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Covered employment (QCEW) in Foster County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Foster County was 1,487 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.6% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 53 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,487
Change on 2024-3.6%
Rank28th of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked
Series high1,6842008
Series low1,4872025

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

1,4501,5001,5501,6001,6501,70020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,678 jobs2002: 1,675 jobs2003: 1,614 jobs2004: 1,649 jobs2005: 1,647 jobs2006: 1,588 jobs2007: 1,588 jobs2008: 1,684 jobs2009: 1,657 jobs2010: 1,669 jobs2011: 1,674 jobs2012: 1,669 jobs2013: 1,633 jobs2014: 1,647 jobs2015: 1,622 jobs2016: 1,641 jobs2017: 1,634 jobs2018: 1,631 jobs2019: 1,543 jobs2020: 1,536 jobs2021: 1,510 jobs2022: 1,522 jobs2023: 1,538 jobs2024: 1,542 jobs2025: 1,487 jobs1,4501,5001,5501,6001,6501,7002001201020252001: 1,678 jobs2002: 1,675 jobs2003: 1,614 jobs2004: 1,649 jobs2005: 1,647 jobs2006: 1,588 jobs2007: 1,588 jobs2008: 1,684 jobs2009: 1,657 jobs2010: 1,669 jobs2011: 1,674 jobs2012: 1,669 jobs2013: 1,633 jobs2014: 1,647 jobs2015: 1,622 jobs2016: 1,641 jobs2017: 1,634 jobs2018: 1,631 jobs2019: 1,543 jobs2020: 1,536 jobs2021: 1,510 jobs2022: 1,522 jobs2023: 1,538 jobs2024: 1,542 jobs2025: 1,487 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
20251,487
20241,542
20231,538
20221,522
20211,510
20201,536
20191,543
20181,631
20171,634
20161,641
20151,622
20141,647
20131,633
20121,669
20111,674
20101,669
20091,657
20081,684
20071,588
20061,588
20051,647
20041,649
20031,614
20021,675
20011,678

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2025
Foster County1,487
North Dakota429,567
United States155,732,363

Foster County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 849 jobsBarnes County: 4,426 jobsBenson County: 2,019 jobsBillings County: 745 jobsBottineau County: 2,543 jobsBowman County: 1,482 jobsBurke County: 653 jobsBurleigh County: 58,393 jobsCass County: 128,690 jobsCavalier County: 1,264 jobsDickey County: 2,496 jobsDivide County: 680 jobsDunn County: 1,999 jobsEddy County: 712 jobsEmmons County: 932 jobsFoster County: 1,487 jobsGolden Valley County: 627 jobsGrand Forks County: 41,078 jobsGrant County: 640 jobsGriggs County: 757 jobsHettinger County: 711 jobsKidder County: 699 jobsLaMoure County: 1,406 jobsLogan County: 628 jobsMcHenry County: 1,311 jobsMcIntosh County: 993 jobsMcKenzie County: 11,760 jobsMcLean County: 3,531 jobsMercer County: 4,341 jobsMorton County: 12,316 jobsMountrail County: 5,391 jobsNelson County: 1,019 jobsOliver County: 701 jobsPembina County: 3,335 jobsPierce County: 1,620 jobsRamsey County: 5,524 jobsRansom County: 1,981 jobsRenville County: 676 jobsRichland County: 7,877 jobsRolette County: 4,666 jobsSargent County: 2,608 jobsSheridan County: 219 jobsSioux County: 1,522 jobsSlope County: 99 jobsStark County: 19,567 jobsSteele County: 531 jobsStutsman County: 11,132 jobsTowner County: 644 jobsTraill County: 3,556 jobsWalsh County: 4,730 jobsWard County: 31,171 jobsWells County: 1,446 jobsWilliams County: 26,622 jobs
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  • 2,000 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Foster 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), Foster 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), Foster 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/foster-county-north-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), Foster 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/foster-county-north-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), Foster 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/foster-county-north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Foster County was 1,487 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.6% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 53 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 Foster County?

1,684 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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