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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County was 12,977 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs12,977
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank32nd of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high12,9772025
Series low9,0602001

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

9,00010K11K12K13K20012005200920132017202120252001: 9,060 jobs2002: 9,274 jobs2003: 9,507 jobs2004: 10,036 jobs2005: 10,622 jobs2006: 10,898 jobs2007: 10,948 jobs2008: 10,664 jobs2009: 10,216 jobs2010: 10,170 jobs2011: 10,023 jobs2012: 9,975 jobs2013: 9,999 jobs2014: 10,695 jobs2015: 11,093 jobs2016: 11,562 jobs2017: 11,651 jobs2018: 11,815 jobs2019: 11,866 jobs2020: 11,604 jobs2021: 11,830 jobs2022: 12,133 jobs2023: 12,426 jobs2024: 12,799 jobs2025: 12,977 jobs9,00010K11K12K13K2001201020252001: 9,060 jobs2002: 9,274 jobs2003: 9,507 jobs2004: 10,036 jobs2005: 10,622 jobs2006: 10,898 jobs2007: 10,948 jobs2008: 10,664 jobs2009: 10,216 jobs2010: 10,170 jobs2011: 10,023 jobs2012: 9,975 jobs2013: 9,999 jobs2014: 10,695 jobs2015: 11,093 jobs2016: 11,562 jobs2017: 11,651 jobs2018: 11,815 jobs2019: 11,866 jobs2020: 11,604 jobs2021: 11,830 jobs2022: 12,133 jobs2023: 12,426 jobs2024: 12,799 jobs2025: 12,977 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
202512,977
202412,799
202312,426
202212,133
202111,830
202011,604
201911,866
201811,815
201711,651
201611,562
201511,093
201410,695
20139,999
20129,975
201110,023
201010,170
200910,216
200810,664
200710,948
200610,898
200510,622
200410,036
20039,507
20029,274
20019,060

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2025
Lincoln County12,977
Missouri2,898,452
United States155,732,363

Lincoln County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 9,338 jobsAndrew County: 2,850 jobsAtchison County: 1,706 jobsAudrain County: 7,910 jobsBarry County: 13,017 jobsBarton County: 3,502 jobsBates County: 3,747 jobsBenton County: 3,818 jobsBollinger County: 1,798 jobsBoone County: 100,066 jobsBuchanan County: 46,348 jobsButler County: 17,959 jobsCaldwell County: 1,885 jobsCallaway County: 14,759 jobsCamden County: 17,781 jobsCape Girardeau County: 41,550 jobsCarroll County: 2,653 jobsCarter County: 1,448 jobsCass County: 31,431 jobsCedar County: 3,575 jobsChariton County: 1,817 jobsChristian County: 20,884 jobsClark County: 1,383 jobsClay County: 110,830 jobsClinton County: 4,932 jobsCole County: 54,542 jobsCooper County: 5,093 jobsCrawford County: 6,823 jobsDade County: 1,695 jobsDallas County: 2,849 jobsDaviess County: 1,839 jobsDeKalb County: 2,391 jobsDent County: 3,674 jobsDouglas County: 2,461 jobsDunklin County: 8,997 jobsFranklin County: 39,757 jobsGasconade County: 5,025 jobsGentry County: 2,121 jobsGreene County: 179,452 jobsGrundy County: 2,832 jobsHarrison County: 2,526 jobsHenry County: 8,289 jobsHickory County: 1,546 jobsHolt County: 1,301 jobsHoward County: 2,492 jobsHowell County: 15,327 jobsIron County: 3,425 jobsJackson County: 374,810 jobsJasper County: 56,939 jobsJefferson County: 49,584 jobsJohnson County: 16,381 jobsKnox County: 874 jobsLaclede County: 12,999 jobsLafayette County: 8,754 jobsLawrence County: 8,974 jobsLewis County: 2,354 jobsLincoln County: 12,977 jobsLinn County: 4,083 jobsLivingston County: 6,113 jobsMcDonald County: 5,739 jobsMacon County: 4,823 jobsMadison County: 3,552 jobsMaries County: 1,398 jobsMarion County: 12,987 jobsMercer County: 804 jobsMiller County: 7,806 jobsMississippi County: 2,952 jobsMoniteau County: 4,014 jobsMonroe County: 1,796 jobsMontgomery County: 3,178 jobsMorgan County: 4,637 jobsNew Madrid County: 7,405 jobsNewton County: 23,014 jobsNodaway County: 8,134 jobsOregon County: 2,556 jobsOsage County: 4,444 jobsOzark County: 1,519 jobsPemiscot County: 4,695 jobsPerry County: 9,627 jobsPettis County: 19,680 jobsPhelps County: 19,609 jobsPike County: 5,219 jobsPlatte County: 48,369 jobsPolk County: 9,202 jobsPulaski County: 13,141 jobsPutnam County: 982 jobsRalls County: 3,607 jobsRandolph County: 9,247 jobsRay County: 4,035 jobsReynolds County: 1,701 jobsRipley County: 2,800 jobsSt. Charles County: 162,655 jobsSt. Clair County: 1,746 jobsSte. Genevieve County: 6,167 jobsSt. Francois County: 23,012 jobsSt. Louis County: 589,803 jobsSaline County: 8,832 jobsSchuyler County: 895 jobsScotland County: 1,296 jobsScott County: 16,184 jobsShannon County: 1,600 jobsShelby County: 1,805 jobsStoddard County: 10,107 jobsStone County: 7,389 jobsSullivan County: 2,306 jobsTaney County: 28,673 jobsTexas County: 5,831 jobsVernon County: 7,011 jobsWarren County: 9,000 jobsWashington County: 4,998 jobsWayne County: 2,272 jobsWebster County: 8,630 jobsWorth County: 364 jobsWright County: 4,678 jobsSt. Louis city: 220,645 jobs
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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-missouri. 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-missouri.

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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-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County was 12,977 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 115 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Lincoln County?

12,977 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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