Covered employment (QCEW) in Phelps County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Phelps County was 19,609 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs19,609

Change on 2024+2%

Rank21st of 115Counties in Missouri ranked

Series high19,6092025

Series low16,3112001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Phelps 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	19,609
2024	19,225
2023	19,155
2022	18,877
2021	18,368
2020	17,976
2019	18,331
2018	18,318
2017	18,210
2016	17,990
2015	17,684
2014	17,350
2013	17,158
2012	17,306
2011	17,276
2010	17,113
2009	16,743
2008	17,114
2007	17,698
2006	18,215
2005	18,105
2004	18,305
2003	17,582
2002	17,009
2001	16,311

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place	2025
Phelps County	19,609
Missouri	2,898,452
United States	155,732,363

Phelps County compared with nearby places

Under 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 20K
20K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Phelps 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 Missouri by covered employment (QCEW) 115 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), Phelps 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), Phelps 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/phelps-county-missouri. 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), Phelps 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/phelps-county-missouri.

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), Phelps 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/phelps-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Phelps County was 19,609 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 115 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 Phelps County?

19,609 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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