Covered employment (QCEW) in Estill County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Estill County was 2,261 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 93rd highest of 120 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,261

Change on 2024-0.4%

Rank93rd of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high2,5052001

Series low2,1622021

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Estill 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	2,261
2024	2,271
2023	2,323
2022	2,290
2021	2,162
2020	2,180
2019	2,401
2018	2,346
2017	2,465
2016	2,355
2015	2,341
2014	2,348
2013	2,304
2012	2,383
2011	2,258
2010	2,349
2009	2,360
2008	2,349
2007	2,346
2006	2,345
2005	2,351
2004	2,301
2003	2,310
2002	2,444
2001	2,505

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2025
Estill County	2,261
Kentucky	1,990,460
United States	155,732,363

Estill County compared with nearby places

Under 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 18K
18K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Estill 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 Kentucky by covered employment (QCEW) 120 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), Estill 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), Estill 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/estill-county-kentucky. 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), Estill 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/estill-county-kentucky.

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), Estill 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/estill-county-kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Estill County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Estill County was 2,261 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 93rd highest of 120 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 Estill County?

2,505 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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