Covered employment (QCEW) in Raleigh County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Raleigh County was 32,153 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 55 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs32,153

Change on 2024-0.5%

Rank7th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked

Series high33,8432012

Series low29,4852020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Raleigh 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	32,153
2024	32,322
2023	31,595
2022	30,306
2021	29,794
2020	29,485
2019	32,067
2018	31,444
2017	31,128
2016	30,982
2015	32,291
2014	32,941
2013	33,072
2012	33,843
2011	33,232
2010	31,501
2009	31,388
2008	32,194
2007	32,081
2006	32,483
2005	31,752
2004	30,709
2003	29,976
2002	30,682
2001	30,831

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place	2025
Raleigh County	32,153
West Virginia	695,422
United States	155,732,363

Raleigh County compared with nearby places

Under 2,100
2,100 to 3,700
3,700 to 5,700
5,700 to 8,600
8,600 to 20K
20K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Raleigh 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 West Virginia by covered employment (QCEW) 55 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), Raleigh 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), Raleigh 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/raleigh-county-west-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), Raleigh 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/raleigh-county-west-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), Raleigh 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/raleigh-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Raleigh County was 32,153 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 55 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 Raleigh County?

33,843 jobs in 2012, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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