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Covered employment (QCEW) in Strafford County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Strafford County was 46,615 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs46,615
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank5th of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked
Series high48,7102019
Series low42,8812002

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

42K44K46K48K50K20012005200920132017202120252001: 43,628 jobs2002: 42,881 jobs2003: 43,045 jobs2004: 43,431 jobs2005: 43,772 jobs2006: 44,561 jobs2007: 45,576 jobs2008: 46,534 jobs2009: 44,375 jobs2010: 44,182 jobs2011: 44,146 jobs2012: 45,008 jobs2013: 45,392 jobs2014: 46,249 jobs2015: 46,826 jobs2016: 47,632 jobs2017: 48,165 jobs2018: 48,356 jobs2019: 48,710 jobs2020: 45,793 jobs2021: 46,813 jobs2022: 47,493 jobs2023: 47,166 jobs2024: 46,517 jobs2025: 46,615 jobs42K44K46K48K50K2001201020252001: 43,628 jobs2002: 42,881 jobs2003: 43,045 jobs2004: 43,431 jobs2005: 43,772 jobs2006: 44,561 jobs2007: 45,576 jobs2008: 46,534 jobs2009: 44,375 jobs2010: 44,182 jobs2011: 44,146 jobs2012: 45,008 jobs2013: 45,392 jobs2014: 46,249 jobs2015: 46,826 jobs2016: 47,632 jobs2017: 48,165 jobs2018: 48,356 jobs2019: 48,710 jobs2020: 45,793 jobs2021: 46,813 jobs2022: 47,493 jobs2023: 47,166 jobs2024: 46,517 jobs2025: 46,615 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
202546,615
202446,517
202347,166
202247,493
202146,813
202045,793
201948,710
201848,356
201748,165
201647,632
201546,826
201446,249
201345,392
201245,008
201144,146
201044,182
200944,375
200846,534
200745,576
200644,561
200543,772
200443,431
200343,045
200242,881
200143,628

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place2025
Strafford County46,615
New Hampshire689,026
United States155,732,363

Strafford County compared with nearby places

Belknap County: 25,915 jobsCarroll County: 20,096 jobsCheshire County: 30,753 jobsCoos County: 11,730 jobsGrafton County: 54,628 jobsHillsborough County: 199,383 jobsMerrimack County: 76,521 jobsRockingham County: 157,506 jobsStrafford County: 46,615 jobsSullivan County: 13,893 jobs
  • Under 19K
  • 19K to 29K
  • 29K to 50K
  • 50K to 93K
  • 93K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Strafford 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), Strafford 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), Strafford 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/strafford-county-new-hampshire. 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), Strafford 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/strafford-county-new-hampshire.

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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), Strafford 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/strafford-county-new-hampshire (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Strafford County was 46,615 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 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 Strafford County?

48,710 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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