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Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County was 4,341 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 53 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,341
Change on 2024-2.4%
Rank16th of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked
Series high5,3872016
Series low3,9772020

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

3,5004,0004,5005,0005,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 4,449 jobs2002: 4,482 jobs2003: 4,574 jobs2004: 4,610 jobs2005: 4,531 jobs2006: 4,783 jobs2007: 4,734 jobs2008: 4,848 jobs2009: 5,252 jobs2010: 4,756 jobs2011: 4,618 jobs2012: 4,699 jobs2013: 4,967 jobs2014: 5,068 jobs2015: 5,191 jobs2016: 5,387 jobs2017: 5,177 jobs2018: 4,598 jobs2019: 4,196 jobs2020: 3,977 jobs2021: 4,101 jobs2022: 4,057 jobs2023: 4,164 jobs2024: 4,450 jobs2025: 4,341 jobs3,5004,0004,5005,0005,5002001201020252001: 4,449 jobs2002: 4,482 jobs2003: 4,574 jobs2004: 4,610 jobs2005: 4,531 jobs2006: 4,783 jobs2007: 4,734 jobs2008: 4,848 jobs2009: 5,252 jobs2010: 4,756 jobs2011: 4,618 jobs2012: 4,699 jobs2013: 4,967 jobs2014: 5,068 jobs2015: 5,191 jobs2016: 5,387 jobs2017: 5,177 jobs2018: 4,598 jobs2019: 4,196 jobs2020: 3,977 jobs2021: 4,101 jobs2022: 4,057 jobs2023: 4,164 jobs2024: 4,450 jobs2025: 4,341 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
20254,341
20244,450
20234,164
20224,057
20214,101
20203,977
20194,196
20184,598
20175,177
20165,387
20155,191
20145,068
20134,967
20124,699
20114,618
20104,756
20095,252
20084,848
20074,734
20064,783
20054,531
20044,610
20034,574
20024,482
20014,449

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2025
Mercer County4,341
North Dakota429,567
United States155,732,363

Mercer County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 849 jobsBarnes County: 4,426 jobsBenson County: 2,019 jobsBillings County: 745 jobsBottineau County: 2,543 jobsBowman County: 1,482 jobsBurke County: 653 jobsBurleigh County: 58,393 jobsCass County: 128,690 jobsCavalier County: 1,264 jobsDickey County: 2,496 jobsDivide County: 680 jobsDunn County: 1,999 jobsEddy County: 712 jobsEmmons County: 932 jobsFoster County: 1,487 jobsGolden Valley County: 627 jobsGrand Forks County: 41,078 jobsGrant County: 640 jobsGriggs County: 757 jobsHettinger County: 711 jobsKidder County: 699 jobsLaMoure County: 1,406 jobsLogan County: 628 jobsMcHenry County: 1,311 jobsMcIntosh County: 993 jobsMcKenzie County: 11,760 jobsMcLean County: 3,531 jobsMercer County: 4,341 jobsMorton County: 12,316 jobsMountrail County: 5,391 jobsNelson County: 1,019 jobsOliver County: 701 jobsPembina County: 3,335 jobsPierce County: 1,620 jobsRamsey County: 5,524 jobsRansom County: 1,981 jobsRenville County: 676 jobsRichland County: 7,877 jobsRolette County: 4,666 jobsSargent County: 2,608 jobsSheridan County: 219 jobsSioux County: 1,522 jobsSlope County: 99 jobsStark County: 19,567 jobsSteele County: 531 jobsStutsman County: 11,132 jobsTowner County: 644 jobsTraill County: 3,556 jobsWalsh County: 4,730 jobsWard County: 31,171 jobsWells County: 1,446 jobsWilliams County: 26,622 jobs
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  • 1,000 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 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-north-dakota. 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-north-dakota.

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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-north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County was 4,341 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 53 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?

5,387 jobs in 2016, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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