Covered employment (QCEW) in Rutherford County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Rutherford County was 148,438 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 95 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs148,438

Change on 2024-0.6%

Rank6th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked

Series high149,3552024

Series low76,9272001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Rutherford 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	148,438
2024	149,355
2023	144,317
2022	140,009
2021	133,709
2020	128,934
2019	134,019
2018	130,010
2017	124,591
2016	118,753
2015	115,733
2014	111,773
2013	107,828
2012	102,777
2011	96,766
2010	93,916
2009	92,678
2008	98,672
2007	98,749
2006	97,486
2005	94,666
2004	89,664
2003	83,134
2002	80,343
2001	76,927

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place	2025
Rutherford County	148,438
Tennessee	3,265,460
United States	155,732,363

Rutherford County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 14K
14K to 40K
40K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Rutherford 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 Tennessee by covered employment (QCEW) 95 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), Rutherford 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), Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-tennessee. 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), Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-tennessee.

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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), Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Rutherford County was 148,438 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 95 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 Rutherford County?

149,355 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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