Covered employment (QCEW) in Johnston County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Johnston County was 65,551 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.5% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs65,551

Change on 2024+7.5%

Rank17th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high65,5512025

Series low35,5072002

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

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

Period	jobs
2025	65,551
2024	61,005
2023	58,589
2022	56,489
2021	53,119
2020	50,952
2019	50,751
2018	48,718
2017	47,247
2016	46,367
2015	45,765
2014	44,264
2013	42,591
2012	42,888
2011	41,670
2010	41,242
2009	41,889
2008	44,179
2007	44,503
2006	43,226
2005	40,118
2004	37,909
2003	36,375
2002	35,507
2001	36,097

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2025
Johnston County	65,551
North Carolina	4,941,383
United States	155,732,363

Johnston County compared with nearby places

Under 5,000
5,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 17K
17K to 29K
29K to 60K
60K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Johnston 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in North Carolina by covered employment (QCEW) 100 places

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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APA 7

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), Johnston County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Johnston 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/johnston-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Johnston 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/johnston-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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), Johnston 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/johnston-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Johnston County was 65,551 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.5% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 100 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 Johnston County?

65,551 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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