Covered employment (QCEW) in Lea County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lea County was 34,047 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 33 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs34,047

Change on 2024+0.8%

Rank7th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked

Series high34,0472025

Series low22,2362002

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lea 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	34,047
2024	33,770
2023	32,296
2022	30,384
2021	27,218
2020	28,109
2019	33,028
2018	31,778
2017	28,575
2016	27,609
2015	31,441
2014	33,350
2013	31,760
2012	30,161
2011	28,548
2010	26,675
2009	26,769
2008	29,566
2007	28,058
2006	26,680
2005	25,378
2004	23,851
2003	22,555
2002	22,236
2001	23,079

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place	2025
Lea County	34,047
New Mexico	875,212
United States	155,732,363

Lea County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 18K
18K to 34K
34K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lea 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 New Mexico by covered employment (QCEW) 33 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), Lea 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), Lea 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/lea-county-new-mexico. 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), Lea 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/lea-county-new-mexico.

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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), Lea 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/lea-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lea County was 34,047 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 33 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 Lea County?

34,047 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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