Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County was 76,660 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 5 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs76,660

Change on 2024+1.1%

Rank2nd of 5Counties in Rhode Island ranked

Series high82,6272006

Series low69,0142020

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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	76,660
2024	75,845
2023	75,458
2022	74,380
2021	72,006
2020	69,014
2019	76,288
2018	75,892
2017	75,056
2016	74,194
2015	73,745
2014	73,535
2013	73,812
2012	72,616
2011	72,354
2010	71,540
2009	73,463
2008	78,409
2007	81,410
2006	82,627
2005	81,852
2004	80,749
2003	79,148
2002	76,623
2001	75,429

Compared with Rhode Island and United States

Place	2025
Kent County	76,660
Rhode Island	499,321
United States	155,732,363

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Rhode Island by covered employment (QCEW) 5 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.

How to cite

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-rhode-island. 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-rhode-island.

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-rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/kent-county-rhode-island. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kent County was 76,660 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 5 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?

82,627 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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