Covered employment (QCEW) in Rusk County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Rusk County was 4,396 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.4% from 2024. That is the 64th highest of 72 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,396
Change on 2024-4.4%
Series high5,9762001
Series low4,3962025

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

4,0004,5005,0005,5006,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 5,976 jobs2002: 5,925 jobs2003: 5,786 jobs2004: 5,761 jobs2005: 5,742 jobs2006: 5,431 jobs2007: 5,302 jobs2008: 5,241 jobs2009: 4,963 jobs2010: 4,853 jobs2011: 4,726 jobs2012: 4,836 jobs2013: 4,850 jobs2014: 5,152 jobs2015: 5,229 jobs2016: 5,177 jobs2017: 5,119 jobs2018: 5,153 jobs2019: 4,964 jobs2020: 4,716 jobs2021: 4,733 jobs2022: 4,839 jobs2023: 4,729 jobs2024: 4,597 jobs2025: 4,396 jobs4,0004,5005,0005,5006,0002001201020252001: 5,976 jobs2002: 5,925 jobs2003: 5,786 jobs2004: 5,761 jobs2005: 5,742 jobs2006: 5,431 jobs2007: 5,302 jobs2008: 5,241 jobs2009: 4,963 jobs2010: 4,853 jobs2011: 4,726 jobs2012: 4,836 jobs2013: 4,850 jobs2014: 5,152 jobs2015: 5,229 jobs2016: 5,177 jobs2017: 5,119 jobs2018: 5,153 jobs2019: 4,964 jobs2020: 4,716 jobs2021: 4,733 jobs2022: 4,839 jobs2023: 4,729 jobs2024: 4,597 jobs2025: 4,396 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
20254,396
20244,597
20234,729
20224,839
20214,733
20204,716
20194,964
20185,153
20175,119
20165,177
20155,229
20145,152
20134,850
20124,836
20114,726
20104,853
20094,963
20085,241
20075,302
20065,431
20055,742
20045,761
20035,786
20025,925
20015,976

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place2025
Rusk County4,396
Wisconsin2,945,816
United States155,732,363

Rusk County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 4,411 jobsAshland County: 7,864 jobsBarron County: 21,222 jobsBayfield County: 4,295 jobsBrown County: 160,329 jobsBuffalo County: 3,456 jobsBurnett County: 5,212 jobsCalumet County: 16,212 jobsChippewa County: 27,224 jobsClark County: 11,428 jobsColumbia County: 21,764 jobsCrawford County: 6,560 jobsDane County: 361,286 jobsDodge County: 36,866 jobsDoor County: 14,333 jobsDouglas County: 15,643 jobsDunn County: 18,155 jobsEau Claire County: 58,593 jobsFlorence County: 954 jobsFond du Lac County: 44,880 jobsForest County: 3,222 jobsGrant County: 17,152 jobsGreen County: 15,754 jobsGreen Lake County: 5,835 jobsIowa County: 10,719 jobsIron County: 1,615 jobsJackson County: 7,570 jobsJefferson County: 33,413 jobsJuneau County: 9,194 jobsKenosha County: 75,996 jobsKewaunee County: 6,863 jobsLa Crosse County: 70,077 jobsLafayette County: 4,934 jobsLanglade County: 7,152 jobsLincoln County: 9,938 jobsManitowoc County: 33,080 jobsMarathon County: 69,778 jobsMarinette County: 17,631 jobsMarquette County: 3,972 jobsMenominee County: 2,023 jobsMilwaukee County: 467,199 jobsMonroe County: 21,034 jobsOconto County: 9,091 jobsOneida County: 17,262 jobsOutagamie County: 108,523 jobsOzaukee County: 40,611 jobsPepin County: 2,394 jobsPierce County: 10,368 jobsPolk County: 15,663 jobsPortage County: 33,442 jobsPrice County: 4,702 jobsRacine County: 75,873 jobsRichland County: 5,878 jobsRock County: 69,744 jobsRusk County: 4,396 jobsSt. Croix County: 37,379 jobsSauk County: 36,443 jobsSawyer County: 7,329 jobsShawano County: 12,341 jobsSheboygan County: 61,092 jobsTaylor County: 7,776 jobsTrempealeau County: 12,345 jobsVernon County: 8,672 jobsVilas County: 8,411 jobsWalworth County: 45,772 jobsWashburn County: 5,459 jobsWashington County: 58,003 jobsWaukesha County: 248,662 jobsWaupaca County: 18,477 jobsWaushara County: 5,774 jobsWinnebago County: 93,391 jobsWood County: 35,407 jobs
  • Under 5,000
  • 5,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 16K
  • 16K to 29K
  • 29K to 59K
  • 59K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Rusk 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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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), Rusk 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), Rusk 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/rusk-county-wisconsin. 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), Rusk 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/rusk-county-wisconsin.

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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), Rusk 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/rusk-county-wisconsin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Rusk County was 4,396 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.4% from 2024. That is the 64th highest of 72 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Rusk County?

5,976 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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