Covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington city

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington city was 5,461 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 85th highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs5,461

Change on 2024+1.5%

Rank85th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high5,4612025

Series low4,1932020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington city, 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	5,461
2024	5,378
2023	5,215
2022	4,928
2021	4,484
2020	4,193
2019	4,396
2018	4,447
2017	4,599
2016	4,850
2015	4,791
2014	4,775
2013	4,813
2012	4,972
2011	4,896
2010	4,904
2009	4,998
2008	5,101
2007	5,051
2006	4,774
2005	4,697
2004	4,590
2003	4,493
2002	4,788
2001	4,765

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2025
Lexington city	5,461
Virginia	4,149,424
United States	155,732,363

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Virginia by covered employment (QCEW) 133 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.

How to cite

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), Lexington city, 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), Lexington city, 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/lexington-city-virginia. 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), Lexington city, 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/lexington-city-virginia.

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), Lexington city, 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/lexington-city-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington city?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington city was 5,461 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 85th highest of 133 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 Lexington city?

5,461 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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