Covered employment (QCEW) in Gray County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Gray County was 7,622 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 113th highest of 254 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs7,622
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank113th of 254Counties in Texas ranked
Series high9,3172014
Series low7,1682021

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

7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0009,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 7,663 jobs2002: 7,464 jobs2003: 7,375 jobs2004: 7,595 jobs2005: 8,182 jobs2006: 8,316 jobs2007: 8,702 jobs2008: 8,877 jobs2009: 8,222 jobs2010: 8,170 jobs2011: 8,702 jobs2012: 8,958 jobs2013: 9,143 jobs2014: 9,317 jobs2015: 8,742 jobs2016: 7,812 jobs2017: 7,708 jobs2018: 7,761 jobs2019: 7,729 jobs2020: 7,172 jobs2021: 7,168 jobs2022: 7,363 jobs2023: 7,527 jobs2024: 7,532 jobs2025: 7,622 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
20257,622
20247,532
20237,527
20227,363
20217,168
20207,172
20197,729
20187,761
20177,708
20167,812
20158,742
20149,317
20139,143
20128,958
20118,702
20108,170
20098,222
20088,877
20078,702
20068,316
20058,182
20047,595
20037,375
20027,464
20017,663

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2025
Gray County7,622
Texas14,109,957
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), Gray 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), Gray 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/gray-county-texas. 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), Gray 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/gray-county-texas.

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), Gray 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/gray-county-texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Gray County was 7,622 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 113th highest of 254 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 Gray County?

9,317 jobs in 2014, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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