Covered employment (QCEW) in Howard County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Howard County was 173,088 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs173,088

Change on 2024-0.2%

Rank6th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked

Series high174,6422019

Series low132,9352001

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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	173,088
2024	173,483
2023	169,720
2022	165,143
2021	163,088
2020	161,299
2019	174,642
2018	172,273
2017	170,419
2016	168,168
2015	165,194
2014	159,886
2013	159,348
2012	158,932
2011	151,075
2010	146,125
2009	143,471
2008	148,289
2007	147,018
2006	143,611
2005	138,806
2004	138,428
2003	135,752
2002	134,340
2001	132,935

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place	2025
Howard County	173,088
Maryland	2,754,961
United States	155,732,363

Howard County compared with nearby places

Under 15K
15K to 29K
29K to 57K
57K to 220K
220K 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 Maryland by covered employment (QCEW) 24 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-maryland. 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-maryland.

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), 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-maryland (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 173,088 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 24 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?

174,642 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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