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Covered employment (QCEW) in Meeker County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Meeker County was 7,838 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.5% from 2024. That is the 45th highest of 87 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs7,838
Change on 2024-2.5%
Rank45th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked
Series high8,0422024
Series low6,4512010

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

6,0006,5007,0007,5008,0008,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 6,754 jobs2002: 6,867 jobs2003: 6,889 jobs2004: 6,792 jobs2005: 6,895 jobs2006: 6,920 jobs2007: 6,857 jobs2008: 6,922 jobs2009: 6,520 jobs2010: 6,451 jobs2011: 6,595 jobs2012: 6,665 jobs2013: 6,763 jobs2014: 6,987 jobs2015: 7,272 jobs2016: 7,269 jobs2017: 7,343 jobs2018: 7,308 jobs2019: 7,500 jobs2020: 7,067 jobs2021: 7,258 jobs2022: 7,696 jobs2023: 7,970 jobs2024: 8,042 jobs2025: 7,838 jobs6,0006,5007,0007,5008,0008,5002001201020252001: 6,754 jobs2002: 6,867 jobs2003: 6,889 jobs2004: 6,792 jobs2005: 6,895 jobs2006: 6,920 jobs2007: 6,857 jobs2008: 6,922 jobs2009: 6,520 jobs2010: 6,451 jobs2011: 6,595 jobs2012: 6,665 jobs2013: 6,763 jobs2014: 6,987 jobs2015: 7,272 jobs2016: 7,269 jobs2017: 7,343 jobs2018: 7,308 jobs2019: 7,500 jobs2020: 7,067 jobs2021: 7,258 jobs2022: 7,696 jobs2023: 7,970 jobs2024: 8,042 jobs2025: 7,838 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
20257,838
20248,042
20237,970
20227,696
20217,258
20207,067
20197,500
20187,308
20177,343
20167,269
20157,272
20146,987
20136,763
20126,665
20116,595
20106,451
20096,520
20086,922
20076,857
20066,920
20056,895
20046,792
20036,889
20026,867
20016,754

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2025
Meeker County7,838
Minnesota2,944,260
United States155,732,363

Meeker County compared with nearby places

Aitkin County: 4,402 jobsAnoka County: 133,128 jobsBecker County: 15,368 jobsBeltrami County: 20,687 jobsBenton County: 17,097 jobsBig Stone County: 1,742 jobsBlue Earth County: 41,483 jobsBrown County: 13,328 jobsCarlton County: 13,111 jobsCarver County: 40,641 jobsCass County: 10,595 jobsChippewa County: 5,136 jobsChisago County: 16,270 jobsClay County: 19,568 jobsClearwater County: 2,559 jobsCook County: 2,646 jobsCottonwood County: 4,821 jobsCrow Wing County: 31,145 jobsDakota County: 189,166 jobsDodge County: 5,983 jobsDouglas County: 19,728 jobsFaribault County: 4,468 jobsFillmore County: 6,170 jobsFreeborn County: 11,723 jobsGoodhue County: 21,796 jobsGrant County: 1,904 jobsHennepin County: 919,062 jobsHouston County: 5,129 jobsHubbard County: 6,286 jobsIsanti County: 11,167 jobsItasca County: 16,444 jobsJackson County: 4,837 jobsKanabec County: 4,175 jobsKandiyohi County: 23,281 jobsKittson County: 1,494 jobsKoochiching County: 4,163 jobsLac qui Parle County: 2,145 jobsLake County: 4,000 jobsLake of the Woods County: 1,520 jobsLe Sueur County: 8,456 jobsLincoln County: 1,671 jobsLyon County: 13,452 jobsMcLeod County: 15,822 jobsMahnomen County: 2,028 jobsMarshall County: 2,430 jobsMartin County: 8,383 jobsMeeker County: 7,838 jobsMille Lacs County: 9,490 jobsMorrison County: 11,202 jobsMower County: 16,974 jobsMurray County: 2,866 jobsNicollet County: 14,599 jobsNobles County: 9,959 jobsNorman County: 1,874 jobsOlmsted County: 105,239 jobsOtter Tail County: 22,581 jobsPennington County: 9,386 jobsPine County: 7,906 jobsPipestone County: 4,239 jobsPolk County: 12,003 jobsPope County: 4,400 jobsRamsey County: 330,908 jobsRed Lake County: 958 jobsRedwood County: 5,995 jobsRenville County: 5,595 jobsRice County: 26,450 jobsRock County: 3,898 jobsRoseau County: 7,687 jobsSt. Louis County: 95,078 jobsScott County: 63,836 jobsSherburne County: 28,584 jobsSibley County: 3,771 jobsStearns County: 87,420 jobsSteele County: 19,168 jobsStevens County: 5,774 jobsSwift County: 3,627 jobsTodd County: 7,119 jobsTraverse County: 1,015 jobsWabasha County: 6,512 jobsWadena County: 5,398 jobsWaseca County: 5,429 jobsWashington County: 96,635 jobsWatonwan County: 4,490 jobsWilkin County: 1,649 jobsWinona County: 23,933 jobsWright County: 49,245 jobsYellow Medicine County: 3,610 jobs
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  • 3,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 26K
  • 26K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Meeker 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), Meeker 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), Meeker 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/meeker-county-minnesota. 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), Meeker 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/meeker-county-minnesota.

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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), Meeker 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/meeker-county-minnesota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Meeker County was 7,838 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.5% from 2024. That is the 45th highest of 87 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 Meeker County?

8,042 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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