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Covered employment (QCEW) in Middlesex County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Middlesex County was 431,665 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 21 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs431,665
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank2nd of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high431,6652025
Series low374,0542010

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

360K380K400K420K440K20012005200920132017202120252001: 399,332 jobs2002: 395,756 jobs2003: 389,604 jobs2004: 389,630 jobs2005: 390,057 jobs2006: 395,886 jobs2007: 408,751 jobs2008: 398,973 jobs2009: 378,730 jobs2010: 374,054 jobs2011: 374,397 jobs2012: 382,401 jobs2013: 387,150 jobs2014: 391,130 jobs2015: 401,810 jobs2016: 413,524 jobs2017: 422,763 jobs2018: 430,193 jobs2019: 429,757 jobs2020: 398,339 jobs2021: 414,230 jobs2022: 431,358 jobs2023: 429,695 jobs2024: 430,555 jobs2025: 431,665 jobs360K380K400K420K440K2001201020252001: 399,332 jobs2002: 395,756 jobs2003: 389,604 jobs2004: 389,630 jobs2005: 390,057 jobs2006: 395,886 jobs2007: 408,751 jobs2008: 398,973 jobs2009: 378,730 jobs2010: 374,054 jobs2011: 374,397 jobs2012: 382,401 jobs2013: 387,150 jobs2014: 391,130 jobs2015: 401,810 jobs2016: 413,524 jobs2017: 422,763 jobs2018: 430,193 jobs2019: 429,757 jobs2020: 398,339 jobs2021: 414,230 jobs2022: 431,358 jobs2023: 429,695 jobs2024: 430,555 jobs2025: 431,665 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
2025431,665
2024430,555
2023429,695
2022431,358
2021414,230
2020398,339
2019429,757
2018430,193
2017422,763
2016413,524
2015401,810
2014391,130
2013387,150
2012382,401
2011374,397
2010374,054
2009378,730
2008398,973
2007408,751
2006395,886
2005390,057
2004389,630
2003389,604
2002395,756
2001399,332

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2025
Middlesex County431,665
New Jersey4,282,851
United States155,732,363

Middlesex County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 125,225 jobsBergen County: 437,006 jobsBurlington County: 214,267 jobsCamden County: 207,142 jobsCape May County: 43,316 jobsCumberland County: 60,344 jobsEssex County: 353,038 jobsGloucester County: 128,002 jobsHudson County: 271,856 jobsHunterdon County: 47,458 jobsMercer County: 261,312 jobsMiddlesex County: 431,665 jobsMonmouth County: 279,012 jobsMorris County: 301,376 jobsOcean County: 192,715 jobsPassaic County: 174,268 jobsSalem County: 22,148 jobsSomerset County: 192,374 jobsSussex County: 38,705 jobsUnion County: 231,428 jobsWarren County: 33,915 jobs
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  • 47K to 170K
  • 170K to 210K
  • 210K to 280K
  • 280K 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-new-jersey. 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-new-jersey.

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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-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Middlesex County was 431,665 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 21 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?

431,665 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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