Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County was 2,190 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 46th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,190

Change on 2024-1%

Rank46th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high2,2602018

Series low2,0302009

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln 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	2,190
2024	2,212
2023	2,228
2022	2,157
2021	2,154
2020	2,182
2019	2,215
2018	2,260
2017	2,209
2016	2,151
2015	2,126
2014	2,113
2013	2,090
2012	2,069
2011	2,103
2010	2,056
2009	2,030
2008	2,064
2007	2,085
2006	2,125
2005	2,149
2004	2,127
2003	2,146
2002	2,122
2001	2,108

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2025
Lincoln County	2,190
Colorado	2,891,626
United States	155,732,363

Lincoln County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 51K
51K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lincoln 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 Colorado by covered employment (QCEW) 64 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), Lincoln 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), Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-colorado. 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), Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-colorado.

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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), Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County was 2,190 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 46th highest of 64 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 Lincoln County?

2,260 jobs in 2018, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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