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Covered employment (QCEW) in Ohio

Covered employment (QCEW) in Ohio was 5,534,587 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs5,534,587
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank7th of 51US states ranked
Series high5,534,5872025
Series low4,908,5712010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Ohio, 2001 to 2025

4.8M5M5.2M5.4M5.6M20012005200920132017202120252001: 5,434,769 jobs2002: 5,332,891 jobs2003: 5,281,390 jobs2004: 5,292,088 jobs2005: 5,308,808 jobs2006: 5,314,572 jobs2007: 5,306,812 jobs2008: 5,235,972 jobs2009: 4,943,970 jobs2010: 4,908,571 jobs2011: 4,968,724 jobs2012: 5,048,166 jobs2013: 5,110,011 jobs2014: 5,183,462 jobs2015: 5,257,971 jobs2016: 5,319,679 jobs2017: 5,364,626 jobs2018: 5,405,891 jobs2019: 5,439,352 jobs2020: 5,123,767 jobs2021: 5,246,891 jobs2022: 5,392,612 jobs2023: 5,480,035 jobs2024: 5,520,656 jobs2025: 5,534,587 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
20255,534,587
20245,520,656
20235,480,035
20225,392,612
20215,246,891
20205,123,767
20195,439,352
20185,405,891
20175,364,626
20165,319,679
20155,257,971
20145,183,462
20135,110,011
20125,048,166
20114,968,724
20104,908,571
20094,943,970
20085,235,972
20075,306,812
20065,314,572
20055,308,808
20045,292,088
20035,281,390
20025,332,891
20015,434,769

Compared with United States

Place2025
Ohio5,534,587
United States155,732,363

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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), Ohio, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Ohio, 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/ohio. 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), Ohio, 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/ohio.

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), Ohio, 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/ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Ohio?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Ohio was 5,534,587 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 51 states 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 Ohio?

5,534,587 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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