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Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 8,326 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 13.8% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 44 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs8,326
Change on 2024-13.8%
Rank17th of 44Counties in Idaho ranked
Series high9,6582024
Series low4,9802002

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

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010K20012005200920132017202120252001: 5,003 jobs2002: 4,980 jobs2003: 5,153 jobs2004: 5,291 jobs2005: 5,552 jobs2006: 5,909 jobs2007: 6,126 jobs2008: 5,962 jobs2009: 5,654 jobs2010: 5,616 jobs2011: 5,361 jobs2012: 5,682 jobs2013: 5,776 jobs2014: 5,947 jobs2015: 6,080 jobs2016: 6,307 jobs2017: 6,555 jobs2018: 6,856 jobs2019: 7,022 jobs2020: 7,217 jobs2021: 7,644 jobs2022: 7,858 jobs2023: 7,805 jobs2024: 9,658 jobs2025: 8,326 jobs4,0006,0008,00010K2001201020252001: 5,003 jobs2002: 4,980 jobs2003: 5,153 jobs2004: 5,291 jobs2005: 5,552 jobs2006: 5,909 jobs2007: 6,126 jobs2008: 5,962 jobs2009: 5,654 jobs2010: 5,616 jobs2011: 5,361 jobs2012: 5,682 jobs2013: 5,776 jobs2014: 5,947 jobs2015: 6,080 jobs2016: 6,307 jobs2017: 6,555 jobs2018: 6,856 jobs2019: 7,022 jobs2020: 7,217 jobs2021: 7,644 jobs2022: 7,858 jobs2023: 7,805 jobs2024: 9,658 jobs2025: 8,326 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
20258,326
20249,658
20237,805
20227,858
20217,644
20207,217
20197,022
20186,856
20176,555
20166,307
20156,080
20145,947
20135,776
20125,682
20115,361
20105,616
20095,654
20085,962
20076,126
20065,909
20055,552
20045,291
20035,153
20024,980
20015,003

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place2025
Jefferson County8,326
Idaho874,283
United States155,732,363

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Ada County: 295,234 jobsAdams County: 1,007 jobsBannock County: 38,273 jobsBear Lake County: 2,013 jobsBenewah County: 3,454 jobsBingham County: 16,585 jobsBlaine County: 14,438 jobsBoise County: 1,831 jobsBonner County: 16,176 jobsBonneville County: 63,586 jobsBoundary County: 4,167 jobsButte County: 10,275 jobsCamas County: 352 jobsCanyon County: 90,221 jobsCaribou County: 3,544 jobsCassia County: 12,609 jobsClark County: 296 jobsClearwater County: 2,758 jobsCuster County: 1,601 jobsElmore County: 7,522 jobsFranklin County: 4,167 jobsFremont County: 3,797 jobsGem County: 4,595 jobsGooding County: 6,664 jobsIdaho County: 4,573 jobsJefferson County: 8,326 jobsJerome County: 12,328 jobsKootenai County: 71,925 jobsLatah County: 15,026 jobsLemhi County: 2,789 jobsLewis County: 1,554 jobsLincoln County: 1,729 jobsMadison County: 17,803 jobsMinidoka County: 9,227 jobsNez Perce County: 21,772 jobsOneida County: 1,638 jobsOwyhee County: 3,425 jobsPayette County: 7,196 jobsPower County: 3,919 jobsShoshone County: 4,923 jobsTeton County: 4,906 jobsTwin Falls County: 42,703 jobsValley County: 5,740 jobsWashington County: 2,928 jobs
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  • 18K 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-idaho. 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-idaho.

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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-idaho (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 8,326 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 13.8% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 44 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?

9,658 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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