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Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County was 7,553 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs7,553
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank23rd of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high8,6002007
Series low7,1802020

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

7,0007,5008,0008,5009,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 7,914 jobs2002: 8,022 jobs2003: 7,731 jobs2004: 8,025 jobs2005: 8,082 jobs2006: 8,384 jobs2007: 8,600 jobs2008: 8,251 jobs2009: 7,908 jobs2010: 7,659 jobs2011: 7,682 jobs2012: 7,744 jobs2013: 7,619 jobs2014: 7,694 jobs2015: 8,179 jobs2016: 7,901 jobs2017: 7,889 jobs2018: 7,993 jobs2019: 7,951 jobs2020: 7,180 jobs2021: 7,329 jobs2022: 7,543 jobs2023: 7,581 jobs2024: 7,648 jobs2025: 7,553 jobs7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0002001201020252001: 7,914 jobs2002: 8,022 jobs2003: 7,731 jobs2004: 8,025 jobs2005: 8,082 jobs2006: 8,384 jobs2007: 8,600 jobs2008: 8,251 jobs2009: 7,908 jobs2010: 7,659 jobs2011: 7,682 jobs2012: 7,744 jobs2013: 7,619 jobs2014: 7,694 jobs2015: 8,179 jobs2016: 7,901 jobs2017: 7,889 jobs2018: 7,993 jobs2019: 7,951 jobs2020: 7,180 jobs2021: 7,329 jobs2022: 7,543 jobs2023: 7,581 jobs2024: 7,648 jobs2025: 7,553 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
20257,553
20247,648
20237,581
20227,543
20217,329
20207,180
20197,951
20187,993
20177,889
20167,901
20158,179
20147,694
20137,619
20127,744
20117,682
20107,659
20097,908
20088,251
20078,600
20068,384
20058,082
20048,025
20037,731
20028,022
20017,914

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2025
Kent County7,553
Maryland2,754,961
United States155,732,363

Kent County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 26,493 jobsAnne Arundel County: 293,059 jobsBaltimore County: 369,662 jobsCalvert County: 22,528 jobsCaroline County: 9,016 jobsCarroll County: 59,443 jobsCecil County: 36,824 jobsCharles County: 43,545 jobsDorchester County: 11,861 jobsFrederick County: 106,962 jobsGarrett County: 12,052 jobsHarford County: 96,105 jobsHoward County: 173,088 jobsKent County: 7,553 jobsMontgomery County: 456,358 jobsPrince George's County: 328,137 jobsQueen Anne's County: 16,289 jobsSt. Mary's County: 47,919 jobsSomerset County: 7,051 jobsTalbot County: 18,470 jobsWashington County: 66,110 jobsWicomico County: 46,328 jobsWorcester County: 26,246 jobsBaltimore city: 347,764 jobs
  • Under 15K
  • 15K to 29K
  • 29K to 57K
  • 57K to 220K
  • 220K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Kent 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), Kent 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), Kent 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/kent-county-maryland. 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), Kent 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/kent-county-maryland.

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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), Kent 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/kent-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County was 7,553 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 24 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 Kent County?

8,600 jobs in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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