin County: 61,619 jobsFulton County: 5,388 jobsGreene County: 11,659 jobsHuntingdon County: 12,771 jobsIndiana County: 28,044 jobsJefferson County: 14,194 jobsJuniata County: 6,183 jobsLackawanna County: 98,798 jobsLancaster County: 254,207 jobsLawrence County: 27,269 jobsLebanon County: 53,616 jobsLehigh County: 203,946 jobsLuzerne County: 145,109 jobsLycoming County: 49,573 jobsMcKean County: 13,771 jobsMercer County: 42,729 jobsMifflin County: 17,229 jobsMonroe County: 57,138 jobsMontgomery County: 504,216 jobsMontour County: 17,238 jobsNorthampton County: 122,795 jobsNorthumberland County: 26,997 jobsPerry County: 8,152 jobsPhiladelphia County: 725,357 jobsPike County: 12,365 jobsPotter County: 4,750 jobsSchuylkill County: 50,502 jobsSnyder County: 15,506 jobsSomerset County: 23,200 jobsSullivan County: 1,475 jobsSusquehanna County: 8,584 jobsTioga County: 12,196 jobsUnion County: 17,328 jobsVenango County: 15,993 jobsWarren County: 12,941 jobsWashington County: 89,399 jobsWayne County: 15,764 jobsWestmoreland County: 128,972 jobsWyoming County: 9,502 jobsYork County: 182,806 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Elk 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), Elk 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), Elk 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/elk-county-pennsylvania. 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), Elk 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/elk-county-pennsylvania.

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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), Elk 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/elk-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Elk County was 13,101 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.9% from 2024. That is the 51st highest of 67 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 Elk County?

15,893 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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