Covered employment (QCEW) in Hamilton County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hamilton County was 219,580 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 95 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs219,580

Change on 2024-0.7%

Rank4th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked

Series high221,2072024

Series low177,8022009

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Hamilton 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	219,580
2024	221,207
2023	217,651
2022	209,272
2021	201,559
2020	199,009
2019	208,228
2018	205,565
2017	200,522
2016	196,794
2015	192,464
2014	186,133
2013	186,646
2012	184,703
2011	182,593
2010	179,159
2009	177,802
2008	192,131
2007	193,672
2006	191,692
2005	191,463
2004	189,034
2003	187,033
2002	185,744
2001	187,724

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place	2025
Hamilton County	219,580
Tennessee	3,265,460
United States	155,732,363

Hamilton County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 14K
14K to 40K
40K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Hamilton 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 Tennessee by covered employment (QCEW) 95 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), Hamilton 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), Hamilton 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/hamilton-county-tennessee. 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), Hamilton 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/hamilton-county-tennessee.

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), Hamilton 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/hamilton-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Hamilton County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hamilton County was 219,580 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 4th 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 Hamilton County?

221,207 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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