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Covered employment (QCEW) in Hidalgo County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hidalgo County was 1,274 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 33 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,274
Change on 2024-1.6%
Rank28th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked
Series high1,7682002
Series low1,2742025

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

1,2001,3001,4001,5001,6001,7001,80020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,715 jobs2002: 1,768 jobs2003: 1,726 jobs2004: 1,659 jobs2005: 1,693 jobs2006: 1,606 jobs2007: 1,609 jobs2008: 1,700 jobs2009: 1,656 jobs2010: 1,660 jobs2011: 1,673 jobs2012: 1,674 jobs2013: 1,631 jobs2014: 1,586 jobs2015: 1,566 jobs2016: 1,604 jobs2017: 1,567 jobs2018: 1,665 jobs2019: 1,632 jobs2020: 1,452 jobs2021: 1,428 jobs2022: 1,478 jobs2023: 1,367 jobs2024: 1,295 jobs2025: 1,274 jobs1,2001,4001,6001,8002001201020252001: 1,715 jobs2002: 1,768 jobs2003: 1,726 jobs2004: 1,659 jobs2005: 1,693 jobs2006: 1,606 jobs2007: 1,609 jobs2008: 1,700 jobs2009: 1,656 jobs2010: 1,660 jobs2011: 1,673 jobs2012: 1,674 jobs2013: 1,631 jobs2014: 1,586 jobs2015: 1,566 jobs2016: 1,604 jobs2017: 1,567 jobs2018: 1,665 jobs2019: 1,632 jobs2020: 1,452 jobs2021: 1,428 jobs2022: 1,478 jobs2023: 1,367 jobs2024: 1,295 jobs2025: 1,274 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
20251,274
20241,295
20231,367
20221,478
20211,428
20201,452
20191,632
20181,665
20171,567
20161,604
20151,566
20141,586
20131,631
20121,674
20111,673
20101,660
20091,656
20081,700
20071,609
20061,606
20051,693
20041,659
20031,726
20021,768
20011,715

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place2025
Hidalgo County1,274
New Mexico875,212
United States155,732,363

Hidalgo County compared with nearby places

Bernalillo County: 347,718 jobsCatron County: 690 jobsChaves County: 21,847 jobsCibola County: 7,268 jobsColfax County: 4,228 jobsCurry County: 18,211 jobsDe Baca County: 451 jobsDoña Ana County: 81,834 jobsEddy County: 34,421 jobsGrant County: 9,348 jobsGuadalupe County: 1,487 jobsHarding County: 168 jobsHidalgo County: 1,274 jobsLea County: 34,047 jobsLincoln County: 6,713 jobsLos Alamos County: 22,520 jobsLuna County: 8,099 jobsMcKinley County: 19,353 jobsMora County: 679 jobsOtero County: 17,539 jobsQuay County: 2,545 jobsRio Arriba County: 9,536 jobsRoosevelt County: 5,870 jobsSandoval County: 35,867 jobsSan Juan County: 47,793 jobsSan Miguel County: 7,821 jobsSanta Fe County: 61,880 jobsSierra County: 3,641 jobsSocorro County: 4,870 jobsTaos County: 10,996 jobsTorrance County: 3,191 jobsUnion County: 1,222 jobsValencia County: 17,864 jobs
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 34K
  • 34K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Hidalgo 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), Hidalgo 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), Hidalgo 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/hidalgo-county-new-mexico. 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), Hidalgo 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/hidalgo-county-new-mexico.

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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), Hidalgo 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/hidalgo-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hidalgo County was 1,274 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 33 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 Hidalgo County?

1,768 jobs in 2002, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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