Covered employment (QCEW) in Kern County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kern County was 347,044 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 58 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs347,044

Change on 2024-0.2%

Rank13th of 58Counties in California ranked

Series high347,6642024

Series low242,2322001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Kern 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	347,044
2024	347,664
2023	343,323
2022	341,045
2021	326,740
2020	315,656
2019	331,711
2018	324,971
2017	316,661
2016	314,213
2015	312,020
2014	311,992
2013	304,479
2012	294,426
2011	279,129
2010	268,335
2009	268,087
2008	284,966
2007	280,884
2006	276,017
2005	266,068
2004	251,293
2003	247,760
2002	243,019
2001	242,232

Compared with California and United States

Place	2025
Kern County	347,044
California	18,210,243
United States	155,732,363

Kern County compared with nearby places

Under 10K
10K to 20K
20K to 80K
80K to 190K
190K to 420K
420K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Kern 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 California by covered employment (QCEW) 58 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), Kern 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), Kern 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/kern-county-california. 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), Kern 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/kern-county-california.

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), Kern 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/kern-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kern County was 347,044 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 58 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 Kern County?

347,664 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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