Covered employment (QCEW) in Kanawha County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kanawha County was 95,946 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 55 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs95,946

Change on 2024-1.9%

Rank1st of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked

Series high111,5522001

Series low89,7012020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Kanawha 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	95,946
2024	97,845
2023	97,110
2022	92,977
2021	91,450
2020	89,701
2019	96,518
2018	98,225
2017	99,454
2016	101,129
2015	102,811
2014	103,623
2013	103,832
2012	105,093
2011	105,118
2010	105,203
2009	105,980
2008	108,134
2007	108,524
2006	107,893
2005	107,301
2004	107,983
2003	108,667
2002	110,247
2001	111,552

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place	2025
Kanawha County	95,946
West Virginia	695,422
United States	155,732,363

Kanawha County compared with nearby places

Under 2,100
2,100 to 3,700
3,700 to 5,700
5,700 to 8,600
8,600 to 20K
20K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Kanawha 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 West Virginia by covered employment (QCEW) 55 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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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), Kanawha 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), Kanawha 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/kanawha-county-west-virginia. 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), Kanawha 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/kanawha-county-west-virginia.

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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), Kanawha 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/kanawha-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kanawha County was 95,946 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 55 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 Kanawha County?

111,552 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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