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Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County was 261,312 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 21 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs261,312
Change on 2024-1.1%
Rank7th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high264,1542024
Series low215,5242001

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

210K220K230K240K250K260K270K20012005200920132017202120252001: 215,524 jobs2002: 216,145 jobs2003: 219,005 jobs2004: 215,847 jobs2005: 223,062 jobs2006: 228,075 jobs2007: 225,837 jobs2008: 229,961 jobs2009: 223,860 jobs2010: 224,967 jobs2011: 225,744 jobs2012: 228,119 jobs2013: 231,400 jobs2014: 235,152 jobs2015: 238,109 jobs2016: 245,383 jobs2017: 247,445 jobs2018: 252,507 jobs2019: 259,842 jobs2020: 246,676 jobs2021: 251,565 jobs2022: 260,823 jobs2023: 261,777 jobs2024: 264,154 jobs2025: 261,312 jobs200K220K240K260K280K2001201020252001: 215,524 jobs2002: 216,145 jobs2003: 219,005 jobs2004: 215,847 jobs2005: 223,062 jobs2006: 228,075 jobs2007: 225,837 jobs2008: 229,961 jobs2009: 223,860 jobs2010: 224,967 jobs2011: 225,744 jobs2012: 228,119 jobs2013: 231,400 jobs2014: 235,152 jobs2015: 238,109 jobs2016: 245,383 jobs2017: 247,445 jobs2018: 252,507 jobs2019: 259,842 jobs2020: 246,676 jobs2021: 251,565 jobs2022: 260,823 jobs2023: 261,777 jobs2024: 264,154 jobs2025: 261,312 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
2025261,312
2024264,154
2023261,777
2022260,823
2021251,565
2020246,676
2019259,842
2018252,507
2017247,445
2016245,383
2015238,109
2014235,152
2013231,400
2012228,119
2011225,744
2010224,967
2009223,860
2008229,961
2007225,837
2006228,075
2005223,062
2004215,847
2003219,005
2002216,145
2001215,524

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2025
Mercer County261,312
New Jersey4,282,851
United States155,732,363

Mercer County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 125,225 jobsBergen County: 437,006 jobsBurlington County: 214,267 jobsCamden County: 207,142 jobsCape May County: 43,316 jobsCumberland County: 60,344 jobsEssex County: 353,038 jobsGloucester County: 128,002 jobsHudson County: 271,856 jobsHunterdon County: 47,458 jobsMercer County: 261,312 jobsMiddlesex County: 431,665 jobsMonmouth County: 279,012 jobsMorris County: 301,376 jobsOcean County: 192,715 jobsPassaic County: 174,268 jobsSalem County: 22,148 jobsSomerset County: 192,374 jobsSussex County: 38,705 jobsUnion County: 231,428 jobsWarren County: 33,915 jobs
  • Under 47K
  • 47K to 170K
  • 170K to 210K
  • 210K to 280K
  • 280K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Mercer 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), Mercer 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), Mercer 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/mercer-county-new-jersey. 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), Mercer 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/mercer-county-new-jersey.

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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), Mercer 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/mercer-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County was 261,312 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 21 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 Mercer County?

264,154 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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