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Covered employment (QCEW) in Spokane County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Spokane County was 243,704 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs243,704
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank4th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high243,7042025
Series low187,6032002

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

180K200K220K240K260K20012005200920132017202120252001: 190,057 jobs2002: 187,603 jobs2003: 190,154 jobs2004: 192,314 jobs2005: 197,434 jobs2006: 204,235 jobs2007: 208,858 jobs2008: 210,036 jobs2009: 201,123 jobs2010: 196,947 jobs2011: 197,176 jobs2012: 198,635 jobs2013: 202,137 jobs2014: 205,671 jobs2015: 209,396 jobs2016: 215,023 jobs2017: 218,486 jobs2018: 223,698 jobs2019: 228,502 jobs2020: 218,321 jobs2021: 229,882 jobs2022: 237,838 jobs2023: 241,548 jobs2024: 243,161 jobs2025: 243,704 jobs180K200K220K240K260K2001201020252001: 190,057 jobs2002: 187,603 jobs2003: 190,154 jobs2004: 192,314 jobs2005: 197,434 jobs2006: 204,235 jobs2007: 208,858 jobs2008: 210,036 jobs2009: 201,123 jobs2010: 196,947 jobs2011: 197,176 jobs2012: 198,635 jobs2013: 202,137 jobs2014: 205,671 jobs2015: 209,396 jobs2016: 215,023 jobs2017: 218,486 jobs2018: 223,698 jobs2019: 228,502 jobs2020: 218,321 jobs2021: 229,882 jobs2022: 237,838 jobs2023: 241,548 jobs2024: 243,161 jobs2025: 243,704 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
2025243,704
2024243,161
2023241,548
2022237,838
2021229,882
2020218,321
2019228,502
2018223,698
2017218,486
2016215,023
2015209,396
2014205,671
2013202,137
2012198,635
2011197,176
2010196,947
2009201,123
2008210,036
2007208,858
2006204,235
2005197,434
2004192,314
2003190,154
2002187,603
2001190,057

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2025
Spokane County243,704
Washington3,601,662
United States155,732,363

Spokane County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 9,782 jobsAsotin County: 6,693 jobsBenton County: 99,920 jobsChelan County: 44,636 jobsClallam County: 24,454 jobsClark County: 182,798 jobsColumbia County: 1,326 jobsCowlitz County: 41,077 jobsDouglas County: 12,413 jobsFerry County: 1,696 jobsFranklin County: 37,938 jobsGarfield County: 640 jobsGrant County: 42,301 jobsGrays Harbor County: 23,790 jobsIsland County: 18,140 jobsJefferson County: 9,204 jobsKing County: 1,436,484 jobsKitsap County: 94,213 jobsKittitas County: 16,812 jobsKlickitat County: 7,092 jobsLewis County: 27,423 jobsLincoln County: 2,700 jobsMason County: 15,089 jobsOkanogan County: 17,526 jobsPacific County: 6,477 jobsPend Oreille County: 3,187 jobsPierce County: 337,071 jobsSan Juan County: 6,158 jobsSkagit County: 54,140 jobsSkamania County: 2,235 jobsSnohomish County: 299,062 jobsSpokane County: 243,704 jobsStevens County: 11,227 jobsThurston County: 129,835 jobsWahkiakum County: 706 jobsWalla Walla County: 28,319 jobsWhatcom County: 93,720 jobsWhitman County: 18,880 jobsYakima County: 115,435 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Spokane 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), Spokane 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), Spokane 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/spokane-county-washington. 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), Spokane 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/spokane-county-washington.

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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), Spokane 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/spokane-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties: Covered employment (QCEW), Spokane County, 2001 to 2025}},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Spokane County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Spokane County was 243,704 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 39 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 Spokane County?

243,704 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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