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Covered employment (QCEW) in Jackson County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jackson County was 1,691 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11% from 2024. That is the 89th highest of 95 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,691
Change on 2024+11%
Rank89th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high2,1892004
Series low1,3352011

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

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,20020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,809 jobs2002: 1,895 jobs2003: 1,925 jobs2004: 2,189 jobs2005: 1,867 jobs2006: 1,736 jobs2007: 1,624 jobs2008: 1,553 jobs2009: 1,392 jobs2010: 1,355 jobs2011: 1,335 jobs2012: 1,350 jobs2013: 1,422 jobs2014: 1,418 jobs2015: 1,418 jobs2016: 1,377 jobs2017: 1,422 jobs2018: 1,403 jobs2019: 1,391 jobs2020: 1,418 jobs2021: 1,497 jobs2022: 1,537 jobs2023: 1,543 jobs2024: 1,523 jobs2025: 1,691 jobs1,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502001201020252001: 1,809 jobs2002: 1,895 jobs2003: 1,925 jobs2004: 2,189 jobs2005: 1,867 jobs2006: 1,736 jobs2007: 1,624 jobs2008: 1,553 jobs2009: 1,392 jobs2010: 1,355 jobs2011: 1,335 jobs2012: 1,350 jobs2013: 1,422 jobs2014: 1,418 jobs2015: 1,418 jobs2016: 1,377 jobs2017: 1,422 jobs2018: 1,403 jobs2019: 1,391 jobs2020: 1,418 jobs2021: 1,497 jobs2022: 1,537 jobs2023: 1,543 jobs2024: 1,523 jobs2025: 1,691 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
20251,691
20241,523
20231,543
20221,537
20211,497
20201,418
20191,391
20181,403
20171,422
20161,377
20151,418
20141,418
20131,422
20121,350
20111,335
20101,355
20091,392
20081,553
20071,624
20061,736
20051,867
20042,189
20031,925
20021,895
20011,809

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2025
Jackson County1,691
Tennessee3,265,460
United States155,732,363

Jackson County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 46,595 jobsBedford County: 16,906 jobsBenton County: 4,440 jobsBledsoe County: 2,520 jobsBlount County: 57,169 jobsBradley County: 40,033 jobsCampbell County: 9,318 jobsCannon County: 2,209 jobsCarroll County: 7,535 jobsCarter County: 12,639 jobsCheatham County: 9,974 jobsChester County: 3,876 jobsClaiborne County: 8,712 jobsClay County: 1,334 jobsCocke County: 7,408 jobsCoffee County: 25,879 jobsCrockett County: 3,856 jobsCumberland County: 19,249 jobsDavidson County: 554,677 jobsDecatur County: 3,364 jobsDeKalb County: 5,204 jobsDickson County: 18,815 jobsDyer County: 16,780 jobsFayette County: 8,381 jobsFentress County: 5,947 jobsFranklin County: 11,323 jobsGibson County: 16,381 jobsGiles County: 9,614 jobsGrainger County: 4,198 jobsGreene County: 24,941 jobsGrundy County: 2,120 jobsHamblen County: 33,121 jobsHamilton County: 219,580 jobsHancock County: 1,042 jobsHardeman County: 6,396 jobsHardin County: 8,351 jobsHawkins County: 13,291 jobsHaywood County: 6,337 jobsHenderson County: 8,197 jobsHenry County: 11,900 jobsHickman County: 4,123 jobsHouston County: 1,478 jobsHumphreys County: 5,768 jobsJackson County: 1,691 jobsJefferson County: 13,797 jobsJohnson County: 4,187 jobsKnox County: 262,703 jobsLake County: 1,456 jobsLauderdale County: 6,310 jobsLawrence County: 11,638 jobsLewis County: 3,289 jobsLincoln County: 9,796 jobsLoudon County: 18,013 jobsMcMinn County: 17,072 jobsMcNairy County: 5,581 jobsMacon County: 5,223 jobsMadison County: 61,056 jobsMarion County: 8,350 jobsMarshall County: 9,852 jobsMaury County: 40,556 jobsMeigs County: 1,930 jobsMonroe County: 14,633 jobsMontgomery County: 65,862 jobsMoore County: 2,354 jobsMorgan County: 3,158 jobsObion County: 11,923 jobsOverton County: 5,760 jobsPerry County: 1,701 jobsPickett County: 898 jobsPolk County: 2,666 jobsPutnam County: 39,901 jobsRhea County: 12,205 jobsRoane County: 19,834 jobsRobertson County: 23,188 jobsRutherford County: 148,438 jobsScott County: 5,743 jobsSequatchie County: 3,537 jobsSevier County: 53,214 jobsShelby County: 471,160 jobsSmith County: 4,947 jobsStewart County: 2,828 jobsSullivan County: 70,470 jobsSumner County: 62,901 jobsTipton County: 11,924 jobsTrousdale County: 2,672 jobsUnicoi County: 4,843 jobsUnion County: 2,688 jobsVan Buren County: 868 jobsWarren County: 12,829 jobsWashington County: 63,282 jobsWayne County: 4,070 jobsWeakley County: 10,635 jobsWhite County: 7,059 jobsWilliamson County: 151,470 jobsWilson County: 65,458 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Jackson 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), Jackson 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), Jackson 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/jackson-county-tennessee. 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), Jackson 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/jackson-county-tennessee.

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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), Jackson 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/jackson-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jackson County was 1,691 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11% from 2024. That is the 89th highest of 95 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 Jackson County?

2,189 jobs in 2004, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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