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Covered employment (QCEW) in Grainger County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Grainger County was 4,198 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 69th highest of 95 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,198
Change on 2024-2.4%
Rank69th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high4,3012024
Series low3,1442009

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

3,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,369 jobs2002: 3,276 jobs2003: 3,196 jobs2004: 3,254 jobs2005: 3,348 jobs2006: 3,586 jobs2007: 3,456 jobs2008: 3,404 jobs2009: 3,144 jobs2010: 3,169 jobs2011: 3,194 jobs2012: 3,165 jobs2013: 3,254 jobs2014: 3,333 jobs2015: 3,608 jobs2016: 3,827 jobs2017: 3,829 jobs2018: 4,009 jobs2019: 3,916 jobs2020: 4,036 jobs2021: 4,139 jobs2022: 4,181 jobs2023: 4,088 jobs2024: 4,301 jobs2025: 4,198 jobs3,0003,5004,0004,5002001201020252001: 3,369 jobs2002: 3,276 jobs2003: 3,196 jobs2004: 3,254 jobs2005: 3,348 jobs2006: 3,586 jobs2007: 3,456 jobs2008: 3,404 jobs2009: 3,144 jobs2010: 3,169 jobs2011: 3,194 jobs2012: 3,165 jobs2013: 3,254 jobs2014: 3,333 jobs2015: 3,608 jobs2016: 3,827 jobs2017: 3,829 jobs2018: 4,009 jobs2019: 3,916 jobs2020: 4,036 jobs2021: 4,139 jobs2022: 4,181 jobs2023: 4,088 jobs2024: 4,301 jobs2025: 4,198 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
20254,198
20244,301
20234,088
20224,181
20214,139
20204,036
20193,916
20184,009
20173,829
20163,827
20153,608
20143,333
20133,254
20123,165
20113,194
20103,169
20093,144
20083,404
20073,456
20063,586
20053,348
20043,254
20033,196
20023,276
20013,369

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2025
Grainger County4,198
Tennessee3,265,460
United States155,732,363

Grainger County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 46,595 jobsBedford County: 16,906 jobsBenton County: 4,440 jobsBledsoe County: 2,520 jobsBlount County: 57,169 jobsBradley County: 40,033 jobsCampbell County: 9,318 jobsCannon County: 2,209 jobsCarroll County: 7,535 jobsCarter County: 12,639 jobsCheatham County: 9,974 jobsChester County: 3,876 jobsClaiborne County: 8,712 jobsClay County: 1,334 jobsCocke County: 7,408 jobsCoffee County: 25,879 jobsCrockett County: 3,856 jobsCumberland County: 19,249 jobsDavidson County: 554,677 jobsDecatur County: 3,364 jobsDeKalb County: 5,204 jobsDickson County: 18,815 jobsDyer County: 16,780 jobsFayette County: 8,381 jobsFentress County: 5,947 jobsFranklin County: 11,323 jobsGibson County: 16,381 jobsGiles County: 9,614 jobsGrainger County: 4,198 jobsGreene County: 24,941 jobsGrundy County: 2,120 jobsHamblen County: 33,121 jobsHamilton County: 219,580 jobsHancock County: 1,042 jobsHardeman County: 6,396 jobsHardin County: 8,351 jobsHawkins County: 13,291 jobsHaywood County: 6,337 jobsHenderson County: 8,197 jobsHenry County: 11,900 jobsHickman County: 4,123 jobsHouston County: 1,478 jobsHumphreys County: 5,768 jobsJackson County: 1,691 jobsJefferson County: 13,797 jobsJohnson County: 4,187 jobsKnox County: 262,703 jobsLake County: 1,456 jobsLauderdale County: 6,310 jobsLawrence County: 11,638 jobsLewis County: 3,289 jobsLincoln County: 9,796 jobsLoudon County: 18,013 jobsMcMinn County: 17,072 jobsMcNairy County: 5,581 jobsMacon County: 5,223 jobsMadison County: 61,056 jobsMarion County: 8,350 jobsMarshall County: 9,852 jobsMaury County: 40,556 jobsMeigs County: 1,930 jobsMonroe County: 14,633 jobsMontgomery County: 65,862 jobsMoore County: 2,354 jobsMorgan County: 3,158 jobsObion County: 11,923 jobsOverton County: 5,760 jobsPerry County: 1,701 jobsPickett County: 898 jobsPolk County: 2,666 jobsPutnam County: 39,901 jobsRhea County: 12,205 jobsRoane County: 19,834 jobsRobertson County: 23,188 jobsRutherford County: 148,438 jobsScott County: 5,743 jobsSequatchie County: 3,537 jobsSevier County: 53,214 jobsShelby County: 471,160 jobsSmith County: 4,947 jobsStewart County: 2,828 jobsSullivan County: 70,470 jobsSumner County: 62,901 jobsTipton County: 11,924 jobsTrousdale County: 2,672 jobsUnicoi County: 4,843 jobsUnion County: 2,688 jobsVan Buren County: 868 jobsWarren County: 12,829 jobsWashington County: 63,282 jobsWayne County: 4,070 jobsWeakley County: 10,635 jobsWhite County: 7,059 jobsWilliamson County: 151,470 jobsWilson County: 65,458 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Grainger 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), Grainger 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), Grainger 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/grainger-county-tennessee. 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), Grainger 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/grainger-county-tennessee.

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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), Grainger 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/grainger-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Grainger County was 4,198 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 69th highest of 95 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 Grainger County?

4,301 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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