Covered employment (QCEW) in Galax city

Covered employment (QCEW) in Galax city was 5,618 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.2% from 2024. That is the 83rd highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs5,618

Change on 2024-3.2%

Rank83rd of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high8,4462001

Series low5,3622020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Galax city, 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	5,618
2024	5,805
2023	5,800
2022	5,634
2021	5,438
2020	5,362
2019	5,816
2018	5,861
2017	6,015
2016	6,283
2015	6,292
2014	6,029
2013	6,073
2012	6,043
2011	6,225
2010	6,254
2009	6,366
2008	6,605
2007	6,823
2006	6,951
2005	7,543
2004	7,762
2003	8,065
2002	8,189
2001	8,446

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2025
Galax city	5,618
Virginia	4,149,424
United States	155,732,363

Galax city compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 10K
10K to 15K
15K to 38K
38K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Galax city 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 Virginia by covered employment (QCEW) 133 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), Galax city, 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), Galax city, 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/galax-city-virginia. 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), Galax city, 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/galax-city-virginia.

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), Galax city, 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/galax-city-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Galax city?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Galax city was 5,618 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.2% from 2024. That is the 83rd highest of 133 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 Galax city?

8,446 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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