Covered employment (QCEW) in Milwaukee County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Milwaukee County was 467,199 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 72 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs467,199

Change on 2024-0.4%

Rank1st of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high522,0222001

Series low451,0792020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Milwaukee 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	467,199
2024	469,055
2023	467,390
2022	463,797
2021	456,242
2020	451,079
2019	486,530
2018	488,998
2017	484,696
2016	484,344
2015	482,043
2014	476,971
2013	474,858
2012	469,596
2011	468,422
2010	465,350
2009	471,748
2008	496,779
2007	496,708
2006	493,470
2005	490,922
2004	492,085
2003	499,117
2002	507,191
2001	522,022

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2025
Milwaukee County	467,199
Wisconsin	2,945,816
United States	155,732,363

Milwaukee County compared with nearby places

Under 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 16K
16K to 29K
29K to 59K
59K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin by covered employment (QCEW) 72 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), Milwaukee 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), Milwaukee 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/milwaukee-county-wisconsin. 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), Milwaukee 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/milwaukee-county-wisconsin.

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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), Milwaukee 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/milwaukee-county-wisconsin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Milwaukee County was 467,199 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 72 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 Milwaukee County?

522,022 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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