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Covered employment (QCEW) in Sierra County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sierra County was 3,641 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.4% from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 33 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs3,641
Change on 2024+3.4%
Rank24th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked
Series high3,6412025
Series low2,7462003

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

2,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,6003,80020012005200920132017202120252001: 2,820 jobs2002: 2,816 jobs2003: 2,746 jobs2004: 2,803 jobs2005: 2,891 jobs2006: 2,962 jobs2007: 3,031 jobs2008: 3,287 jobs2009: 3,247 jobs2010: 3,285 jobs2011: 3,183 jobs2012: 3,190 jobs2013: 3,252 jobs2014: 3,352 jobs2015: 3,442 jobs2016: 3,399 jobs2017: 3,363 jobs2018: 3,364 jobs2019: 3,362 jobs2020: 3,433 jobs2021: 3,487 jobs2022: 3,443 jobs2023: 3,424 jobs2024: 3,522 jobs2025: 3,641 jobs2,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7502001201020252001: 2,820 jobs2002: 2,816 jobs2003: 2,746 jobs2004: 2,803 jobs2005: 2,891 jobs2006: 2,962 jobs2007: 3,031 jobs2008: 3,287 jobs2009: 3,247 jobs2010: 3,285 jobs2011: 3,183 jobs2012: 3,190 jobs2013: 3,252 jobs2014: 3,352 jobs2015: 3,442 jobs2016: 3,399 jobs2017: 3,363 jobs2018: 3,364 jobs2019: 3,362 jobs2020: 3,433 jobs2021: 3,487 jobs2022: 3,443 jobs2023: 3,424 jobs2024: 3,522 jobs2025: 3,641 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
20253,641
20243,522
20233,424
20223,443
20213,487
20203,433
20193,362
20183,364
20173,363
20163,399
20153,442
20143,352
20133,252
20123,190
20113,183
20103,285
20093,247
20083,287
20073,031
20062,962
20052,891
20042,803
20032,746
20022,816
20012,820

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place2025
Sierra County3,641
New Mexico875,212
United States155,732,363

Sierra County compared with nearby places

Bernalillo County: 347,718 jobsCatron County: 690 jobsChaves County: 21,847 jobsCibola County: 7,268 jobsColfax County: 4,228 jobsCurry County: 18,211 jobsDe Baca County: 451 jobsDoña Ana County: 81,834 jobsEddy County: 34,421 jobsGrant County: 9,348 jobsGuadalupe County: 1,487 jobsHarding County: 168 jobsHidalgo County: 1,274 jobsLea County: 34,047 jobsLincoln County: 6,713 jobsLos Alamos County: 22,520 jobsLuna County: 8,099 jobsMcKinley County: 19,353 jobsMora County: 679 jobsOtero County: 17,539 jobsQuay County: 2,545 jobsRio Arriba County: 9,536 jobsRoosevelt County: 5,870 jobsSandoval County: 35,867 jobsSan Juan County: 47,793 jobsSan Miguel County: 7,821 jobsSanta Fe County: 61,880 jobsSierra County: 3,641 jobsSocorro County: 4,870 jobsTaos County: 10,996 jobsTorrance County: 3,191 jobsUnion County: 1,222 jobsValencia County: 17,864 jobs
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 34K
  • 34K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Sierra 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), Sierra 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), Sierra 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/sierra-county-new-mexico. 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), Sierra 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/sierra-county-new-mexico.

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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), Sierra 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/sierra-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sierra County was 3,641 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.4% from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 33 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 Sierra County?

3,641 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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