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Covered employment (QCEW) in Fayette County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Fayette County was 37,808 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs37,808
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank30th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high42,4472008
Series low36,3652020

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

36K38K40K42K44K20012005200920132017202120252001: 39,397 jobs2002: 40,318 jobs2003: 40,296 jobs2004: 41,067 jobs2005: 40,579 jobs2006: 40,752 jobs2007: 41,556 jobs2008: 42,447 jobs2009: 40,681 jobs2010: 40,488 jobs2011: 41,042 jobs2012: 40,176 jobs2013: 40,072 jobs2014: 39,992 jobs2015: 40,040 jobs2016: 39,259 jobs2017: 39,108 jobs2018: 39,224 jobs2019: 39,653 jobs2020: 36,365 jobs2021: 36,714 jobs2022: 37,141 jobs2023: 37,712 jobs2024: 37,892 jobs2025: 37,808 jobs36K38K40K42K44K2001201020252001: 39,397 jobs2002: 40,318 jobs2003: 40,296 jobs2004: 41,067 jobs2005: 40,579 jobs2006: 40,752 jobs2007: 41,556 jobs2008: 42,447 jobs2009: 40,681 jobs2010: 40,488 jobs2011: 41,042 jobs2012: 40,176 jobs2013: 40,072 jobs2014: 39,992 jobs2015: 40,040 jobs2016: 39,259 jobs2017: 39,108 jobs2018: 39,224 jobs2019: 39,653 jobs2020: 36,365 jobs2021: 36,714 jobs2022: 37,141 jobs2023: 37,712 jobs2024: 37,892 jobs2025: 37,808 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
202537,808
202437,892
202337,712
202237,141
202136,714
202036,365
201939,653
201839,224
201739,108
201639,259
201540,040
201439,992
201340,072
201240,176
201141,042
201040,488
200940,681
200842,447
200741,556
200640,752
200540,579
200441,067
200340,296
200240,318
200139,397

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Fayette County37,808
Pennsylvania6,053,191
United States155,732,363

Fayette 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. Fayette 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), Fayette 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), Fayette 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/fayette-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), Fayette 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/fayette-county-pennsylvania.

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), Fayette 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/fayette-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Fayette County was 37,808 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 30th 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 Fayette County?

42,447 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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