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Covered employment (QCEW) in Franklin County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Franklin County was 25,008 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.7% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs25,008
Change on 2024-1.7%
Rank12th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high27,5702002
Series low24,4492020

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

24K25K26K27K28K20012005200920132017202120252001: 27,415 jobs2002: 27,570 jobs2003: 27,463 jobs2004: 27,167 jobs2005: 26,853 jobs2006: 27,061 jobs2007: 26,891 jobs2008: 26,809 jobs2009: 25,646 jobs2010: 25,628 jobs2011: 25,719 jobs2012: 25,951 jobs2013: 25,893 jobs2014: 25,926 jobs2015: 26,183 jobs2016: 26,730 jobs2017: 26,902 jobs2018: 26,852 jobs2019: 26,837 jobs2020: 24,449 jobs2021: 25,426 jobs2022: 25,933 jobs2023: 25,935 jobs2024: 25,435 jobs2025: 25,008 jobs24K25K26K27K28K2001201020252001: 27,415 jobs2002: 27,570 jobs2003: 27,463 jobs2004: 27,167 jobs2005: 26,853 jobs2006: 27,061 jobs2007: 26,891 jobs2008: 26,809 jobs2009: 25,646 jobs2010: 25,628 jobs2011: 25,719 jobs2012: 25,951 jobs2013: 25,893 jobs2014: 25,926 jobs2015: 26,183 jobs2016: 26,730 jobs2017: 26,902 jobs2018: 26,852 jobs2019: 26,837 jobs2020: 24,449 jobs2021: 25,426 jobs2022: 25,933 jobs2023: 25,935 jobs2024: 25,435 jobs2025: 25,008 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
202525,008
202425,435
202325,935
202225,933
202125,426
202024,449
201926,837
201826,852
201726,902
201626,730
201526,183
201425,926
201325,893
201225,951
201125,719
201025,628
200925,646
200826,809
200726,891
200627,061
200526,853
200427,167
200327,463
200227,570
200127,415

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Franklin County25,008
Massachusetts3,634,042
United States155,732,363

Franklin County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 96,491 jobsBerkshire County: 57,806 jobsBristol County: 225,223 jobsDukes County: 9,084 jobsEssex County: 326,688 jobsFranklin County: 25,008 jobsHampden County: 201,216 jobsHampshire County: 64,889 jobsMiddlesex County: 903,942 jobsNantucket County: 8,675 jobsNorfolk County: 348,528 jobsPlymouth County: 197,448 jobsSuffolk County: 712,462 jobsWorcester County: 356,384 jobs
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  • 45K to 120K
  • 120K to 220K
  • 220K to 350K
  • 350K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Franklin 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), Franklin 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), Franklin 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/franklin-county-massachusetts. 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), Franklin 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/franklin-county-massachusetts.

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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), Franklin 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/franklin-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Franklin County was 25,008 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.7% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 14 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 Franklin County?

27,570 jobs in 2002, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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