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Covered employment (QCEW) in McKinley County

Covered employment (QCEW) in McKinley County was 19,353 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 33 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs19,353
Change on 2024-0.8%
Rank10th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked
Series high22,1302007
Series low19,0512021

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

19K20K21K22K23K20012005200920132017202120252001: 19,895 jobs2002: 20,403 jobs2003: 21,138 jobs2004: 21,479 jobs2005: 21,531 jobs2006: 21,530 jobs2007: 22,130 jobs2008: 21,837 jobs2009: 21,620 jobs2010: 21,363 jobs2011: 20,944 jobs2012: 21,021 jobs2013: 20,534 jobs2014: 20,164 jobs2015: 20,552 jobs2016: 20,652 jobs2017: 20,712 jobs2018: 20,536 jobs2019: 20,948 jobs2020: 19,445 jobs2021: 19,051 jobs2022: 19,398 jobs2023: 19,828 jobs2024: 19,500 jobs2025: 19,353 jobs19K20K21K22K23K2001201020252001: 19,895 jobs2002: 20,403 jobs2003: 21,138 jobs2004: 21,479 jobs2005: 21,531 jobs2006: 21,530 jobs2007: 22,130 jobs2008: 21,837 jobs2009: 21,620 jobs2010: 21,363 jobs2011: 20,944 jobs2012: 21,021 jobs2013: 20,534 jobs2014: 20,164 jobs2015: 20,552 jobs2016: 20,652 jobs2017: 20,712 jobs2018: 20,536 jobs2019: 20,948 jobs2020: 19,445 jobs2021: 19,051 jobs2022: 19,398 jobs2023: 19,828 jobs2024: 19,500 jobs2025: 19,353 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
202519,353
202419,500
202319,828
202219,398
202119,051
202019,445
201920,948
201820,536
201720,712
201620,652
201520,552
201420,164
201320,534
201221,021
201120,944
201021,363
200921,620
200821,837
200722,130
200621,530
200521,531
200421,479
200321,138
200220,403
200119,895

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place2025
McKinley County19,353
New Mexico875,212
United States155,732,363

McKinley County compared with nearby places

Bernalillo County: 347,718 jobsCatron County: 690 jobsChaves County: 21,847 jobsCibola County: 7,268 jobsColfax County: 4,228 jobsCurry County: 18,211 jobsDe Baca County: 451 jobsDoña Ana County: 81,834 jobsEddy County: 34,421 jobsGrant County: 9,348 jobsGuadalupe County: 1,487 jobsHarding County: 168 jobsHidalgo County: 1,274 jobsLea County: 34,047 jobsLincoln County: 6,713 jobsLos Alamos County: 22,520 jobsLuna County: 8,099 jobsMcKinley County: 19,353 jobsMora County: 679 jobsOtero County: 17,539 jobsQuay County: 2,545 jobsRio Arriba County: 9,536 jobsRoosevelt County: 5,870 jobsSandoval County: 35,867 jobsSan Juan County: 47,793 jobsSan Miguel County: 7,821 jobsSanta Fe County: 61,880 jobsSierra County: 3,641 jobsSocorro County: 4,870 jobsTaos County: 10,996 jobsTorrance County: 3,191 jobsUnion County: 1,222 jobsValencia County: 17,864 jobs
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 34K
  • 34K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. McKinley 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), McKinley 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), McKinley 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/mckinley-county-new-mexico. 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), McKinley 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/mckinley-county-new-mexico.

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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), McKinley 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/mckinley-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in McKinley County was 19,353 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 33 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 McKinley County?

22,130 jobs in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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