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Covered employment (QCEW) in Orange County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Orange County was 1,663,220 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 58 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,663,220
Change on 2024+0.1%
Rank2nd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high1,663,2202025
Series low1,356,0182010

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

1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M1.7M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,411,944 jobs2002: 1,401,315 jobs2003: 1,419,626 jobs2004: 1,452,744 jobs2005: 1,489,269 jobs2006: 1,514,873 jobs2007: 1,509,528 jobs2008: 1,482,773 jobs2009: 1,373,084 jobs2010: 1,356,018 jobs2011: 1,371,588 jobs2012: 1,403,606 jobs2013: 1,440,967 jobs2014: 1,472,171 jobs2015: 1,519,107 jobs2016: 1,559,959 jobs2017: 1,594,267 jobs2018: 1,627,009 jobs2019: 1,650,571 jobs2020: 1,503,403 jobs2021: 1,557,553 jobs2022: 1,632,794 jobs2023: 1,645,472 jobs2024: 1,661,276 jobs2025: 1,663,220 jobs1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M1.7M2001201020252001: 1,411,944 jobs2002: 1,401,315 jobs2003: 1,419,626 jobs2004: 1,452,744 jobs2005: 1,489,269 jobs2006: 1,514,873 jobs2007: 1,509,528 jobs2008: 1,482,773 jobs2009: 1,373,084 jobs2010: 1,356,018 jobs2011: 1,371,588 jobs2012: 1,403,606 jobs2013: 1,440,967 jobs2014: 1,472,171 jobs2015: 1,519,107 jobs2016: 1,559,959 jobs2017: 1,594,267 jobs2018: 1,627,009 jobs2019: 1,650,571 jobs2020: 1,503,403 jobs2021: 1,557,553 jobs2022: 1,632,794 jobs2023: 1,645,472 jobs2024: 1,661,276 jobs2025: 1,663,220 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
20251,663,220
20241,661,276
20231,645,472
20221,632,794
20211,557,553
20201,503,403
20191,650,571
20181,627,009
20171,594,267
20161,559,959
20151,519,107
20141,472,171
20131,440,967
20121,403,606
20111,371,588
20101,356,018
20091,373,084
20081,482,773
20071,509,528
20061,514,873
20051,489,269
20041,452,744
20031,419,626
20021,401,315
20011,411,944

Compared with California and United States

Place2025
Orange County1,663,220
California18,210,243
United States155,732,363

Orange County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 783,094 jobsAlpine County: 1,009 jobsAmador County: 12,197 jobsButte County: 78,544 jobsCalaveras County: 10,140 jobsColusa County: 9,472 jobsContra Costa County: 374,448 jobsDel Norte County: 8,382 jobsEl Dorado County: 59,203 jobsFresno County: 428,665 jobsGlenn County: 9,713 jobsHumboldt County: 52,251 jobsImperial County: 67,955 jobsInyo County: 7,687 jobsKern County: 347,044 jobsKings County: 52,040 jobsLake County: 17,762 jobsLassen County: 8,945 jobsLos Angeles County: 4,525,460 jobsMadera County: 58,077 jobsMarin County: 110,071 jobsMariposa County: 6,106 jobsMendocino County: 31,998 jobsMerced County: 85,663 jobsModoc County: 2,696 jobsMono County: 8,196 jobsMonterey County: 198,525 jobsNapa County: 79,072 jobsNevada County: 34,626 jobsOrange County: 1,663,220 jobsPlacer County: 188,212 jobsPlumas County: 6,610 jobsRiverside County: 846,070 jobsSacramento County: 733,061 jobsSan Benito County: 18,690 jobsSan Bernardino County: 848,961 jobsSan Diego County: 1,535,067 jobsSan Francisco County: 696,891 jobsSan Joaquin County: 290,380 jobsSan Luis Obispo County: 121,634 jobsSan Mateo County: 411,346 jobsSanta Barbara County: 214,947 jobsSanta Clara County: 1,119,582 jobsSanta Cruz County: 104,438 jobsShasta County: 71,664 jobsSierra County: 614 jobsSiskiyou County: 13,862 jobsSolano County: 144,004 jobsSonoma County: 206,393 jobsStanislaus County: 199,343 jobsSutter County: 33,016 jobsTehama County: 19,664 jobsTrinity County: 2,894 jobsTulare County: 174,610 jobsTuolumne County: 18,392 jobsVentura County: 335,864 jobsYolo County: 109,634 jobsYuba County: 20,975 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Orange 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), Orange 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), Orange 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/orange-county-california. 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), Orange 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/orange-county-california.

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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), Orange 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/orange-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Orange County was 1,663,220 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 58 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Orange County?

1,663,220 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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