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Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County was 42,729 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs42,729
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank29th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high49,0442008
Series low41,9082020

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

40K42K44K46K48K50K20012005200920132017202120252001: 48,475 jobs2002: 48,039 jobs2003: 47,488 jobs2004: 47,230 jobs2005: 47,713 jobs2006: 48,142 jobs2007: 49,021 jobs2008: 49,044 jobs2009: 46,125 jobs2010: 46,465 jobs2011: 47,488 jobs2012: 47,721 jobs2013: 47,648 jobs2014: 48,030 jobs2015: 47,941 jobs2016: 47,061 jobs2017: 46,739 jobs2018: 46,266 jobs2019: 45,734 jobs2020: 41,908 jobs2021: 42,337 jobs2022: 42,843 jobs2023: 43,140 jobs2024: 43,239 jobs2025: 42,729 jobs40K42K44K46K48K50K2001201020252001: 48,475 jobs2002: 48,039 jobs2003: 47,488 jobs2004: 47,230 jobs2005: 47,713 jobs2006: 48,142 jobs2007: 49,021 jobs2008: 49,044 jobs2009: 46,125 jobs2010: 46,465 jobs2011: 47,488 jobs2012: 47,721 jobs2013: 47,648 jobs2014: 48,030 jobs2015: 47,941 jobs2016: 47,061 jobs2017: 46,739 jobs2018: 46,266 jobs2019: 45,734 jobs2020: 41,908 jobs2021: 42,337 jobs2022: 42,843 jobs2023: 43,140 jobs2024: 43,239 jobs2025: 42,729 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
202542,729
202443,239
202343,140
202242,843
202142,337
202041,908
201945,734
201846,266
201746,739
201647,061
201547,941
201448,030
201347,648
201247,721
201147,488
201046,465
200946,125
200849,044
200749,021
200648,142
200547,713
200447,230
200347,488
200248,039
200148,475

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Mercer County42,729
Pennsylvania6,053,191
United States155,732,363

Mercer County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 33,249 jobsAllegheny County: 670,169 jobsArmstrong County: 15,483 jobsBeaver County: 48,541 jobsBedford County: 16,405 jobsBerks County: 175,054 jobsBlair County: 58,360 jobsBradford County: 22,257 jobsBucks County: 276,735 jobsButler County: 89,077 jobsCambria County: 46,956 jobsCameron County: 1,436 jobsCarbon County: 16,376 jobsCentre County: 69,346 jobsChester County: 253,659 jobsClarion County: 12,338 jobsClearfield County: 29,242 jobsClinton County: 12,741 jobsColumbia County: 24,066 jobsCrawford County: 28,783 jobsCumberland County: 137,858 jobsDauphin County: 190,394 jobsDelaware County: 219,222 jobsElk County: 13,101 jobsErie County: 119,834 jobsFayette County: 37,808 jobsForest County: 1,895 jobsFranklin County: 61,619 jobsFulton County: 5,388 jobsGreene County: 11,659 jobsHuntingdon County: 12,771 jobsIndiana County: 28,044 jobsJefferson County: 14,194 jobsJuniata County: 6,183 jobsLackawanna County: 98,798 jobsLancaster County: 254,207 jobsLawrence County: 27,269 jobsLebanon County: 53,616 jobsLehigh County: 203,946 jobsLuzerne County: 145,109 jobsLycoming County: 49,573 jobsMcKean County: 13,771 jobsMercer County: 42,729 jobsMifflin County: 17,229 jobsMonroe County: 57,138 jobsMontgomery County: 504,216 jobsMontour County: 17,238 jobsNorthampton County: 122,795 jobsNorthumberland County: 26,997 jobsPerry County: 8,152 jobsPhiladelphia County: 725,357 jobsPike County: 12,365 jobsPotter County: 4,750 jobsSchuylkill County: 50,502 jobsSnyder County: 15,506 jobsSomerset County: 23,200 jobsSullivan County: 1,475 jobsSusquehanna County: 8,584 jobsTioga County: 12,196 jobsUnion County: 17,328 jobsVenango County: 15,993 jobsWarren County: 12,941 jobsWashington County: 89,399 jobsWayne County: 15,764 jobsWestmoreland County: 128,972 jobsWyoming County: 9,502 jobsYork County: 182,806 jobs
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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-pennsylvania. 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-pennsylvania.

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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-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Mercer County was 42,729 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 67 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?

49,044 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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