Covered employment (QCEW) in McHenry County

Covered employment (QCEW) in McHenry County was 98,058 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 102 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs98,058

Change on 2024+1.2%

Rank10th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high103,0662007

Series low89,0782001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in McHenry 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	98,058
2024	96,922
2023	96,359
2022	95,259
2021	93,643
2020	90,602
2019	97,273
2018	97,524
2017	97,742
2016	96,943
2015	96,063
2014	95,798
2013	93,689
2012	93,523
2011	92,116
2010	92,886
2009	95,427
2008	102,380
2007	103,066
2006	101,125
2005	97,708
2004	95,189
2003	92,205
2002	90,927
2001	89,078

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2025
McHenry County	98,058
Illinois	6,067,518
United States	155,732,363

McHenry County compared with nearby places

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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. McHenry 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 Illinois by covered employment (QCEW) 102 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), McHenry 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), McHenry 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/mchenry-county-illinois. 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), McHenry 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/mchenry-county-illinois.

Harvard

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), McHenry 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/mchenry-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in McHenry County was 98,058 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 102 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 McHenry County?

103,066 jobs in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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