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Covered employment (QCEW) in Schenectady County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Schenectady County was 60,183 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.9% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 62 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs60,183
Change on 2024+2.9%
Rank21st of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high64,6852005
Series low55,6662021

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

54K56K58K60K62K64K66K20012005200920132017202120252001: 62,589 jobs2002: 64,003 jobs2003: 64,583 jobs2004: 64,467 jobs2005: 64,685 jobs2006: 64,295 jobs2007: 63,780 jobs2008: 64,388 jobs2009: 63,274 jobs2010: 62,173 jobs2011: 63,096 jobs2012: 63,566 jobs2013: 63,231 jobs2014: 61,812 jobs2015: 61,879 jobs2016: 62,878 jobs2017: 63,335 jobs2018: 62,698 jobs2019: 61,944 jobs2020: 56,387 jobs2021: 55,666 jobs2022: 56,179 jobs2023: 57,644 jobs2024: 58,509 jobs2025: 60,183 jobs55K57.5K60K62.5K65K2001201020252001: 62,589 jobs2002: 64,003 jobs2003: 64,583 jobs2004: 64,467 jobs2005: 64,685 jobs2006: 64,295 jobs2007: 63,780 jobs2008: 64,388 jobs2009: 63,274 jobs2010: 62,173 jobs2011: 63,096 jobs2012: 63,566 jobs2013: 63,231 jobs2014: 61,812 jobs2015: 61,879 jobs2016: 62,878 jobs2017: 63,335 jobs2018: 62,698 jobs2019: 61,944 jobs2020: 56,387 jobs2021: 55,666 jobs2022: 56,179 jobs2023: 57,644 jobs2024: 58,509 jobs2025: 60,183 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
202560,183
202458,509
202357,644
202256,179
202155,666
202056,387
201961,944
201862,698
201763,335
201662,878
201561,879
201461,812
201363,231
201263,566
201163,096
201062,173
200963,274
200864,388
200763,780
200664,295
200564,685
200464,467
200364,583
200264,003
200162,589

Compared with New York and United States

Place2025
Schenectady County60,183
New York9,791,529
United States155,732,363

Schenectady County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 235,826 jobsAllegany County: 13,544 jobsBronx County: 354,440 jobsBroome County: 83,845 jobsCattaraugus County: 28,122 jobsCayuga County: 24,534 jobsChautauqua County: 45,974 jobsChemung County: 33,485 jobsChenango County: 17,735 jobsClinton County: 31,572 jobsColumbia County: 20,909 jobsCortland County: 17,469 jobsDelaware County: 14,185 jobsDutchess County: 116,699 jobsErie County: 464,902 jobsEssex County: 15,228 jobsFranklin County: 17,535 jobsFulton County: 16,163 jobsGenesee County: 23,314 jobsGreene County: 14,337 jobsHamilton County: 1,608 jobsHerkimer County: 15,878 jobsJefferson County: 40,563 jobsKings County: 924,119 jobsLewis County: 7,072 jobsLivingston County: 19,851 jobsMadison County: 20,808 jobsMonroe County: 386,911 jobsMontgomery County: 19,548 jobsNassau County: 636,274 jobsNew York County: 2,487,650 jobsNiagara County: 68,617 jobsOneida County: 101,447 jobsOnondaga County: 250,251 jobsOntario County: 53,686 jobsOrange County: 154,905 jobsOrleans County: 11,445 jobsOswego County: 32,477 jobsOtsego County: 22,645 jobsPutnam County: 26,879 jobsQueens County: 751,303 jobsRensselaer County: 56,312 jobsRichmond County: 135,842 jobsRockland County: 138,234 jobsSt. Lawrence County: 34,712 jobsSaratoga County: 93,945 jobsSchenectady County: 60,183 jobsSchoharie County: 8,498 jobsSchuyler County: 5,185 jobsSeneca County: 10,339 jobsSteuben County: 34,483 jobsSuffolk County: 689,858 jobsSullivan County: 30,789 jobsTioga County: 13,068 jobsTompkins County: 47,711 jobsUlster County: 60,554 jobsWarren County: 36,915 jobsWashington County: 14,858 jobsWayne County: 28,770 jobsWestchester County: 433,070 jobsWyoming County: 12,357 jobsYates County: 7,296 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Schenectady 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), Schenectady 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), Schenectady 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/schenectady-county-new-york. 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), Schenectady 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/schenectady-county-new-york.

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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), Schenectady 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/schenectady-county-new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Schenectady County was 60,183 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.9% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 62 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 Schenectady County?

64,685 jobs in 2005, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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