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Covered employment (QCEW) in Suffolk County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Suffolk County was 712,462 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs712,462
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank2nd of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high713,8092024
Series low558,4092004

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

550K600K650K700K750K20012005200920132017202120252001: 602,983 jobs2002: 583,388 jobs2003: 562,333 jobs2004: 558,409 jobs2005: 563,182 jobs2006: 572,837 jobs2007: 587,268 jobs2008: 592,506 jobs2009: 574,892 jobs2010: 573,442 jobs2011: 585,283 jobs2012: 595,835 jobs2013: 605,976 jobs2014: 621,711 jobs2015: 639,525 jobs2016: 659,565 jobs2017: 672,324 jobs2018: 680,021 jobs2019: 703,058 jobs2020: 645,431 jobs2021: 663,387 jobs2022: 698,786 jobs2023: 711,127 jobs2024: 713,809 jobs2025: 712,462 jobs550K600K650K700K750K2001201020252001: 602,983 jobs2002: 583,388 jobs2003: 562,333 jobs2004: 558,409 jobs2005: 563,182 jobs2006: 572,837 jobs2007: 587,268 jobs2008: 592,506 jobs2009: 574,892 jobs2010: 573,442 jobs2011: 585,283 jobs2012: 595,835 jobs2013: 605,976 jobs2014: 621,711 jobs2015: 639,525 jobs2016: 659,565 jobs2017: 672,324 jobs2018: 680,021 jobs2019: 703,058 jobs2020: 645,431 jobs2021: 663,387 jobs2022: 698,786 jobs2023: 711,127 jobs2024: 713,809 jobs2025: 712,462 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
2025712,462
2024713,809
2023711,127
2022698,786
2021663,387
2020645,431
2019703,058
2018680,021
2017672,324
2016659,565
2015639,525
2014621,711
2013605,976
2012595,835
2011585,283
2010573,442
2009574,892
2008592,506
2007587,268
2006572,837
2005563,182
2004558,409
2003562,333
2002583,388
2001602,983

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Suffolk County712,462
Massachusetts3,634,042
United States155,732,363

Suffolk County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 96,491 jobsBerkshire County: 57,806 jobsBristol County: 225,223 jobsDukes County: 9,084 jobsEssex County: 326,688 jobsFranklin County: 25,008 jobsHampden County: 201,216 jobsHampshire County: 64,889 jobsMiddlesex County: 903,942 jobsNantucket County: 8,675 jobsNorfolk County: 348,528 jobsPlymouth County: 197,448 jobsSuffolk County: 712,462 jobsWorcester County: 356,384 jobs
  • Under 45K
  • 45K to 120K
  • 120K to 220K
  • 220K to 350K
  • 350K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Suffolk 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), Suffolk 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), Suffolk 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/suffolk-county-massachusetts. 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), Suffolk 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/suffolk-county-massachusetts.

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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), Suffolk 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/suffolk-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Suffolk County was 712,462 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 14 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 Suffolk County?

713,809 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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