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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lehigh County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lehigh County was 203,946 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs203,946
Change on 2024+1.7%
Rank8th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high203,9462025
Series low168,0252002

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

160K170K180K190K200K210K20012005200920132017202120252001: 172,860 jobs2002: 168,025 jobs2003: 169,006 jobs2004: 173,310 jobs2005: 174,623 jobs2006: 176,539 jobs2007: 178,467 jobs2008: 178,218 jobs2009: 170,762 jobs2010: 170,802 jobs2011: 174,080 jobs2012: 176,221 jobs2013: 178,485 jobs2014: 180,841 jobs2015: 183,672 jobs2016: 186,616 jobs2017: 188,896 jobs2018: 193,040 jobs2019: 195,592 jobs2020: 181,294 jobs2021: 189,927 jobs2022: 196,756 jobs2023: 199,371 jobs2024: 200,548 jobs2025: 203,946 jobs160K170K180K190K200K210K2001201020252001: 172,860 jobs2002: 168,025 jobs2003: 169,006 jobs2004: 173,310 jobs2005: 174,623 jobs2006: 176,539 jobs2007: 178,467 jobs2008: 178,218 jobs2009: 170,762 jobs2010: 170,802 jobs2011: 174,080 jobs2012: 176,221 jobs2013: 178,485 jobs2014: 180,841 jobs2015: 183,672 jobs2016: 186,616 jobs2017: 188,896 jobs2018: 193,040 jobs2019: 195,592 jobs2020: 181,294 jobs2021: 189,927 jobs2022: 196,756 jobs2023: 199,371 jobs2024: 200,548 jobs2025: 203,946 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
2025203,946
2024200,548
2023199,371
2022196,756
2021189,927
2020181,294
2019195,592
2018193,040
2017188,896
2016186,616
2015183,672
2014180,841
2013178,485
2012176,221
2011174,080
2010170,802
2009170,762
2008178,218
2007178,467
2006176,539
2005174,623
2004173,310
2003169,006
2002168,025
2001172,860

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Lehigh County203,946
Pennsylvania6,053,191
United States155,732,363

Lehigh 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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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lehigh 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), Lehigh 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), Lehigh 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/lehigh-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), Lehigh 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/lehigh-county-pennsylvania.

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), Lehigh 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/lehigh-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lehigh County was 203,946 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 8th 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 Lehigh County?

203,946 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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