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Covered employment (QCEW) in Kemper County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kemper County was 1,748 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 82 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,748
Change on 2024-1.5%
Rank74th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high5,1032013
Series low1,6312003

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

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,646 jobs2002: 1,688 jobs2003: 1,631 jobs2004: 1,765 jobs2005: 1,789 jobs2006: 1,704 jobs2007: 1,671 jobs2008: 1,670 jobs2009: 1,666 jobs2010: 1,654 jobs2011: 2,071 jobs2012: 3,244 jobs2013: 5,103 jobs2014: 3,710 jobs2015: 2,653 jobs2016: 2,803 jobs2017: 2,369 jobs2018: 2,213 jobs2019: 1,990 jobs2020: 1,661 jobs2021: 1,674 jobs2022: 1,697 jobs2023: 1,730 jobs2024: 1,775 jobs2025: 1,748 jobs1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002001201020252001: 1,646 jobs2002: 1,688 jobs2003: 1,631 jobs2004: 1,765 jobs2005: 1,789 jobs2006: 1,704 jobs2007: 1,671 jobs2008: 1,670 jobs2009: 1,666 jobs2010: 1,654 jobs2011: 2,071 jobs2012: 3,244 jobs2013: 5,103 jobs2014: 3,710 jobs2015: 2,653 jobs2016: 2,803 jobs2017: 2,369 jobs2018: 2,213 jobs2019: 1,990 jobs2020: 1,661 jobs2021: 1,674 jobs2022: 1,697 jobs2023: 1,730 jobs2024: 1,775 jobs2025: 1,748 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
20251,748
20241,775
20231,730
20221,697
20211,674
20201,661
20191,990
20182,213
20172,369
20162,803
20152,653
20143,710
20135,103
20123,244
20112,071
20101,654
20091,666
20081,670
20071,671
20061,704
20051,789
20041,765
20031,631
20021,688
20011,646

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2025
Kemper County1,748
Mississippi1,173,251
United States155,732,363

Kemper County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 9,982 jobsAlcorn County: 13,324 jobsAmite County: 2,088 jobsAttala County: 4,585 jobsBenton County: 1,065 jobsBolivar County: 10,505 jobsCalhoun County: 2,868 jobsCarroll County: 1,025 jobsChickasaw County: 4,330 jobsChoctaw County: 2,257 jobsClaiborne County: 3,260 jobsClarke County: 2,828 jobsClay County: 6,482 jobsCoahoma County: 6,085 jobsCopiah County: 6,427 jobsCovington County: 5,570 jobsDeSoto County: 73,213 jobsForrest County: 38,996 jobsFranklin County: 1,539 jobsGeorge County: 5,354 jobsGreene County: 1,987 jobsGrenada County: 9,696 jobsHancock County: 14,474 jobsHarrison County: 90,122 jobsHinds County: 109,465 jobsHolmes County: 2,959 jobsHumphreys County: 1,987 jobsIssaquena County: 190 jobsItawamba County: 5,986 jobsJackson County: 50,095 jobsJasper County: 3,926 jobsJefferson County: 975 jobsJefferson Davis County: 2,202 jobsJones County: 28,680 jobsKemper County: 1,748 jobsLafayette County: 25,968 jobsLamar County: 20,964 jobsLauderdale County: 30,730 jobsLawrence County: 2,712 jobsLeake County: 5,541 jobsLee County: 52,044 jobsLeflore County: 12,090 jobsLincoln County: 12,550 jobsLowndes County: 26,162 jobsMadison County: 59,649 jobsMarion County: 8,361 jobsMarshall County: 11,694 jobsMonroe County: 9,080 jobsMontgomery County: 2,424 jobsNeshoba County: 12,735 jobsNewton County: 5,081 jobsNoxubee County: 2,195 jobsOktibbeha County: 20,613 jobsPanola County: 10,737 jobsPearl River County: 11,726 jobsPerry County: 2,220 jobsPike County: 14,657 jobsPontotoc County: 11,386 jobsPrentiss County: 7,156 jobsQuitman County: 977 jobsRankin County: 67,431 jobsScott County: 13,651 jobsSharkey County: 933 jobsSimpson County: 7,110 jobsSmith County: 2,711 jobsStone County: 5,061 jobsSunflower County: 8,082 jobsTallahatchie County: 2,798 jobsTate County: 6,604 jobsTippah County: 7,209 jobsTishomingo County: 6,317 jobsTunica County: 5,469 jobsUnion County: 12,108 jobsWalthall County: 2,296 jobsWarren County: 18,446 jobsWashington County: 14,534 jobsWayne County: 4,865 jobsWebster County: 2,108 jobsWilkinson County: 1,477 jobsWinston County: 5,124 jobsYalobusha County: 2,634 jobsYazoo County: 6,248 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Kemper 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), Kemper 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), Kemper 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/kemper-county-mississippi. 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), Kemper 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/kemper-county-mississippi.

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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), Kemper 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/kemper-county-mississippi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kemper County was 1,748 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 82 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 Kemper County?

5,103 jobs in 2013, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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