Covered employment (QCEW) in Lake County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lake County was 5,142 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 66 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs5,142

Change on 2024-1.5%

Rank15th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked

Series high5,2402023

Series low4,4602010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lake 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	5,142
2024	5,221
2023	5,240
2022	5,153
2021	4,934
2020	4,801
2019	5,037
2018	5,022
2017	4,862
2016	4,850
2015	4,910
2014	4,729
2013	4,714
2012	4,669
2011	4,549
2010	4,460
2009	4,526
2008	4,733
2007	4,789
2006	4,726
2005	4,662
2004	4,591
2003	4,570
2002	4,748
2001	4,819

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place	2025
Lake County	5,142
South Dakota	460,392
United States	155,732,363

Lake County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 9,000
9,000 and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lake 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 South Dakota by covered employment (QCEW) 66 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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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), Lake 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), Lake 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/lake-county-south-dakota. 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), Lake 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/lake-county-south-dakota.

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), Lake 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/lake-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lake County was 5,142 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 66 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 Lake County?

5,240 jobs in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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