Covered employment (QCEW) in Nueces County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Nueces County was 165,925 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 254 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs165,925

Change on 2024+1.3%

Rank13th of 254Counties in Texas ranked

Series high165,9252025

Series low142,5342002

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Nueces 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	165,925
2024	163,763
2023	160,317
2022	155,500
2021	152,319
2020	152,252
2019	164,372
2018	164,019
2017	162,195
2016	161,769
2015	163,116
2014	163,150
2013	159,778
2012	155,782
2011	153,667
2010	151,809
2009	151,713
2008	155,760
2007	151,815
2006	149,444
2005	146,885
2004	143,668
2003	142,563
2002	142,534
2001	143,470

Compared with Texas and United States

Place	2025
Nueces County	165,925
Texas	14,109,957
United States	155,732,363

Nueces County compared with nearby places

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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Nueces 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 Texas by covered employment (QCEW) 254 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), Nueces 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), Nueces 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/nueces-county-texas. 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), Nueces 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/nueces-county-texas.

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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), Nueces 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/nueces-county-texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Nueces County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Nueces County was 165,925 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 254 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 Nueces County?

165,925 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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