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Covered employment (QCEW) in Maricopa County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Maricopa County was 2,289,324 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 15 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,289,324
Change on 2024+0.4%
Rank1st of 15Counties in Arizona ranked
Series high2,289,3242025
Series low1,551,5122002

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

1.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2.4M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,561,773 jobs2002: 1,551,512 jobs2003: 1,573,565 jobs2004: 1,614,579 jobs2005: 1,714,662 jobs2006: 1,803,147 jobs2007: 1,822,037 jobs2008: 1,769,308 jobs2009: 1,628,604 jobs2010: 1,602,744 jobs2011: 1,626,646 jobs2012: 1,666,812 jobs2013: 1,713,992 jobs2014: 1,755,209 jobs2015: 1,817,078 jobs2016: 1,871,953 jobs2017: 1,927,372 jobs2018: 1,993,417 jobs2019: 2,062,384 jobs2020: 2,005,867 jobs2021: 2,083,731 jobs2022: 2,170,744 jobs2023: 2,233,956 jobs2024: 2,280,645 jobs2025: 2,289,324 jobs1.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2.4M2001201020252001: 1,561,773 jobs2002: 1,551,512 jobs2003: 1,573,565 jobs2004: 1,614,579 jobs2005: 1,714,662 jobs2006: 1,803,147 jobs2007: 1,822,037 jobs2008: 1,769,308 jobs2009: 1,628,604 jobs2010: 1,602,744 jobs2011: 1,626,646 jobs2012: 1,666,812 jobs2013: 1,713,992 jobs2014: 1,755,209 jobs2015: 1,817,078 jobs2016: 1,871,953 jobs2017: 1,927,372 jobs2018: 1,993,417 jobs2019: 2,062,384 jobs2020: 2,005,867 jobs2021: 2,083,731 jobs2022: 2,170,744 jobs2023: 2,233,956 jobs2024: 2,280,645 jobs2025: 2,289,324 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
20252,289,324
20242,280,645
20232,233,956
20222,170,744
20212,083,731
20202,005,867
20192,062,384
20181,993,417
20171,927,372
20161,871,953
20151,817,078
20141,755,209
20131,713,992
20121,666,812
20111,626,646
20101,602,744
20091,628,604
20081,769,308
20071,822,037
20061,803,147
20051,714,662
20041,614,579
20031,573,565
20021,551,512
20011,561,773

Compared with Arizona and United States

Place2025
Maricopa County2,289,324
Arizona3,234,783
United States155,732,363

Maricopa County compared with nearby places

Apache County: 16,853 jobsCochise County: 34,618 jobsCoconino County: 66,297 jobsGila County: 15,339 jobsGraham County: 11,084 jobsGreenlee County: 5,649 jobsLa Paz County: 6,695 jobsMaricopa County: 2,289,324 jobsMohave County: 56,245 jobsNavajo County: 27,910 jobsPima County: 387,065 jobsPinal County: 79,977 jobsSanta Cruz County: 14,194 jobsYavapai County: 71,329 jobsYuma County: 71,265 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Maricopa 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), Maricopa 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), Maricopa 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/maricopa-county-arizona. 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), Maricopa 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/maricopa-county-arizona.

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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), Maricopa 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/maricopa-county-arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Maricopa County was 2,289,324 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 15 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 Maricopa County?

2,289,324 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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