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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette County was 8,754 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 42nd highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs8,754
Change on 2024-0.6%
Rank42nd of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high9,2122001
Series low8,2622013

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

8,2008,4008,6008,8009,0009,2009,40020012005200920132017202120252001: 9,212 jobs2002: 9,025 jobs2003: 8,991 jobs2004: 9,054 jobs2005: 9,059 jobs2006: 9,138 jobs2007: 9,074 jobs2008: 8,888 jobs2009: 8,660 jobs2010: 8,708 jobs2011: 8,663 jobs2012: 8,933 jobs2013: 8,262 jobs2014: 8,342 jobs2015: 8,491 jobs2016: 8,616 jobs2017: 8,555 jobs2018: 8,575 jobs2019: 8,597 jobs2020: 8,358 jobs2021: 8,473 jobs2022: 8,588 jobs2023: 8,722 jobs2024: 8,809 jobs2025: 8,754 jobs8,2508,5008,7509,0009,2502001201020252001: 9,212 jobs2002: 9,025 jobs2003: 8,991 jobs2004: 9,054 jobs2005: 9,059 jobs2006: 9,138 jobs2007: 9,074 jobs2008: 8,888 jobs2009: 8,660 jobs2010: 8,708 jobs2011: 8,663 jobs2012: 8,933 jobs2013: 8,262 jobs2014: 8,342 jobs2015: 8,491 jobs2016: 8,616 jobs2017: 8,555 jobs2018: 8,575 jobs2019: 8,597 jobs2020: 8,358 jobs2021: 8,473 jobs2022: 8,588 jobs2023: 8,722 jobs2024: 8,809 jobs2025: 8,754 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
20258,754
20248,809
20238,722
20228,588
20218,473
20208,358
20198,597
20188,575
20178,555
20168,616
20158,491
20148,342
20138,262
20128,933
20118,663
20108,708
20098,660
20088,888
20079,074
20069,138
20059,059
20049,054
20038,991
20029,025
20019,212

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2025
Lafayette County8,754
Missouri2,898,452
United States155,732,363

Lafayette County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 9,338 jobsAndrew County: 2,850 jobsAtchison County: 1,706 jobsAudrain County: 7,910 jobsBarry County: 13,017 jobsBarton County: 3,502 jobsBates County: 3,747 jobsBenton County: 3,818 jobsBollinger County: 1,798 jobsBoone County: 100,066 jobsBuchanan County: 46,348 jobsButler County: 17,959 jobsCaldwell County: 1,885 jobsCallaway County: 14,759 jobsCamden County: 17,781 jobsCape Girardeau County: 41,550 jobsCarroll County: 2,653 jobsCarter County: 1,448 jobsCass County: 31,431 jobsCedar County: 3,575 jobsChariton County: 1,817 jobsChristian County: 20,884 jobsClark County: 1,383 jobsClay County: 110,830 jobsClinton County: 4,932 jobsCole County: 54,542 jobsCooper County: 5,093 jobsCrawford County: 6,823 jobsDade County: 1,695 jobsDallas County: 2,849 jobsDaviess County: 1,839 jobsDeKalb County: 2,391 jobsDent County: 3,674 jobsDouglas County: 2,461 jobsDunklin County: 8,997 jobsFranklin County: 39,757 jobsGasconade County: 5,025 jobsGentry County: 2,121 jobsGreene County: 179,452 jobsGrundy County: 2,832 jobsHarrison County: 2,526 jobsHenry County: 8,289 jobsHickory County: 1,546 jobsHolt County: 1,301 jobsHoward County: 2,492 jobsHowell County: 15,327 jobsIron County: 3,425 jobsJackson County: 374,810 jobsJasper County: 56,939 jobsJefferson County: 49,584 jobsJohnson County: 16,381 jobsKnox County: 874 jobsLaclede County: 12,999 jobsLafayette County: 8,754 jobsLawrence County: 8,974 jobsLewis County: 2,354 jobsLincoln County: 12,977 jobsLinn County: 4,083 jobsLivingston County: 6,113 jobsMcDonald County: 5,739 jobsMacon County: 4,823 jobsMadison County: 3,552 jobsMaries County: 1,398 jobsMarion County: 12,987 jobsMercer County: 804 jobsMiller County: 7,806 jobsMississippi County: 2,952 jobsMoniteau County: 4,014 jobsMonroe County: 1,796 jobsMontgomery County: 3,178 jobsMorgan County: 4,637 jobsNew Madrid County: 7,405 jobsNewton County: 23,014 jobsNodaway County: 8,134 jobsOregon County: 2,556 jobsOsage County: 4,444 jobsOzark County: 1,519 jobsPemiscot County: 4,695 jobsPerry County: 9,627 jobsPettis County: 19,680 jobsPhelps County: 19,609 jobsPike County: 5,219 jobsPlatte County: 48,369 jobsPolk County: 9,202 jobsPulaski County: 13,141 jobsPutnam County: 982 jobsRalls County: 3,607 jobsRandolph County: 9,247 jobsRay County: 4,035 jobsReynolds County: 1,701 jobsRipley County: 2,800 jobsSt. Charles County: 162,655 jobsSt. Clair County: 1,746 jobsSte. Genevieve County: 6,167 jobsSt. Francois County: 23,012 jobsSt. Louis County: 589,803 jobsSaline County: 8,832 jobsSchuyler County: 895 jobsScotland County: 1,296 jobsScott County: 16,184 jobsShannon County: 1,600 jobsShelby County: 1,805 jobsStoddard County: 10,107 jobsStone County: 7,389 jobsSullivan County: 2,306 jobsTaney County: 28,673 jobsTexas County: 5,831 jobsVernon County: 7,011 jobsWarren County: 9,000 jobsWashington County: 4,998 jobsWayne County: 2,272 jobsWebster County: 8,630 jobsWorth County: 364 jobsWright County: 4,678 jobsSt. Louis city: 220,645 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lafayette 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), Lafayette 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), Lafayette 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/lafayette-county-missouri. 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), Lafayette 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/lafayette-county-missouri.

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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), Lafayette 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/lafayette-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette County was 8,754 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 42nd 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 Lafayette County?

9,212 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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