Covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington County was 134,271 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs134,271

Change on 2024+1.3%

Rank6th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked

Series high134,2712025

Series low80,9842001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington 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	134,271
2024	132,596
2023	130,111
2022	126,811
2021	121,928
2020	119,027
2019	122,192
2018	119,766
2017	117,790
2016	116,084
2015	113,091
2014	108,309
2013	102,544
2012	98,859
2011	94,523
2010	92,978
2009	92,789
2008	98,210
2007	95,877
2006	91,893
2005	88,490
2004	86,025
2003	83,212
2002	82,154
2001	80,984

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place	2025
Lexington County	134,271
South Carolina	2,320,850
United States	155,732,363

Lexington County compared with nearby places

Under 5,000
5,000 to 7,000
7,000 to 18K
18K to 29K
29K to 72K
72K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lexington 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 Carolina by covered employment (QCEW) 46 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), Lexington 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), Lexington 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/lexington-county-south-carolina. 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 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/lexington-county-south-carolina.

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 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/lexington-county-south-carolina (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 County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lexington County was 134,271 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 46 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 County?

134,271 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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