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Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 12,834 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 92 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs12,834
Change on 2024-0.1%
Rank48th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked
Series high13,3062005
Series low11,7802020

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

11.5K12K12.5K13K13.5K20012005200920132017202120252001: 12,586 jobs2002: 12,835 jobs2003: 12,827 jobs2004: 13,172 jobs2005: 13,306 jobs2006: 13,274 jobs2007: 13,060 jobs2008: 12,711 jobs2009: 11,956 jobs2010: 11,856 jobs2011: 11,838 jobs2012: 12,289 jobs2013: 12,465 jobs2014: 12,272 jobs2015: 12,544 jobs2016: 12,409 jobs2017: 12,332 jobs2018: 12,333 jobs2019: 12,392 jobs2020: 11,780 jobs2021: 12,218 jobs2022: 12,516 jobs2023: 12,643 jobs2024: 12,853 jobs2025: 12,834 jobs11.5K12K12.5K13K13.5K2001201020252001: 12,586 jobs2002: 12,835 jobs2003: 12,827 jobs2004: 13,172 jobs2005: 13,306 jobs2006: 13,274 jobs2007: 13,060 jobs2008: 12,711 jobs2009: 11,956 jobs2010: 11,856 jobs2011: 11,838 jobs2012: 12,289 jobs2013: 12,465 jobs2014: 12,272 jobs2015: 12,544 jobs2016: 12,409 jobs2017: 12,332 jobs2018: 12,333 jobs2019: 12,392 jobs2020: 11,780 jobs2021: 12,218 jobs2022: 12,516 jobs2023: 12,643 jobs2024: 12,853 jobs2025: 12,834 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
202512,834
202412,853
202312,643
202212,516
202112,218
202011,780
201912,392
201812,333
201712,332
201612,409
201512,544
201412,272
201312,465
201212,289
201111,838
201011,856
200911,956
200812,711
200713,060
200613,274
200513,306
200413,172
200312,827
200212,835
200112,586

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2025
Jefferson County12,834
Indiana3,190,325
United States155,732,363

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 13,023 jobsAllen County: 199,464 jobsBartholomew County: 49,493 jobsBenton County: 2,064 jobsBlackford County: 2,876 jobsBoone County: 47,871 jobsBrown County: 3,291 jobsCarroll County: 5,657 jobsCass County: 14,390 jobsClark County: 59,952 jobsClay County: 7,742 jobsClinton County: 11,541 jobsCrawford County: 1,956 jobsDaviess County: 13,307 jobsDearborn County: 14,998 jobsDecatur County: 13,667 jobsDeKalb County: 21,585 jobsDelaware County: 44,333 jobsDubois County: 27,902 jobsElkhart County: 126,935 jobsFayette County: 5,767 jobsFloyd County: 33,012 jobsFountain County: 4,710 jobsFranklin County: 4,517 jobsFulton County: 6,275 jobsGibson County: 21,549 jobsGrant County: 27,713 jobsGreene County: 6,457 jobsHamilton County: 167,841 jobsHancock County: 30,233 jobsHarrison County: 10,113 jobsHendricks County: 81,450 jobsHenry County: 13,967 jobsHoward County: 34,793 jobsHuntington County: 13,857 jobsJackson County: 22,138 jobsJasper County: 11,389 jobsJay County: 6,950 jobsJefferson County: 12,834 jobsJennings County: 7,914 jobsJohnson County: 66,474 jobsKnox County: 16,811 jobsKosciusko County: 35,757 jobsLaGrange County: 14,643 jobsLake County: 191,579 jobsLaPorte County: 40,196 jobsLawrence County: 14,002 jobsMadison County: 40,359 jobsMarion County: 625,109 jobsMarshall County: 19,640 jobsMartin County: 8,141 jobsMiami County: 9,103 jobsMonroe County: 67,767 jobsMontgomery County: 15,984 jobsMorgan County: 15,548 jobsNewton County: 3,240 jobsNoble County: 16,757 jobsOhio County: 1,088 jobsOrange County: 7,386 jobsOwen County: 5,192 jobsParke County: 3,526 jobsPerry County: 6,307 jobsPike County: 2,699 jobsPorter County: 63,898 jobsPosey County: 8,603 jobsPulaski County: 5,996 jobsPutnam County: 12,562 jobsRandolph County: 7,083 jobsRipley County: 11,001 jobsRush County: 4,885 jobsSt. Joseph County: 121,917 jobsScott County: 8,270 jobsShelby County: 18,930 jobsSpencer County: 6,874 jobsStarke County: 4,102 jobsSteuben County: 16,091 jobsSullivan County: 5,632 jobsSwitzerland County: 1,619 jobsTippecanoe County: 91,936 jobsTipton County: 4,581 jobsUnion County: 1,695 jobsVanderburgh County: 107,429 jobsVermillion County: 4,527 jobsVigo County: 46,897 jobsWabash County: 12,210 jobsWarren County: 1,980 jobsWarrick County: 18,194 jobsWashington County: 5,662 jobsWayne County: 29,380 jobsWells County: 11,160 jobsWhite County: 8,806 jobsWhitley County: 14,183 jobs
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  • 46K 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-indiana. 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-indiana.

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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-indiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 12,834 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 92 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?

13,306 jobs in 2005, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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