Covered employment (QCEW) in Mahaska County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mahaska County was 8,096 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024. That is the 35th highest of 99 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs8,096

Change on 2024+2.6%

Rank35th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked

Series high8,0962025

Series low7,4582003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Mahaska 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	8,096
2024	7,887
2023	7,797
2022	7,980
2021	7,844
2020	7,738
2019	7,936
2018	7,949
2017	7,895
2016	8,058
2015	7,958
2014	7,972
2013	7,795
2012	7,800
2011	7,744
2010	7,515
2009	7,562
2008	7,917
2007	8,035
2006	7,948
2005	7,770
2004	7,756
2003	7,458
2002	7,596
2001	7,860

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place	2025
Mahaska County	8,096
Iowa	1,558,465
United States	155,732,363

Mahaska County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 6,000
6,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 17K
17K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Mahaska 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 Iowa by covered employment (QCEW) 99 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), Mahaska 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), Mahaska 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/mahaska-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), Mahaska 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/mahaska-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), Mahaska 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/mahaska-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mahaska County was 8,096 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024. That is the 35th 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 Mahaska County?

8,096 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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