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Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 368,875 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs368,875
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank1st of 67Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high380,6802001
Series low330,7872011

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

330K340K350K360K370K380K390K20012005200920132017202120252001: 380,680 jobs2002: 375,859 jobs2003: 369,462 jobs2004: 369,393 jobs2005: 370,873 jobs2006: 373,097 jobs2007: 363,606 jobs2008: 359,189 jobs2009: 337,663 jobs2010: 331,416 jobs2011: 330,787 jobs2012: 336,229 jobs2013: 337,885 jobs2014: 339,026 jobs2015: 338,154 jobs2016: 340,512 jobs2017: 344,402 jobs2018: 349,955 jobs2019: 354,285 jobs2020: 337,153 jobs2021: 347,199 jobs2022: 356,742 jobs2023: 362,788 jobs2024: 367,081 jobs2025: 368,875 jobs320K340K360K380K400K2001201020252001: 380,680 jobs2002: 375,859 jobs2003: 369,462 jobs2004: 369,393 jobs2005: 370,873 jobs2006: 373,097 jobs2007: 363,606 jobs2008: 359,189 jobs2009: 337,663 jobs2010: 331,416 jobs2011: 330,787 jobs2012: 336,229 jobs2013: 337,885 jobs2014: 339,026 jobs2015: 338,154 jobs2016: 340,512 jobs2017: 344,402 jobs2018: 349,955 jobs2019: 354,285 jobs2020: 337,153 jobs2021: 347,199 jobs2022: 356,742 jobs2023: 362,788 jobs2024: 367,081 jobs2025: 368,875 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
2025368,875
2024367,081
2023362,788
2022356,742
2021347,199
2020337,153
2019354,285
2018349,955
2017344,402
2016340,512
2015338,154
2014339,026
2013337,885
2012336,229
2011330,787
2010331,416
2009337,663
2008359,189
2007363,606
2006373,097
2005370,873
2004369,393
2003369,462
2002375,859
2001380,680

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2025
Jefferson County368,875
Alabama2,118,878
United States155,732,363

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Autauga County: 12,976 jobsBaldwin County: 87,943 jobsBarbour County: 7,689 jobsBibb County: 4,917 jobsBlount County: 9,229 jobsBullock County: 2,613 jobsButler County: 6,796 jobsCalhoun County: 43,473 jobsChambers County: 9,358 jobsCherokee County: 5,446 jobsChilton County: 9,431 jobsChoctaw County: 3,364 jobsClarke County: 7,704 jobsClay County: 4,238 jobsCleburne County: 2,830 jobsCoffee County: 17,705 jobsColbert County: 24,754 jobsConecuh County: 3,383 jobsCoosa County: 1,456 jobsCovington County: 12,461 jobsCrenshaw County: 3,441 jobsCullman County: 31,028 jobsDale County: 18,014 jobsDallas County: 11,478 jobsDeKalb County: 23,861 jobsElmore County: 22,162 jobsEscambia County: 12,951 jobsEtowah County: 33,095 jobsFayette County: 3,946 jobsFranklin County: 10,994 jobsGeneva County: 5,591 jobsGreene County: 1,748 jobsHale County: 2,665 jobsHenry County: 3,747 jobsHouston County: 51,288 jobsJackson County: 15,108 jobsJefferson County: 368,875 jobsLamar County: 3,345 jobsLauderdale County: 30,996 jobsLawrence County: 5,551 jobsLee County: 68,299 jobsLimestone County: 34,737 jobsLowndes County: 2,405 jobsMacon County: 4,948 jobsMadison County: 235,169 jobsMarengo County: 7,243 jobsMarion County: 10,057 jobsMarshall County: 41,043 jobsMobile County: 175,010 jobsMonroe County: 5,990 jobsMontgomery County: 132,159 jobsMorgan County: 54,551 jobsPerry County: 1,785 jobsPickens County: 3,681 jobsPike County: 15,481 jobsRandolph County: 4,887 jobsRussell County: 13,969 jobsSt. Clair County: 22,380 jobsShelby County: 84,778 jobsSumter County: 2,908 jobsTalladega County: 31,617 jobsTallapoosa County: 12,920 jobsTuscaloosa County: 98,620 jobsWalker County: 18,858 jobsWashington County: 5,356 jobsWilcox County: 2,696 jobsWinston County: 8,154 jobs
  • Under 3,000
  • 3,000 to 6,000
  • 6,000 to 10K
  • 10K to 18K
  • 18K to 41K
  • 41K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Jefferson 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), Jefferson 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), Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-alabama. 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), Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-alabama.

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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), Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 368,875 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 67 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 Jefferson County?

380,680 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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