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Covered employment (QCEW) in Montgomery County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Montgomery County was 456,358 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs456,358
Change on 2024-1.3%
Rank1st of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high472,4952019
Series low439,2592020

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

430K440K450K460K470K480K20012005200920132017202120252001: 449,881 jobs2002: 453,252 jobs2003: 449,846 jobs2004: 448,683 jobs2005: 458,809 jobs2006: 464,876 jobs2007: 459,387 jobs2008: 457,736 jobs2009: 443,185 jobs2010: 441,887 jobs2011: 447,238 jobs2012: 450,496 jobs2013: 451,869 jobs2014: 455,820 jobs2015: 459,667 jobs2016: 463,967 jobs2017: 469,311 jobs2018: 470,884 jobs2019: 472,495 jobs2020: 439,259 jobs2021: 446,524 jobs2022: 453,270 jobs2023: 458,933 jobs2024: 462,298 jobs2025: 456,358 jobs430K440K450K460K470K480K2001201020252001: 449,881 jobs2002: 453,252 jobs2003: 449,846 jobs2004: 448,683 jobs2005: 458,809 jobs2006: 464,876 jobs2007: 459,387 jobs2008: 457,736 jobs2009: 443,185 jobs2010: 441,887 jobs2011: 447,238 jobs2012: 450,496 jobs2013: 451,869 jobs2014: 455,820 jobs2015: 459,667 jobs2016: 463,967 jobs2017: 469,311 jobs2018: 470,884 jobs2019: 472,495 jobs2020: 439,259 jobs2021: 446,524 jobs2022: 453,270 jobs2023: 458,933 jobs2024: 462,298 jobs2025: 456,358 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
2025456,358
2024462,298
2023458,933
2022453,270
2021446,524
2020439,259
2019472,495
2018470,884
2017469,311
2016463,967
2015459,667
2014455,820
2013451,869
2012450,496
2011447,238
2010441,887
2009443,185
2008457,736
2007459,387
2006464,876
2005458,809
2004448,683
2003449,846
2002453,252
2001449,881

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2025
Montgomery County456,358
Maryland2,754,961
United States155,732,363

Montgomery County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 26,493 jobsAnne Arundel County: 293,059 jobsBaltimore County: 369,662 jobsCalvert County: 22,528 jobsCaroline County: 9,016 jobsCarroll County: 59,443 jobsCecil County: 36,824 jobsCharles County: 43,545 jobsDorchester County: 11,861 jobsFrederick County: 106,962 jobsGarrett County: 12,052 jobsHarford County: 96,105 jobsHoward County: 173,088 jobsKent County: 7,553 jobsMontgomery County: 456,358 jobsPrince George's County: 328,137 jobsQueen Anne's County: 16,289 jobsSt. Mary's County: 47,919 jobsSomerset County: 7,051 jobsTalbot County: 18,470 jobsWashington County: 66,110 jobsWicomico County: 46,328 jobsWorcester County: 26,246 jobsBaltimore city: 347,764 jobs
  • Under 15K
  • 15K to 29K
  • 29K to 57K
  • 57K to 220K
  • 220K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Montgomery 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), Montgomery 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), Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland. 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), Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland.

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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), Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Montgomery County was 456,358 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 24 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 Montgomery County?

472,495 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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