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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lackawanna County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lackawanna County was 98,798 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs98,798
Change on 2024+0.7%
Rank17th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high101,7682007
Series low89,5942020

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

87.5K90K92.5K95K97.5K100K102.5K20012005200920132017202120252001: 98,551 jobs2002: 96,699 jobs2003: 97,089 jobs2004: 98,306 jobs2005: 99,954 jobs2006: 101,010 jobs2007: 101,768 jobs2008: 101,404 jobs2009: 98,244 jobs2010: 97,461 jobs2011: 96,811 jobs2012: 96,548 jobs2013: 96,679 jobs2014: 97,226 jobs2015: 96,882 jobs2016: 97,353 jobs2017: 97,797 jobs2018: 98,101 jobs2019: 97,131 jobs2020: 89,594 jobs2021: 91,829 jobs2022: 95,517 jobs2023: 96,887 jobs2024: 98,108 jobs2025: 98,798 jobs85K90K95K100K105K2001201020252001: 98,551 jobs2002: 96,699 jobs2003: 97,089 jobs2004: 98,306 jobs2005: 99,954 jobs2006: 101,010 jobs2007: 101,768 jobs2008: 101,404 jobs2009: 98,244 jobs2010: 97,461 jobs2011: 96,811 jobs2012: 96,548 jobs2013: 96,679 jobs2014: 97,226 jobs2015: 96,882 jobs2016: 97,353 jobs2017: 97,797 jobs2018: 98,101 jobs2019: 97,131 jobs2020: 89,594 jobs2021: 91,829 jobs2022: 95,517 jobs2023: 96,887 jobs2024: 98,108 jobs2025: 98,798 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
202598,798
202498,108
202396,887
202295,517
202191,829
202089,594
201997,131
201898,101
201797,797
201697,353
201596,882
201497,226
201396,679
201296,548
201196,811
201097,461
200998,244
2008101,404
2007101,768
2006101,010
200599,954
200498,306
200397,089
200296,699
200198,551

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Lackawanna County98,798
Pennsylvania6,053,191
United States155,732,363

Lackawanna County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 33,249 jobsAllegheny County: 670,169 jobsArmstrong County: 15,483 jobsBeaver County: 48,541 jobsBedford County: 16,405 jobsBerks County: 175,054 jobsBlair County: 58,360 jobsBradford County: 22,257 jobsBucks County: 276,735 jobsButler County: 89,077 jobsCambria County: 46,956 jobsCameron County: 1,436 jobsCarbon County: 16,376 jobsCentre County: 69,346 jobsChester County: 253,659 jobsClarion County: 12,338 jobsClearfield County: 29,242 jobsClinton County: 12,741 jobsColumbia County: 24,066 jobsCrawford County: 28,783 jobsCumberland County: 137,858 jobsDauphin County: 190,394 jobsDelaware County: 219,222 jobsElk County: 13,101 jobsErie County: 119,834 jobsFayette County: 37,808 jobsForest County: 1,895 jobsFranklin County: 61,619 jobsFulton County: 5,388 jobsGreene County: 11,659 jobsHuntingdon County: 12,771 jobsIndiana County: 28,044 jobsJefferson County: 14,194 jobsJuniata County: 6,183 jobsLackawanna County: 98,798 jobsLancaster County: 254,207 jobsLawrence County: 27,269 jobsLebanon County: 53,616 jobsLehigh County: 203,946 jobsLuzerne County: 145,109 jobsLycoming County: 49,573 jobsMcKean County: 13,771 jobsMercer County: 42,729 jobsMifflin County: 17,229 jobsMonroe County: 57,138 jobsMontgomery County: 504,216 jobsMontour County: 17,238 jobsNorthampton County: 122,795 jobsNorthumberland County: 26,997 jobsPerry County: 8,152 jobsPhiladelphia County: 725,357 jobsPike County: 12,365 jobsPotter County: 4,750 jobsSchuylkill County: 50,502 jobsSnyder County: 15,506 jobsSomerset County: 23,200 jobsSullivan County: 1,475 jobsSusquehanna County: 8,584 jobsTioga County: 12,196 jobsUnion County: 17,328 jobsVenango County: 15,993 jobsWarren County: 12,941 jobsWashington County: 89,399 jobsWayne County: 15,764 jobsWestmoreland County: 128,972 jobsWyoming County: 9,502 jobsYork County: 182,806 jobs
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  • 28K to 57K
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lackawanna 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), Lackawanna 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), Lackawanna 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/lackawanna-county-pennsylvania. 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), Lackawanna 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/lackawanna-county-pennsylvania.

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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), Lackawanna 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/lackawanna-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lackawanna County was 98,798 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 67 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 Lackawanna County?

101,768 jobs in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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