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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County was 1,729 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 44 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,729
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank38th of 44Counties in Idaho ranked
Series high1,7512023
Series low1,1742001

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

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,80020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,174 jobs2002: 1,178 jobs2003: 1,203 jobs2004: 1,208 jobs2005: 1,322 jobs2006: 1,360 jobs2007: 1,438 jobs2008: 1,420 jobs2009: 1,410 jobs2010: 1,345 jobs2011: 1,453 jobs2012: 1,506 jobs2013: 1,545 jobs2014: 1,533 jobs2015: 1,490 jobs2016: 1,495 jobs2017: 1,625 jobs2018: 1,691 jobs2019: 1,705 jobs2020: 1,665 jobs2021: 1,631 jobs2022: 1,685 jobs2023: 1,751 jobs2024: 1,725 jobs2025: 1,729 jobs1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002001201020252001: 1,174 jobs2002: 1,178 jobs2003: 1,203 jobs2004: 1,208 jobs2005: 1,322 jobs2006: 1,360 jobs2007: 1,438 jobs2008: 1,420 jobs2009: 1,410 jobs2010: 1,345 jobs2011: 1,453 jobs2012: 1,506 jobs2013: 1,545 jobs2014: 1,533 jobs2015: 1,490 jobs2016: 1,495 jobs2017: 1,625 jobs2018: 1,691 jobs2019: 1,705 jobs2020: 1,665 jobs2021: 1,631 jobs2022: 1,685 jobs2023: 1,751 jobs2024: 1,725 jobs2025: 1,729 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
20251,729
20241,725
20231,751
20221,685
20211,631
20201,665
20191,705
20181,691
20171,625
20161,495
20151,490
20141,533
20131,545
20121,506
20111,453
20101,345
20091,410
20081,420
20071,438
20061,360
20051,322
20041,208
20031,203
20021,178
20011,174

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place2025
Lincoln County1,729
Idaho874,283
United States155,732,363

Lincoln County compared with nearby places

Ada County: 295,234 jobsAdams County: 1,007 jobsBannock County: 38,273 jobsBear Lake County: 2,013 jobsBenewah County: 3,454 jobsBingham County: 16,585 jobsBlaine County: 14,438 jobsBoise County: 1,831 jobsBonner County: 16,176 jobsBonneville County: 63,586 jobsBoundary County: 4,167 jobsButte County: 10,275 jobsCamas County: 352 jobsCanyon County: 90,221 jobsCaribou County: 3,544 jobsCassia County: 12,609 jobsClark County: 296 jobsClearwater County: 2,758 jobsCuster County: 1,601 jobsElmore County: 7,522 jobsFranklin County: 4,167 jobsFremont County: 3,797 jobsGem County: 4,595 jobsGooding County: 6,664 jobsIdaho County: 4,573 jobsJefferson County: 8,326 jobsJerome County: 12,328 jobsKootenai County: 71,925 jobsLatah County: 15,026 jobsLemhi County: 2,789 jobsLewis County: 1,554 jobsLincoln County: 1,729 jobsMadison County: 17,803 jobsMinidoka County: 9,227 jobsNez Perce County: 21,772 jobsOneida County: 1,638 jobsOwyhee County: 3,425 jobsPayette County: 7,196 jobsPower County: 3,919 jobsShoshone County: 4,923 jobsTeton County: 4,906 jobsTwin Falls County: 42,703 jobsValley County: 5,740 jobsWashington County: 2,928 jobs
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  • 18K 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.

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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), 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-idaho. 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), 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-idaho.

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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-idaho (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County was 1,729 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 44 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?

1,751 jobs in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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