Covered employment (QCEW) in Patrick County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Patrick County was 4,043 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 95th highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,043

Change on 2024-1.6%

Rank95th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high5,4492001

Series low4,0432025

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Patrick 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	4,043
2024	4,110
2023	4,205
2022	4,141
2021	4,150
2020	4,093
2019	4,427
2018	4,583
2017	4,832
2016	5,432
2015	4,991
2014	4,896
2013	4,849
2012	5,020
2011	4,949
2010	5,033
2009	4,944
2008	5,235
2007	5,295
2006	4,995
2005	4,835
2004	4,980
2003	5,337
2002	5,242
2001	5,449

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2025
Patrick County	4,043
Virginia	4,149,424
United States	155,732,363

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Virginia by covered employment (QCEW) 133 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.

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), Patrick County, 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), Patrick 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/patrick-county-virginia. 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), Patrick 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/patrick-county-virginia.

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), Patrick 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/patrick-county-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/patrick-county-virginia. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Patrick County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Patrick County was 4,043 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 95th highest of 133 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 Patrick County?

5,449 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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