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Covered employment (QCEW) in McDowell County

Covered employment (QCEW) in McDowell County was 3,739 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 55 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs3,739
Change on 2024-5%
Rank37th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high6,3332011
Series low3,7392025

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

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 5,106 jobs2002: 5,109 jobs2003: 4,891 jobs2004: 4,717 jobs2005: 4,761 jobs2006: 5,384 jobs2007: 5,372 jobs2008: 5,811 jobs2009: 5,632 jobs2010: 5,801 jobs2011: 6,333 jobs2012: 6,261 jobs2013: 5,648 jobs2014: 5,269 jobs2015: 4,797 jobs2016: 4,321 jobs2017: 4,379 jobs2018: 4,283 jobs2019: 4,264 jobs2020: 3,931 jobs2021: 3,950 jobs2022: 3,850 jobs2023: 3,895 jobs2024: 3,934 jobs2025: 3,739 jobs3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0002001201020252001: 5,106 jobs2002: 5,109 jobs2003: 4,891 jobs2004: 4,717 jobs2005: 4,761 jobs2006: 5,384 jobs2007: 5,372 jobs2008: 5,811 jobs2009: 5,632 jobs2010: 5,801 jobs2011: 6,333 jobs2012: 6,261 jobs2013: 5,648 jobs2014: 5,269 jobs2015: 4,797 jobs2016: 4,321 jobs2017: 4,379 jobs2018: 4,283 jobs2019: 4,264 jobs2020: 3,931 jobs2021: 3,950 jobs2022: 3,850 jobs2023: 3,895 jobs2024: 3,934 jobs2025: 3,739 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
20253,739
20243,934
20233,895
20223,850
20213,950
20203,931
20194,264
20184,283
20174,379
20164,321
20154,797
20145,269
20135,648
20126,261
20116,333
20105,801
20095,632
20085,811
20075,372
20065,384
20054,761
20044,717
20034,891
20025,109
20015,106

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2025
McDowell County3,739
West Virginia695,422
United States155,732,363

McDowell County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 3,990 jobsBerkeley County: 38,558 jobsBoone County: 4,598 jobsBraxton County: 4,975 jobsBrooke County: 7,440 jobsCabell County: 51,765 jobsCalhoun County: 1,206 jobsClay County: 1,572 jobsDoddridge County: 1,632 jobsFayette County: 10,398 jobsGilmer County: 1,784 jobsGrant County: 3,742 jobsGreenbrier County: 12,265 jobsHampshire County: 4,248 jobsHancock County: 8,742 jobsHardy County: 6,072 jobsHarrison County: 37,414 jobsJackson County: 7,732 jobsJefferson County: 17,136 jobsKanawha County: 95,946 jobsLewis County: 5,726 jobsLincoln County: 2,608 jobsLogan County: 11,617 jobsMcDowell County: 3,739 jobsMarion County: 17,374 jobsMarshall County: 10,372 jobsMason County: 6,881 jobsMercer County: 19,507 jobsMineral County: 8,616 jobsMingo County: 4,466 jobsMonongalia County: 59,770 jobsMonroe County: 1,882 jobsMorgan County: 3,110 jobsNicholas County: 6,987 jobsOhio County: 27,052 jobsPendleton County: 1,505 jobsPleasants County: 2,296 jobsPocahontas County: 2,999 jobsPreston County: 7,365 jobsPutnam County: 22,322 jobsRaleigh County: 32,153 jobsRandolph County: 10,309 jobsRitchie County: 2,968 jobsRoane County: 2,749 jobsSummers County: 2,131 jobsTaylor County: 3,475 jobsTucker County: 2,748 jobsTyler County: 1,957 jobsUpshur County: 7,637 jobsWayne County: 8,412 jobsWebster County: 1,473 jobsWetzel County: 4,442 jobsWirt County: 697 jobsWood County: 35,119 jobsWyoming County: 4,303 jobs
  • Under 2,100
  • 2,100 to 3,700
  • 3,700 to 5,700
  • 5,700 to 8,600
  • 8,600 to 20K
  • 20K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. McDowell 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), McDowell 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), McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-west-virginia. 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), McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-west-virginia.

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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), McDowell 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/mcdowell-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in McDowell County was 3,739 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 55 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 McDowell County?

6,333 jobs in 2011, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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