Covered employment (QCEW) in Oakland County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Oakland County was 720,266 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 83 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs720,266

Change on 2024-0.5%

Rank2nd of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high755,4512001

Series low611,1422010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Oakland 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	720,266
2024	723,862
2023	726,175
2022	717,269
2021	696,243
2020	673,379
2019	746,341
2018	736,982
2017	728,374
2016	721,461
2015	706,170
2014	691,373
2013	678,565
2012	660,419
2011	635,554
2010	611,142
2009	612,255
2008	671,918
2007	692,350
2006	698,152
2005	716,646
2004	714,939
2003	725,775
2002	738,193
2001	755,451

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2025
Oakland County	720,266
Michigan	4,408,446
United States	155,732,363

Oakland County compared with nearby places

Under 4,000
4,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 12K
12K to 20K
20K to 55K
55K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Oakland 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 Michigan by covered employment (QCEW) 83 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), Oakland 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), Oakland 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/oakland-county-michigan. 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), Oakland 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/oakland-county-michigan.

Harvard

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), Oakland 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/oakland-county-michigan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Oakland County was 720,266 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 83 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 Oakland County?

755,451 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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