Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County was 20,220 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.8% from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 88 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs20,220

Change on 2024-1.8%

Rank48th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high20,6212018

Series low15,2942001

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

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

Period	jobs
2025	20,220
2024	20,581
2023	20,227
2022	19,769
2021	19,369
2020	19,481
2019	20,282
2018	20,621
2017	20,044
2016	19,853
2015	19,458
2014	18,857
2013	18,412
2012	17,995
2011	17,549
2010	17,172
2009	16,494
2008	17,397
2007	17,261
2006	17,085
2005	16,874
2004	16,433
2003	15,984
2002	15,450
2001	15,294

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2025
Mercer County	20,220
Ohio	5,534,587
United States	155,732,363

Mercer County compared with nearby places

Under 10K
10K to 15K
15K to 21K
21K to 37K
37K to 75K
75K 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Ohio by covered employment (QCEW) 88 places

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

MLA 9

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-ohio. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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-ohio.

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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-ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County was 20,220 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.8% from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 88 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?

20,621 jobs in 2018, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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