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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lewis County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lewis County was 5,726 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 55 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs5,726
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank28th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high7,2912012
Series low5,1442020

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

5,0005,5006,0006,5007,0007,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 5,722 jobs2002: 5,725 jobs2003: 5,665 jobs2004: 5,806 jobs2005: 5,939 jobs2006: 5,935 jobs2007: 5,905 jobs2008: 6,170 jobs2009: 6,185 jobs2010: 6,602 jobs2011: 7,005 jobs2012: 7,291 jobs2013: 7,121 jobs2014: 6,929 jobs2015: 6,650 jobs2016: 6,210 jobs2017: 5,971 jobs2018: 6,237 jobs2019: 6,196 jobs2020: 5,144 jobs2021: 5,212 jobs2022: 5,414 jobs2023: 5,587 jobs2024: 5,743 jobs2025: 5,726 jobs5,0006,0007,0008,0002001201020252001: 5,722 jobs2002: 5,725 jobs2003: 5,665 jobs2004: 5,806 jobs2005: 5,939 jobs2006: 5,935 jobs2007: 5,905 jobs2008: 6,170 jobs2009: 6,185 jobs2010: 6,602 jobs2011: 7,005 jobs2012: 7,291 jobs2013: 7,121 jobs2014: 6,929 jobs2015: 6,650 jobs2016: 6,210 jobs2017: 5,971 jobs2018: 6,237 jobs2019: 6,196 jobs2020: 5,144 jobs2021: 5,212 jobs2022: 5,414 jobs2023: 5,587 jobs2024: 5,743 jobs2025: 5,726 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
20255,726
20245,743
20235,587
20225,414
20215,212
20205,144
20196,196
20186,237
20175,971
20166,210
20156,650
20146,929
20137,121
20127,291
20117,005
20106,602
20096,185
20086,170
20075,905
20065,935
20055,939
20045,806
20035,665
20025,725
20015,722

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2025
Lewis County5,726
West Virginia695,422
United States155,732,363

Lewis County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 3,990 jobsBerkeley County: 38,558 jobsBoone County: 4,598 jobsBraxton County: 4,975 jobsBrooke County: 7,440 jobsCabell County: 51,765 jobsCalhoun County: 1,206 jobsClay County: 1,572 jobsDoddridge County: 1,632 jobsFayette County: 10,398 jobsGilmer County: 1,784 jobsGrant County: 3,742 jobsGreenbrier County: 12,265 jobsHampshire County: 4,248 jobsHancock County: 8,742 jobsHardy County: 6,072 jobsHarrison County: 37,414 jobsJackson County: 7,732 jobsJefferson County: 17,136 jobsKanawha County: 95,946 jobsLewis County: 5,726 jobsLincoln County: 2,608 jobsLogan County: 11,617 jobsMcDowell County: 3,739 jobsMarion County: 17,374 jobsMarshall County: 10,372 jobsMason County: 6,881 jobsMercer County: 19,507 jobsMineral County: 8,616 jobsMingo County: 4,466 jobsMonongalia County: 59,770 jobsMonroe County: 1,882 jobsMorgan County: 3,110 jobsNicholas County: 6,987 jobsOhio County: 27,052 jobsPendleton County: 1,505 jobsPleasants County: 2,296 jobsPocahontas County: 2,999 jobsPreston County: 7,365 jobsPutnam County: 22,322 jobsRaleigh County: 32,153 jobsRandolph County: 10,309 jobsRitchie County: 2,968 jobsRoane County: 2,749 jobsSummers County: 2,131 jobsTaylor County: 3,475 jobsTucker County: 2,748 jobsTyler County: 1,957 jobsUpshur County: 7,637 jobsWayne County: 8,412 jobsWebster County: 1,473 jobsWetzel County: 4,442 jobsWirt County: 697 jobsWood County: 35,119 jobsWyoming County: 4,303 jobs
  • Under 2,100
  • 2,100 to 3,700
  • 3,700 to 5,700
  • 5,700 to 8,600
  • 8,600 to 20K
  • 20K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lewis 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), Lewis 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), Lewis 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/lewis-county-west-virginia. 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), Lewis 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/lewis-county-west-virginia.

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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), Lewis 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/lewis-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lewis County was 5,726 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 55 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 Lewis County?

7,291 jobs in 2012, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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