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Covered employment (QCEW) in Laclede County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Laclede County was 12,999 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs12,999
Change on 2024-4.3%
Rank30th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high14,3412006
Series low11,8112009

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

11K12K13K14K15K20012005200920132017202120252001: 13,485 jobs2002: 13,426 jobs2003: 12,874 jobs2004: 13,191 jobs2005: 13,760 jobs2006: 14,341 jobs2007: 14,175 jobs2008: 13,835 jobs2009: 11,811 jobs2010: 12,103 jobs2011: 12,201 jobs2012: 12,373 jobs2013: 12,213 jobs2014: 12,627 jobs2015: 12,857 jobs2016: 13,299 jobs2017: 13,592 jobs2018: 13,925 jobs2019: 13,925 jobs2020: 13,092 jobs2021: 13,481 jobs2022: 13,949 jobs2023: 14,325 jobs2024: 13,577 jobs2025: 12,999 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
202512,999
202413,577
202314,325
202213,949
202113,481
202013,092
201913,925
201813,925
201713,592
201613,299
201512,857
201412,627
201312,213
201212,373
201112,201
201012,103
200911,811
200813,835
200714,175
200614,341
200513,760
200413,191
200312,874
200213,426
200113,485

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2025
Laclede County12,999
Missouri2,898,452
United States155,732,363

Rankings

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), Laclede 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), Laclede 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/laclede-county-missouri. 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), Laclede 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/laclede-county-missouri.

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), Laclede 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/laclede-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Laclede County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Laclede County was 12,999 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 115 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 Laclede County?

14,341 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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