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Covered employment (QCEW) in Independence County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Independence County was 17,752 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs17,752
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank15th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high17,7522025
Series low14,5042014

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

14K15K16K17K18K20012005200920132017202120252001: 16,355 jobs2002: 16,059 jobs2003: 16,116 jobs2004: 16,270 jobs2005: 16,405 jobs2006: 16,335 jobs2007: 16,069 jobs2008: 15,478 jobs2009: 15,045 jobs2010: 15,441 jobs2011: 15,003 jobs2012: 14,608 jobs2013: 14,627 jobs2014: 14,504 jobs2015: 14,848 jobs2016: 15,398 jobs2017: 15,656 jobs2018: 15,919 jobs2019: 16,200 jobs2020: 16,047 jobs2021: 16,355 jobs2022: 16,777 jobs2023: 17,381 jobs2024: 17,612 jobs2025: 17,752 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
202517,752
202417,612
202317,381
202216,777
202116,355
202016,047
201916,200
201815,919
201715,656
201615,398
201514,848
201414,504
201314,627
201214,608
201115,003
201015,441
200915,045
200815,478
200716,069
200616,335
200516,405
200416,270
200316,116
200216,059
200116,355

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Independence County17,752
Arkansas1,305,532
United States155,732,363

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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), Independence 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), Independence 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/independence-county-arkansas. 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), Independence 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/independence-county-arkansas.

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), Independence 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/independence-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Independence County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Independence County was 17,752 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 75 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 Independence County?

17,752 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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