Covered employment (QCEW) in Sarasota County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sarasota County was 194,499 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs194,499

Change on 2024+2.3%

Rank12th of 67Counties in Florida ranked

Series high194,4992025

Series low132,4702010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Sarasota 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	194,499
2024	190,078
2023	186,948
2022	180,525
2021	174,445
2020	163,653
2019	172,211
2018	171,108
2017	166,487
2016	163,533
2015	159,072
2014	152,582
2013	143,716
2012	137,786
2011	133,658
2010	132,470
2009	134,583
2008	147,975
2007	155,159
2006	159,101
2005	158,001
2004	154,555
2003	147,132
2002	157,146
2001	147,206

Compared with Florida and United States

Place	2025
Sarasota County	194,499
Florida	9,914,411
United States	155,732,363

Sarasota County compared with nearby places

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10K to 40K
40K to 100K
100K to 190K
190K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Sarasota 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 Florida by covered employment (QCEW) 67 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), Sarasota County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Sarasota 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/sarasota-county-florida. 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), Sarasota 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/sarasota-county-florida.

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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), Sarasota 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/sarasota-county-florida (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sarasota County was 194,499 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 67 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 Sarasota County?

194,499 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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