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Covered employment (QCEW) in Merced County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Merced County was 85,663 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 58 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs85,663
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank27th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high85,6632025
Series low64,1702001

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

60K65K70K75K80K85K90K20012005200920132017202120252001: 64,170 jobs2002: 66,352 jobs2003: 66,250 jobs2004: 67,700 jobs2005: 68,625 jobs2006: 69,783 jobs2007: 70,629 jobs2008: 69,893 jobs2009: 68,827 jobs2010: 67,995 jobs2011: 68,843 jobs2012: 70,776 jobs2013: 72,444 jobs2014: 74,370 jobs2015: 76,158 jobs2016: 76,874 jobs2017: 79,373 jobs2018: 80,540 jobs2019: 80,795 jobs2020: 77,958 jobs2021: 80,019 jobs2022: 83,252 jobs2023: 83,841 jobs2024: 84,952 jobs2025: 85,663 jobs60K70K80K90K2001201020252001: 64,170 jobs2002: 66,352 jobs2003: 66,250 jobs2004: 67,700 jobs2005: 68,625 jobs2006: 69,783 jobs2007: 70,629 jobs2008: 69,893 jobs2009: 68,827 jobs2010: 67,995 jobs2011: 68,843 jobs2012: 70,776 jobs2013: 72,444 jobs2014: 74,370 jobs2015: 76,158 jobs2016: 76,874 jobs2017: 79,373 jobs2018: 80,540 jobs2019: 80,795 jobs2020: 77,958 jobs2021: 80,019 jobs2022: 83,252 jobs2023: 83,841 jobs2024: 84,952 jobs2025: 85,663 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
202585,663
202484,952
202383,841
202283,252
202180,019
202077,958
201980,795
201880,540
201779,373
201676,874
201576,158
201474,370
201372,444
201270,776
201168,843
201067,995
200968,827
200869,893
200770,629
200669,783
200568,625
200467,700
200366,250
200266,352
200164,170

Compared with California and United States

Place2025
Merced County85,663
California18,210,243
United States155,732,363

Merced County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 783,094 jobsAlpine County: 1,009 jobsAmador County: 12,197 jobsButte County: 78,544 jobsCalaveras County: 10,140 jobsColusa County: 9,472 jobsContra Costa County: 374,448 jobsDel Norte County: 8,382 jobsEl Dorado County: 59,203 jobsFresno County: 428,665 jobsGlenn County: 9,713 jobsHumboldt County: 52,251 jobsImperial County: 67,955 jobsInyo County: 7,687 jobsKern County: 347,044 jobsKings County: 52,040 jobsLake County: 17,762 jobsLassen County: 8,945 jobsLos Angeles County: 4,525,460 jobsMadera County: 58,077 jobsMarin County: 110,071 jobsMariposa County: 6,106 jobsMendocino County: 31,998 jobsMerced County: 85,663 jobsModoc County: 2,696 jobsMono County: 8,196 jobsMonterey County: 198,525 jobsNapa County: 79,072 jobsNevada County: 34,626 jobsOrange County: 1,663,220 jobsPlacer County: 188,212 jobsPlumas County: 6,610 jobsRiverside County: 846,070 jobsSacramento County: 733,061 jobsSan Benito County: 18,690 jobsSan Bernardino County: 848,961 jobsSan Diego County: 1,535,067 jobsSan Francisco County: 696,891 jobsSan Joaquin County: 290,380 jobsSan Luis Obispo County: 121,634 jobsSan Mateo County: 411,346 jobsSanta Barbara County: 214,947 jobsSanta Clara County: 1,119,582 jobsSanta Cruz County: 104,438 jobsShasta County: 71,664 jobsSierra County: 614 jobsSiskiyou County: 13,862 jobsSolano County: 144,004 jobsSonoma County: 206,393 jobsStanislaus County: 199,343 jobsSutter County: 33,016 jobsTehama County: 19,664 jobsTrinity County: 2,894 jobsTulare County: 174,610 jobsTuolumne County: 18,392 jobsVentura County: 335,864 jobsYolo County: 109,634 jobsYuba County: 20,975 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Merced 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), Merced 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), Merced 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/merced-county-california. 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), Merced 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/merced-county-california.

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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), Merced 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/merced-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Merced County was 85,663 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 58 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 Merced County?

85,663 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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