Covered employment (QCEW) in Graves County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Graves County was 11,949 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 120 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs11,949

Change on 20240%

Rank30th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high11,9492025

Series low10,6172006

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Graves County, 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	11,949
2024	11,945
2023	11,563
2022	11,119
2021	11,330
2020	11,020
2019	11,445
2018	11,026
2017	11,052
2016	10,855
2015	10,718
2014	10,770
2013	10,947
2012	10,886
2011	11,003
2010	10,879
2009	10,797
2008	10,999
2007	11,062
2006	10,617
2005	10,699
2004	11,558
2003	11,559
2002	11,708
2001	11,770

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2025
Graves County	11,949
Kentucky	1,990,460
United States	155,732,363

Graves County compared with nearby places

Under 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 18K
18K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Graves 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Kentucky by covered employment (QCEW) 120 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), Graves 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), Graves 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/graves-county-kentucky. 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), Graves 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/graves-county-kentucky.

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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), Graves 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/graves-county-kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Graves County was 11,949 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 120 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 Graves County?

11,949 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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