Covered employment (QCEW) in Merrick County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Merrick County was 2,349 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.2% from 2024. That is the 42nd highest of 93 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,349

Change on 2024-4.2%

Rank42nd of 93Counties in Nebraska ranked

Series high2,4512024

Series low1,9652001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Merrick 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	2,349
2024	2,451
2023	2,399
2022	2,240
2021	2,160
2020	2,126
2019	2,271
2018	2,322
2017	2,311
2016	2,263
2015	2,297
2014	2,381
2013	2,315
2012	2,271
2011	2,158
2010	2,139
2009	2,121
2008	2,106
2007	2,078
2006	2,044
2005	2,073
2004	2,112
2003	2,147
2002	2,111
2001	1,965

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place	2025
Merrick County	2,349
Nebraska	1,021,306
United States	155,732,363

Merrick County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 2,000
2,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 7,000
7,000 and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Merrick 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 Nebraska by covered employment (QCEW) 93 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), Merrick 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), Merrick 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/merrick-county-nebraska. 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), Merrick 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/merrick-county-nebraska.

Harvard

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), Merrick 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/merrick-county-nebraska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Merrick County was 2,349 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.2% from 2024. That is the 42nd highest of 93 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 Merrick County?

2,451 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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