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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lucas County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lucas County was 3,177 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.2% from 2024. That is the 81st highest of 99 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs3,177
Change on 2024-5.2%
Rank81st of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high3,6372019
Series low3,0902010

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

3,0003,2003,4003,6003,80020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,366 jobs2002: 3,288 jobs2003: 3,327 jobs2004: 3,427 jobs2005: 3,345 jobs2006: 3,426 jobs2007: 3,357 jobs2008: 3,191 jobs2009: 3,124 jobs2010: 3,090 jobs2011: 3,122 jobs2012: 3,185 jobs2013: 3,197 jobs2014: 3,231 jobs2015: 3,347 jobs2016: 3,361 jobs2017: 3,377 jobs2018: 3,518 jobs2019: 3,637 jobs2020: 3,610 jobs2021: 3,604 jobs2022: 3,597 jobs2023: 3,424 jobs2024: 3,351 jobs2025: 3,177 jobs3,0003,2003,4003,6003,8002001201020252001: 3,366 jobs2002: 3,288 jobs2003: 3,327 jobs2004: 3,427 jobs2005: 3,345 jobs2006: 3,426 jobs2007: 3,357 jobs2008: 3,191 jobs2009: 3,124 jobs2010: 3,090 jobs2011: 3,122 jobs2012: 3,185 jobs2013: 3,197 jobs2014: 3,231 jobs2015: 3,347 jobs2016: 3,361 jobs2017: 3,377 jobs2018: 3,518 jobs2019: 3,637 jobs2020: 3,610 jobs2021: 3,604 jobs2022: 3,597 jobs2023: 3,424 jobs2024: 3,351 jobs2025: 3,177 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
20253,177
20243,351
20233,424
20223,597
20213,604
20203,610
20193,637
20183,518
20173,377
20163,361
20153,347
20143,231
20133,197
20123,185
20113,122
20103,090
20093,124
20083,191
20073,357
20063,426
20053,345
20043,427
20033,327
20023,288
20013,366

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2025
Lucas County3,177
Iowa1,558,465
United States155,732,363

Lucas County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 3,350 jobsAdams County: 1,168 jobsAllamakee County: 4,802 jobsAppanoose County: 4,522 jobsAudubon County: 1,797 jobsBenton County: 6,040 jobsBlack Hawk County: 70,713 jobsBoone County: 8,838 jobsBremer County: 9,525 jobsBuchanan County: 6,767 jobsBuena Vista County: 10,291 jobsButler County: 3,676 jobsCalhoun County: 2,741 jobsCarroll County: 10,938 jobsCass County: 5,700 jobsCedar County: 5,205 jobsCerro Gordo County: 23,463 jobsCherokee County: 4,908 jobsChickasaw County: 5,150 jobsClarke County: 4,770 jobsClay County: 8,536 jobsClayton County: 6,171 jobsClinton County: 18,870 jobsCrawford County: 6,449 jobsDallas County: 56,432 jobsDavis County: 1,981 jobsDecatur County: 2,312 jobsDelaware County: 6,886 jobsDes Moines County: 20,080 jobsDickinson County: 9,794 jobsDubuque County: 57,730 jobsEmmet County: 3,306 jobsFayette County: 6,976 jobsFloyd County: 5,573 jobsFranklin County: 3,877 jobsFremont County: 2,168 jobsGreene County: 3,139 jobsGrundy County: 4,081 jobsGuthrie County: 3,205 jobsHamilton County: 5,703 jobsHancock County: 5,761 jobsHardin County: 6,553 jobsHarrison County: 4,087 jobsHenry County: 8,140 jobsHoward County: 4,358 jobsHumboldt County: 3,713 jobsIda County: 3,654 jobsIowa County: 8,382 jobsJackson County: 5,754 jobsJasper County: 10,688 jobsJefferson County: 7,058 jobsJohnson County: 85,623 jobsJones County: 6,279 jobsKeokuk County: 2,280 jobsKossuth County: 6,481 jobsLee County: 13,598 jobsLinn County: 125,508 jobsLouisa County: 3,697 jobsLucas County: 3,177 jobsLyon County: 4,951 jobsMadison County: 4,194 jobsMahaska County: 8,096 jobsMarion County: 19,508 jobsMarshall County: 15,942 jobsMills County: 3,133 jobsMitchell County: 3,871 jobsMonona County: 2,556 jobsMonroe County: 3,569 jobsMontgomery County: 4,004 jobsMuscatine County: 20,987 jobsO'Brien County: 6,559 jobsOsceola County: 2,641 jobsPage County: 6,243 jobsPalo Alto County: 3,659 jobsPlymouth County: 11,642 jobsPocahontas County: 2,525 jobsPolk County: 314,942 jobsPottawattamie County: 41,804 jobsPoweshiek County: 9,222 jobsRinggold County: 1,393 jobsSac County: 2,954 jobsScott County: 92,986 jobsShelby County: 5,531 jobsSioux County: 23,005 jobsStory County: 47,004 jobsTama County: 5,391 jobsTaylor County: 2,060 jobsUnion County: 5,822 jobsVan Buren County: 1,928 jobsWapello County: 15,248 jobsWarren County: 13,611 jobsWashington County: 8,780 jobsWayne County: 2,023 jobsWebster County: 17,328 jobsWinnebago County: 3,865 jobsWinneshiek County: 10,515 jobsWoodbury County: 50,924 jobsWorth County: 2,284 jobsWright County: 6,325 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Lucas 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), Lucas 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), Lucas 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/lucas-county-iowa. 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), Lucas 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/lucas-county-iowa.

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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), Lucas 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/lucas-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lucas County was 3,177 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.2% from 2024. That is the 81st highest of 99 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 Lucas County?

3,637 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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