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Covered employment (QCEW) in Fulton County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Fulton County was 8,639 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 102 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs8,639
Change on 2024-0%
Rank48th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high9,0892002
Series low7,8372020

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

7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 8,662 jobs2002: 9,089 jobs2003: 8,984 jobs2004: 8,976 jobs2005: 8,666 jobs2006: 8,687 jobs2007: 8,602 jobs2008: 8,704 jobs2009: 8,687 jobs2010: 8,584 jobs2011: 8,701 jobs2012: 8,504 jobs2013: 8,170 jobs2014: 8,173 jobs2015: 8,281 jobs2016: 8,333 jobs2017: 8,346 jobs2018: 8,122 jobs2019: 8,261 jobs2020: 7,837 jobs2021: 8,030 jobs2022: 8,314 jobs2023: 8,332 jobs2024: 8,642 jobs2025: 8,639 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
20258,639
20248,642
20238,332
20228,314
20218,030
20207,837
20198,261
20188,122
20178,346
20168,333
20158,281
20148,173
20138,170
20128,504
20118,701
20108,584
20098,687
20088,704
20078,602
20068,687
20058,666
20048,976
20038,984
20029,089
20018,662

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2025
Fulton County8,639
Illinois6,067,518
United States155,732,363

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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), Fulton County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Fulton 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/fulton-county-illinois. 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), Fulton 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/fulton-county-illinois.

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), Fulton 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/fulton-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Fulton County was 8,639 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 102 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 Fulton County?

9,089 jobs in 2002, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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