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Covered employment (QCEW) in Essex County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Essex County was 15,228 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.1% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 62 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs15,228
Change on 2024+3.1%
Rank49th of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high15,5742002
Series low13,2162020

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

13K13.5K14K14.5K15K15.5K16K20012005200920132017202120252001: 15,499 jobs2002: 15,574 jobs2003: 14,981 jobs2004: 15,222 jobs2005: 15,144 jobs2006: 14,993 jobs2007: 15,118 jobs2008: 14,918 jobs2009: 14,418 jobs2010: 14,270 jobs2011: 14,179 jobs2012: 14,227 jobs2013: 14,462 jobs2014: 14,624 jobs2015: 14,442 jobs2016: 14,685 jobs2017: 14,694 jobs2018: 14,620 jobs2019: 14,639 jobs2020: 13,216 jobs2021: 13,709 jobs2022: 13,749 jobs2023: 14,309 jobs2024: 14,768 jobs2025: 15,228 jobs13K14K15K16K2001201020252001: 15,499 jobs2002: 15,574 jobs2003: 14,981 jobs2004: 15,222 jobs2005: 15,144 jobs2006: 14,993 jobs2007: 15,118 jobs2008: 14,918 jobs2009: 14,418 jobs2010: 14,270 jobs2011: 14,179 jobs2012: 14,227 jobs2013: 14,462 jobs2014: 14,624 jobs2015: 14,442 jobs2016: 14,685 jobs2017: 14,694 jobs2018: 14,620 jobs2019: 14,639 jobs2020: 13,216 jobs2021: 13,709 jobs2022: 13,749 jobs2023: 14,309 jobs2024: 14,768 jobs2025: 15,228 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
202515,228
202414,768
202314,309
202213,749
202113,709
202013,216
201914,639
201814,620
201714,694
201614,685
201514,442
201414,624
201314,462
201214,227
201114,179
201014,270
200914,418
200814,918
200715,118
200614,993
200515,144
200415,222
200314,981
200215,574
200115,499

Compared with New York and United States

Place2025
Essex County15,228
New York9,791,529
United States155,732,363

Essex County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 235,826 jobsAllegany County: 13,544 jobsBronx County: 354,440 jobsBroome County: 83,845 jobsCattaraugus County: 28,122 jobsCayuga County: 24,534 jobsChautauqua County: 45,974 jobsChemung County: 33,485 jobsChenango County: 17,735 jobsClinton County: 31,572 jobsColumbia County: 20,909 jobsCortland County: 17,469 jobsDelaware County: 14,185 jobsDutchess County: 116,699 jobsErie County: 464,902 jobsEssex County: 15,228 jobsFranklin County: 17,535 jobsFulton County: 16,163 jobsGenesee County: 23,314 jobsGreene County: 14,337 jobsHamilton County: 1,608 jobsHerkimer County: 15,878 jobsJefferson County: 40,563 jobsKings County: 924,119 jobsLewis County: 7,072 jobsLivingston County: 19,851 jobsMadison County: 20,808 jobsMonroe County: 386,911 jobsMontgomery County: 19,548 jobsNassau County: 636,274 jobsNew York County: 2,487,650 jobsNiagara County: 68,617 jobsOneida County: 101,447 jobsOnondaga County: 250,251 jobsOntario County: 53,686 jobsOrange County: 154,905 jobsOrleans County: 11,445 jobsOswego County: 32,477 jobsOtsego County: 22,645 jobsPutnam County: 26,879 jobsQueens County: 751,303 jobsRensselaer County: 56,312 jobsRichmond County: 135,842 jobsRockland County: 138,234 jobsSt. Lawrence County: 34,712 jobsSaratoga County: 93,945 jobsSchenectady County: 60,183 jobsSchoharie County: 8,498 jobsSchuyler County: 5,185 jobsSeneca County: 10,339 jobsSteuben County: 34,483 jobsSuffolk County: 689,858 jobsSullivan County: 30,789 jobsTioga County: 13,068 jobsTompkins County: 47,711 jobsUlster County: 60,554 jobsWarren County: 36,915 jobsWashington County: 14,858 jobsWayne County: 28,770 jobsWestchester County: 433,070 jobsWyoming County: 12,357 jobsYates County: 7,296 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Essex 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), Essex 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), Essex 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/essex-county-new-york. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Essex 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/essex-county-new-york.

Harvard

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), Essex 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/essex-county-new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Essex County was 15,228 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.1% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 62 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 Essex County?

15,574 jobs in 2002, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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