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Covered employment (QCEW) in Middlesex County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Middlesex County was 903,942 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs903,942
Change on 2024-2.4%
Rank1st of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high940,3122019
Series low779,1852004

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

750K800K850K900K950K20012005200920132017202120252001: 850,295 jobs2002: 812,926 jobs2003: 785,954 jobs2004: 779,185 jobs2005: 787,697 jobs2006: 800,016 jobs2007: 813,687 jobs2008: 822,987 jobs2009: 795,162 jobs2010: 802,468 jobs2011: 810,260 jobs2012: 825,966 jobs2013: 837,178 jobs2014: 854,203 jobs2015: 873,601 jobs2016: 888,073 jobs2017: 900,749 jobs2018: 924,133 jobs2019: 940,312 jobs2020: 868,635 jobs2021: 892,656 jobs2022: 922,865 jobs2023: 930,683 jobs2024: 926,104 jobs2025: 903,942 jobs750K800K850K900K950K2001201020252001: 850,295 jobs2002: 812,926 jobs2003: 785,954 jobs2004: 779,185 jobs2005: 787,697 jobs2006: 800,016 jobs2007: 813,687 jobs2008: 822,987 jobs2009: 795,162 jobs2010: 802,468 jobs2011: 810,260 jobs2012: 825,966 jobs2013: 837,178 jobs2014: 854,203 jobs2015: 873,601 jobs2016: 888,073 jobs2017: 900,749 jobs2018: 924,133 jobs2019: 940,312 jobs2020: 868,635 jobs2021: 892,656 jobs2022: 922,865 jobs2023: 930,683 jobs2024: 926,104 jobs2025: 903,942 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
2025903,942
2024926,104
2023930,683
2022922,865
2021892,656
2020868,635
2019940,312
2018924,133
2017900,749
2016888,073
2015873,601
2014854,203
2013837,178
2012825,966
2011810,260
2010802,468
2009795,162
2008822,987
2007813,687
2006800,016
2005787,697
2004779,185
2003785,954
2002812,926
2001850,295

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Middlesex County903,942
Massachusetts3,634,042
United States155,732,363

Middlesex County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 96,491 jobsBerkshire County: 57,806 jobsBristol County: 225,223 jobsDukes County: 9,084 jobsEssex County: 326,688 jobsFranklin County: 25,008 jobsHampden County: 201,216 jobsHampshire County: 64,889 jobsMiddlesex County: 903,942 jobsNantucket County: 8,675 jobsNorfolk County: 348,528 jobsPlymouth County: 197,448 jobsSuffolk County: 712,462 jobsWorcester County: 356,384 jobs
  • Under 45K
  • 45K to 120K
  • 120K to 220K
  • 220K to 350K
  • 350K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Middlesex 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), Middlesex 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), Middlesex 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/middlesex-county-massachusetts. 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), Middlesex 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/middlesex-county-massachusetts.

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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), Middlesex 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/middlesex-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Middlesex County was 903,942 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 14 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 Middlesex County?

940,312 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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