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Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 3,824 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 105 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs3,824
Change on 2024-1%
Rank41st of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high3,8622024
Series low3,2802011

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

3,2003,4003,6003,8004,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,520 jobs2002: 3,603 jobs2003: 3,553 jobs2004: 3,465 jobs2005: 3,420 jobs2006: 3,431 jobs2007: 3,564 jobs2008: 3,624 jobs2009: 3,654 jobs2010: 3,470 jobs2011: 3,280 jobs2012: 3,372 jobs2013: 3,499 jobs2014: 3,645 jobs2015: 3,619 jobs2016: 3,678 jobs2017: 3,559 jobs2018: 3,655 jobs2019: 3,693 jobs2020: 3,573 jobs2021: 3,689 jobs2022: 3,819 jobs2023: 3,804 jobs2024: 3,862 jobs2025: 3,824 jobs3,2003,4003,6003,8004,0002001201020252001: 3,520 jobs2002: 3,603 jobs2003: 3,553 jobs2004: 3,465 jobs2005: 3,420 jobs2006: 3,431 jobs2007: 3,564 jobs2008: 3,624 jobs2009: 3,654 jobs2010: 3,470 jobs2011: 3,280 jobs2012: 3,372 jobs2013: 3,499 jobs2014: 3,645 jobs2015: 3,619 jobs2016: 3,678 jobs2017: 3,559 jobs2018: 3,655 jobs2019: 3,693 jobs2020: 3,573 jobs2021: 3,689 jobs2022: 3,819 jobs2023: 3,804 jobs2024: 3,862 jobs2025: 3,824 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
20253,824
20243,862
20233,804
20223,819
20213,689
20203,573
20193,693
20183,655
20173,559
20163,678
20153,619
20143,645
20133,499
20123,372
20113,280
20103,470
20093,654
20083,624
20073,564
20063,431
20053,420
20043,465
20033,553
20023,603
20013,520

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2025
Jefferson County3,824
Kansas1,432,626
United States155,732,363

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 5,650 jobsAnderson County: 2,447 jobsAtchison County: 5,677 jobsBarber County: 1,538 jobsBarton County: 11,375 jobsBourbon County: 5,520 jobsBrown County: 4,325 jobsButler County: 19,973 jobsChase County: 776 jobsChautauqua County: 748 jobsCherokee County: 5,968 jobsCheyenne County: 867 jobsClark County: 845 jobsClay County: 2,859 jobsCloud County: 3,190 jobsCoffey County: 3,448 jobsComanche County: 656 jobsCowley County: 13,138 jobsCrawford County: 17,084 jobsDecatur County: 843 jobsDickinson County: 6,601 jobsDoniphan County: 2,817 jobsDouglas County: 50,796 jobsEdwards County: 1,079 jobsElk County: 628 jobsEllis County: 15,211 jobsEllsworth County: 2,291 jobsFinney County: 20,620 jobsFord County: 18,345 jobsFranklin County: 10,062 jobsGeary County: 12,435 jobsGove County: 1,152 jobsGraham County: 786 jobsGrant County: 2,669 jobsGray County: 3,041 jobsGreeley County: 637 jobsGreenwood County: 1,495 jobsHamilton County: 1,492 jobsHarper County: 2,464 jobsHarvey County: 14,096 jobsHaskell County: 1,804 jobsHodgeman County: 615 jobsJackson County: 4,454 jobsJefferson County: 3,824 jobsJewell County: 701 jobsJohnson County: 372,167 jobsKearny County: 1,631 jobsKingman County: 2,606 jobsKiowa County: 1,079 jobsLabette County: 8,501 jobsLane County: 585 jobsLeavenworth County: 21,756 jobsLincoln County: 865 jobsLinn County: 2,137 jobsLogan County: 1,251 jobsLyon County: 14,666 jobsMcPherson County: 16,416 jobsMarion County: 3,639 jobsMarshall County: 4,323 jobsMeade County: 1,624 jobsMiami County: 9,287 jobsMitchell County: 3,065 jobsMontgomery County: 14,217 jobsMorris County: 1,588 jobsMorton County: 746 jobsNemaha County: 5,766 jobsNeosho County: 6,461 jobsNess County: 1,076 jobsNorton County: 2,328 jobsOsage County: 2,913 jobsOsborne County: 1,254 jobsOttawa County: 1,274 jobsPawnee County: 2,590 jobsPhillips County: 2,194 jobsPottawatomie County: 9,996 jobsPratt County: 4,637 jobsRawlins County: 992 jobsReno County: 26,738 jobsRepublic County: 1,895 jobsRice County: 3,829 jobsRiley County: 30,406 jobsRooks County: 1,766 jobsRush County: 1,029 jobsRussell County: 2,508 jobsSaline County: 30,369 jobsScott County: 2,158 jobsSedgwick County: 265,869 jobsSeward County: 11,033 jobsShawnee County: 102,421 jobsSheridan County: 999 jobsSherman County: 2,334 jobsSmith County: 1,336 jobsStafford County: 1,213 jobsStanton County: 680 jobsStevens County: 2,137 jobsSumner County: 6,354 jobsThomas County: 4,102 jobsTrego County: 1,027 jobsWabaunsee County: 1,399 jobsWallace County: 514 jobsWashington County: 2,024 jobsWichita County: 803 jobsWilson County: 2,896 jobsWoodson County: 663 jobsWyandotte County: 93,648 jobs
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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-kansas. 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-kansas.

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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-kansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 3,824 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 105 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County?

3,862 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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