Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County was 417,408 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 83 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs417,408

Change on 2024+0.4%

Rank3rd of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high417,4082025

Series low303,9942009

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent 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	417,408
2024	415,565
2023	413,292
2022	403,212
2021	384,763
2020	369,759
2019	406,962
2018	402,300
2017	394,306
2016	388,828
2015	369,361
2014	356,367
2013	347,717
2012	333,598
2011	319,038
2010	307,289
2009	303,994
2008	329,838
2007	337,199
2006	339,725
2005	340,025
2004	334,314
2003	330,501
2002	334,856
2001	339,510

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2025
Kent County	417,408
Michigan	4,408,446
United States	155,732,363

Kent County compared with nearby places

Under 4,000
4,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 12K
12K to 20K
20K to 55K
55K 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Michigan by covered employment (QCEW) 83 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), Kent 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), 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-michigan. 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), 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-michigan.

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), 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-michigan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County was 417,408 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 83 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?

417,408 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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