Covered employment (QCEW) in Plymouth County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Plymouth County was 197,448 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs197,448

Change on 2024+1.3%

Rank8th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked

Series high197,4482025

Series low166,4712001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Plymouth 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	197,448
2024	194,985
2023	193,646
2022	192,541
2021	185,851
2020	177,171
2019	197,144
2018	194,800
2017	193,131
2016	189,237
2015	186,273
2014	182,095
2013	179,176
2012	175,883
2011	171,474
2010	170,409
2009	170,422
2008	176,358
2007	176,788
2006	176,682
2005	175,916
2004	172,338
2003	169,458
2002	168,983
2001	166,471

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place	2025
Plymouth County	197,448
Massachusetts	3,634,042
United States	155,732,363

Plymouth County compared with nearby places

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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Plymouth 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 Massachusetts by covered employment (QCEW) 14 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), Plymouth 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), Plymouth 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/plymouth-county-massachusetts. 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), Plymouth 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/plymouth-county-massachusetts.

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), Plymouth 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/plymouth-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Plymouth County was 197,448 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 14 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 Plymouth County?

197,448 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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