Covered employment (QCEW) in Hale County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hale County was 2,665 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 62nd highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,665
Change on 2024+2.2%
Series high3,6642001
Series low2,5302020

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

2,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,75020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,664 jobs2002: 3,502 jobs2003: 3,479 jobs2004: 3,531 jobs2005: 3,510 jobs2006: 3,422 jobs2007: 3,390 jobs2008: 3,256 jobs2009: 2,996 jobs2010: 2,905 jobs2011: 2,921 jobs2012: 2,891 jobs2013: 2,708 jobs2014: 2,736 jobs2015: 2,764 jobs2016: 2,732 jobs2017: 2,734 jobs2018: 2,732 jobs2019: 2,675 jobs2020: 2,530 jobs2021: 2,532 jobs2022: 2,547 jobs2023: 2,614 jobs2024: 2,607 jobs2025: 2,665 jobs2,5003,0003,5004,0002001201020252001: 3,664 jobs2002: 3,502 jobs2003: 3,479 jobs2004: 3,531 jobs2005: 3,510 jobs2006: 3,422 jobs2007: 3,390 jobs2008: 3,256 jobs2009: 2,996 jobs2010: 2,905 jobs2011: 2,921 jobs2012: 2,891 jobs2013: 2,708 jobs2014: 2,736 jobs2015: 2,764 jobs2016: 2,732 jobs2017: 2,734 jobs2018: 2,732 jobs2019: 2,675 jobs2020: 2,530 jobs2021: 2,532 jobs2022: 2,547 jobs2023: 2,614 jobs2024: 2,607 jobs2025: 2,665 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
20252,665
20242,607
20232,614
20222,547
20212,532
20202,530
20192,675
20182,732
20172,734
20162,732
20152,764
20142,736
20132,708
20122,891
20112,921
20102,905
20092,996
20083,256
20073,390
20063,422
20053,510
20043,531
20033,479
20023,502
20013,664

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2025
Hale County2,665
Alabama2,118,878
United States155,732,363

Hale County compared with nearby places

Autauga County: 12,976 jobsBaldwin County: 87,943 jobsBarbour County: 7,689 jobsBibb County: 4,917 jobsBlount County: 9,229 jobsBullock County: 2,613 jobsButler County: 6,796 jobsCalhoun County: 43,473 jobsChambers County: 9,358 jobsCherokee County: 5,446 jobsChilton County: 9,431 jobsChoctaw County: 3,364 jobsClarke County: 7,704 jobsClay County: 4,238 jobsCleburne County: 2,830 jobsCoffee County: 17,705 jobsColbert County: 24,754 jobsConecuh County: 3,383 jobsCoosa County: 1,456 jobsCovington County: 12,461 jobsCrenshaw County: 3,441 jobsCullman County: 31,028 jobsDale County: 18,014 jobsDallas County: 11,478 jobsDeKalb County: 23,861 jobsElmore County: 22,162 jobsEscambia County: 12,951 jobsEtowah County: 33,095 jobsFayette County: 3,946 jobsFranklin County: 10,994 jobsGeneva County: 5,591 jobsGreene County: 1,748 jobsHale County: 2,665 jobsHenry County: 3,747 jobsHouston County: 51,288 jobsJackson County: 15,108 jobsJefferson County: 368,875 jobsLamar County: 3,345 jobsLauderdale County: 30,996 jobsLawrence County: 5,551 jobsLee County: 68,299 jobsLimestone County: 34,737 jobsLowndes County: 2,405 jobsMacon County: 4,948 jobsMadison County: 235,169 jobsMarengo County: 7,243 jobsMarion County: 10,057 jobsMarshall County: 41,043 jobsMobile County: 175,010 jobsMonroe County: 5,990 jobsMontgomery County: 132,159 jobsMorgan County: 54,551 jobsPerry County: 1,785 jobsPickens County: 3,681 jobsPike County: 15,481 jobsRandolph County: 4,887 jobsRussell County: 13,969 jobsSt. Clair County: 22,380 jobsShelby County: 84,778 jobsSumter County: 2,908 jobsTalladega County: 31,617 jobsTallapoosa County: 12,920 jobsTuscaloosa County: 98,620 jobsWalker County: 18,858 jobsWashington County: 5,356 jobsWilcox County: 2,696 jobsWinston County: 8,154 jobs
  • Under 3,000
  • 3,000 to 6,000
  • 6,000 to 10K
  • 10K to 18K
  • 18K to 41K
  • 41K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Hale 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), Hale 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), Hale 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/hale-county-alabama. 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), Hale 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/hale-county-alabama.

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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), Hale 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/hale-county-alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hale County was 2,665 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 62nd highest of 67 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 Hale County?

3,664 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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