Covered employment (QCEW) in Simpson County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Simpson County was 9,304 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 120 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs9,304
Change on 2024+2.1%
Series high9,6222023
Series low7,6472010

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

7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50010K20012005200920132017202120252001: 8,181 jobs2002: 7,803 jobs2003: 8,081 jobs2004: 8,317 jobs2005: 8,437 jobs2006: 8,481 jobs2007: 8,943 jobs2008: 8,743 jobs2009: 7,722 jobs2010: 7,647 jobs2011: 7,835 jobs2012: 8,606 jobs2013: 8,671 jobs2014: 8,617 jobs2015: 8,680 jobs2016: 8,648 jobs2017: 8,895 jobs2018: 9,030 jobs2019: 9,005 jobs2020: 8,138 jobs2021: 8,875 jobs2022: 9,175 jobs2023: 9,622 jobs2024: 9,115 jobs2025: 9,304 jobs7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50010K2001201020252001: 8,181 jobs2002: 7,803 jobs2003: 8,081 jobs2004: 8,317 jobs2005: 8,437 jobs2006: 8,481 jobs2007: 8,943 jobs2008: 8,743 jobs2009: 7,722 jobs2010: 7,647 jobs2011: 7,835 jobs2012: 8,606 jobs2013: 8,671 jobs2014: 8,617 jobs2015: 8,680 jobs2016: 8,648 jobs2017: 8,895 jobs2018: 9,030 jobs2019: 9,005 jobs2020: 8,138 jobs2021: 8,875 jobs2022: 9,175 jobs2023: 9,622 jobs2024: 9,115 jobs2025: 9,304 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
20259,304
20249,115
20239,622
20229,175
20218,875
20208,138
20199,005
20189,030
20178,895
20168,648
20158,680
20148,617
20138,671
20128,606
20117,835
20107,647
20097,722
20088,743
20078,943
20068,481
20058,437
20048,317
20038,081
20027,803
20018,181

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2025
Simpson County9,304
Kentucky1,990,460
United States155,732,363

Simpson County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 5,091 jobsAllen County: 5,159 jobsAnderson County: 5,155 jobsBallard County: 1,923 jobsBarren County: 15,651 jobsBath County: 1,937 jobsBell County: 8,318 jobsBoone County: 105,521 jobsBourbon County: 7,068 jobsBoyd County: 26,451 jobsBoyle County: 14,509 jobsBracken County: 1,564 jobsBreathitt County: 2,641 jobsBreckinridge County: 3,769 jobsBullitt County: 29,334 jobsButler County: 2,940 jobsCaldwell County: 4,673 jobsCalloway County: 15,612 jobsCampbell County: 32,037 jobsCarlisle County: 1,054 jobsCarroll County: 7,875 jobsCarter County: 5,573 jobsCasey County: 3,954 jobsChristian County: 31,172 jobsClark County: 13,539 jobsClay County: 4,088 jobsClinton County: 3,635 jobsCrittenden County: 1,917 jobsCumberland County: 2,520 jobsDaviess County: 47,804 jobsEdmonson County: 1,695 jobsElliott County: 898 jobsEstill County: 2,261 jobsFayette County: 206,779 jobsFleming County: 3,209 jobsFloyd County: 11,099 jobsFranklin County: 35,322 jobsFulton County: 2,250 jobsGallatin County: 2,526 jobsGarrard County: 2,688 jobsGrant County: 5,430 jobsGraves County: 11,949 jobsGrayson County: 7,242 jobsGreen County: 1,900 jobsGreenup County: 7,006 jobsHancock County: 3,627 jobsHardin County: 48,702 jobsHarlan County: 6,247 jobsHarrison County: 5,230 jobsHart County: 5,466 jobsHenderson County: 18,611 jobsHenry County: 3,044 jobsHickman County: 913 jobsHopkins County: 17,329 jobsJackson County: 1,770 jobsJefferson County: 480,013 jobsJessamine County: 18,926 jobsJohnson County: 5,322 jobsKenton County: 75,385 jobsKnott County: 2,208 jobsKnox County: 7,528 jobsLarue County: 2,614 jobsLaurel County: 26,104 jobsLawrence County: 3,759 jobsLee County: 1,721 jobsLeslie County: 1,446 jobsLetcher County: 4,130 jobsLewis County: 1,912 jobsLincoln County: 3,987 jobsLivingston County: 3,489 jobsLogan County: 8,764 jobsLyon County: 2,596 jobsMcCracken County: 40,975 jobsMcCreary County: 2,825 jobsMcLean County: 1,716 jobsMadison County: 36,855 jobsMagoffin County: 1,956 jobsMarion County: 8,904 jobsMarshall County: 11,471 jobsMartin County: 1,772 jobsMason County: 7,872 jobsMeade County: 5,372 jobsMenifee County: 950 jobsMercer County: 6,416 jobsMetcalfe County: 2,087 jobsMonroe County: 3,247 jobsMontgomery County: 10,114 jobsMorgan County: 3,181 jobsMuhlenberg County: 7,845 jobsNelson County: 18,432 jobsNicholas County: 962 jobsOhio County: 7,304 jobsOldham County: 16,995 jobsOwen County: 1,592 jobsOwsley County: 704 jobsPendleton County: 2,224 jobsPerry County: 11,306 jobsPike County: 20,166 jobsPowell County: 3,003 jobsPulaski County: 26,767 jobsRobertson County: 317 jobsRockcastle County: 3,837 jobsRowan County: 10,626 jobsRussell County: 6,049 jobsScott County: 31,432 jobsShelby County: 16,522 jobsSimpson County: 9,304 jobsSpencer County: 2,284 jobsTaylor County: 11,564 jobsTodd County: 2,941 jobsTrigg County: 2,955 jobsTrimble County: 1,022 jobsUnion County: 5,284 jobsWarren County: 71,839 jobsWashington County: 3,569 jobsWayne County: 5,080 jobsWebster County: 2,855 jobsWhitley County: 14,880 jobsWolfe County: 1,594 jobsWoodford County: 9,931 jobs
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  • 18K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Simpson 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), Simpson 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), Simpson 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/simpson-county-kentucky. 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), Simpson 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/simpson-county-kentucky.

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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), Simpson 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/simpson-county-kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Simpson County was 9,304 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 120 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 Simpson County?

9,622 jobs in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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