Covered employment (QCEW) in Hughes County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hughes County was 2,840 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.9% from 2024. That is the 57th highest of 77 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,840

Change on 2024-0.9%

Rank57th of 77Counties in Oklahoma ranked

Series high3,2772013

Series low2,5762007

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Hughes 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	2,840
2024	2,867
2023	2,895
2022	2,796
2021	2,815
2020	2,914
2019	3,086
2018	3,081
2017	3,013
2016	3,024
2015	3,196
2014	3,261
2013	3,277
2012	3,202
2011	2,893
2010	2,928
2009	2,928
2008	2,670
2007	2,576
2006	2,847
2005	2,903
2004	2,883
2003	2,803
2002	2,914
2001	2,987

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place	2025
Hughes County	2,840
Oklahoma	1,700,650
United States	155,732,363

Hughes County compared with nearby places

Under 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 7,000
7,000 to 12K
12K to 21K
21K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Hughes 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 Oklahoma by covered employment (QCEW) 77 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), Hughes 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), Hughes 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/hughes-county-oklahoma. 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), Hughes 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/hughes-county-oklahoma.

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), Hughes 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/hughes-county-oklahoma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Hughes County was 2,840 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.9% from 2024. That is the 57th highest of 77 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 Hughes County?

3,277 jobs in 2013, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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