Covered employment (QCEW) in Howard County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Howard County was 34,793 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 92 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs34,793

Change on 2024-2.7%

Rank21st of 92Counties in Indiana ranked

Series high44,5512001

Series low33,1952009

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Howard 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	34,793
2024	35,758
2023	35,015
2022	34,545
2021	35,306
2020	36,128
2019	38,242
2018	39,176
2017	39,872
2016	39,846
2015	38,762
2014	38,483
2013	37,711
2012	36,410
2011	35,395
2010	34,531
2009	33,195
2008	38,169
2007	40,177
2006	41,059
2005	41,505
2004	42,006
2003	42,427
2002	43,826
2001	44,551

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place	2025
Howard County	34,793
Indiana	3,190,325
United States	155,732,363

Howard County compared with nearby places

Under 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 13K
13K to 19K
19K to 46K
46K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Howard 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 Indiana by covered employment (QCEW) 92 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), Howard 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), Howard 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/howard-county-indiana. 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), Howard 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/howard-county-indiana.

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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), Howard 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/howard-county-indiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Howard County was 34,793 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 92 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 Howard County?

44,551 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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