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Covered employment (QCEW) in Ritchie County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Ritchie County was 2,968 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 55 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,968
Change on 2024-1.3%
Rank41st of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high3,4262006
Series low2,9442003

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

2,9003,0003,1003,2003,3003,4003,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,008 jobs2002: 3,020 jobs2003: 2,944 jobs2004: 3,072 jobs2005: 3,266 jobs2006: 3,426 jobs2007: 3,287 jobs2008: 3,170 jobs2009: 2,948 jobs2010: 3,018 jobs2011: 3,054 jobs2012: 3,163 jobs2013: 3,282 jobs2014: 3,342 jobs2015: 3,309 jobs2016: 3,336 jobs2017: 3,281 jobs2018: 3,181 jobs2019: 3,151 jobs2020: 3,014 jobs2021: 3,083 jobs2022: 3,034 jobs2023: 3,009 jobs2024: 3,008 jobs2025: 2,968 jobs2,8003,0003,2003,4003,6002001201020252001: 3,008 jobs2002: 3,020 jobs2003: 2,944 jobs2004: 3,072 jobs2005: 3,266 jobs2006: 3,426 jobs2007: 3,287 jobs2008: 3,170 jobs2009: 2,948 jobs2010: 3,018 jobs2011: 3,054 jobs2012: 3,163 jobs2013: 3,282 jobs2014: 3,342 jobs2015: 3,309 jobs2016: 3,336 jobs2017: 3,281 jobs2018: 3,181 jobs2019: 3,151 jobs2020: 3,014 jobs2021: 3,083 jobs2022: 3,034 jobs2023: 3,009 jobs2024: 3,008 jobs2025: 2,968 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
20252,968
20243,008
20233,009
20223,034
20213,083
20203,014
20193,151
20183,181
20173,281
20163,336
20153,309
20143,342
20133,282
20123,163
20113,054
20103,018
20092,948
20083,170
20073,287
20063,426
20053,266
20043,072
20032,944
20023,020
20013,008

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2025
Ritchie County2,968
West Virginia695,422
United States155,732,363

Ritchie County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 3,990 jobsBerkeley County: 38,558 jobsBoone County: 4,598 jobsBraxton County: 4,975 jobsBrooke County: 7,440 jobsCabell County: 51,765 jobsCalhoun County: 1,206 jobsClay County: 1,572 jobsDoddridge County: 1,632 jobsFayette County: 10,398 jobsGilmer County: 1,784 jobsGrant County: 3,742 jobsGreenbrier County: 12,265 jobsHampshire County: 4,248 jobsHancock County: 8,742 jobsHardy County: 6,072 jobsHarrison County: 37,414 jobsJackson County: 7,732 jobsJefferson County: 17,136 jobsKanawha County: 95,946 jobsLewis County: 5,726 jobsLincoln County: 2,608 jobsLogan County: 11,617 jobsMcDowell County: 3,739 jobsMarion County: 17,374 jobsMarshall County: 10,372 jobsMason County: 6,881 jobsMercer County: 19,507 jobsMineral County: 8,616 jobsMingo County: 4,466 jobsMonongalia County: 59,770 jobsMonroe County: 1,882 jobsMorgan County: 3,110 jobsNicholas County: 6,987 jobsOhio County: 27,052 jobsPendleton County: 1,505 jobsPleasants County: 2,296 jobsPocahontas County: 2,999 jobsPreston County: 7,365 jobsPutnam County: 22,322 jobsRaleigh County: 32,153 jobsRandolph County: 10,309 jobsRitchie County: 2,968 jobsRoane County: 2,749 jobsSummers County: 2,131 jobsTaylor County: 3,475 jobsTucker County: 2,748 jobsTyler County: 1,957 jobsUpshur County: 7,637 jobsWayne County: 8,412 jobsWebster County: 1,473 jobsWetzel County: 4,442 jobsWirt County: 697 jobsWood County: 35,119 jobsWyoming County: 4,303 jobs
  • 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. Ritchie 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), Ritchie 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), Ritchie 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/ritchie-county-west-virginia. 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), Ritchie 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/ritchie-county-west-virginia.

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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), Ritchie 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/ritchie-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Ritchie County was 2,968 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 41st 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 Ritchie County?

3,426 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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