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Covered employment (QCEW) in Sullivan County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sullivan County was 70,470 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 95 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs70,470
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank7th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high70,4702025
Series low65,4742010

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

65K66K67K68K69K70K71K20012005200920132017202120252001: 67,460 jobs2002: 67,242 jobs2003: 67,258 jobs2004: 66,299 jobs2005: 66,925 jobs2006: 68,738 jobs2007: 69,329 jobs2008: 70,014 jobs2009: 66,692 jobs2010: 65,474 jobs2011: 66,858 jobs2012: 66,453 jobs2013: 67,398 jobs2014: 67,481 jobs2015: 67,748 jobs2016: 68,221 jobs2017: 67,963 jobs2018: 68,399 jobs2019: 68,327 jobs2020: 65,957 jobs2021: 66,266 jobs2022: 68,582 jobs2023: 69,302 jobs2024: 70,256 jobs2025: 70,470 jobs64K66K68K70K72K2001201020252001: 67,460 jobs2002: 67,242 jobs2003: 67,258 jobs2004: 66,299 jobs2005: 66,925 jobs2006: 68,738 jobs2007: 69,329 jobs2008: 70,014 jobs2009: 66,692 jobs2010: 65,474 jobs2011: 66,858 jobs2012: 66,453 jobs2013: 67,398 jobs2014: 67,481 jobs2015: 67,748 jobs2016: 68,221 jobs2017: 67,963 jobs2018: 68,399 jobs2019: 68,327 jobs2020: 65,957 jobs2021: 66,266 jobs2022: 68,582 jobs2023: 69,302 jobs2024: 70,256 jobs2025: 70,470 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
202570,470
202470,256
202369,302
202268,582
202166,266
202065,957
201968,327
201868,399
201767,963
201668,221
201567,748
201467,481
201367,398
201266,453
201166,858
201065,474
200966,692
200870,014
200769,329
200668,738
200566,925
200466,299
200367,258
200267,242
200167,460

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2025
Sullivan County70,470
Tennessee3,265,460
United States155,732,363

Sullivan County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 46,595 jobsBedford County: 16,906 jobsBenton County: 4,440 jobsBledsoe County: 2,520 jobsBlount County: 57,169 jobsBradley County: 40,033 jobsCampbell County: 9,318 jobsCannon County: 2,209 jobsCarroll County: 7,535 jobsCarter County: 12,639 jobsCheatham County: 9,974 jobsChester County: 3,876 jobsClaiborne County: 8,712 jobsClay County: 1,334 jobsCocke County: 7,408 jobsCoffee County: 25,879 jobsCrockett County: 3,856 jobsCumberland County: 19,249 jobsDavidson County: 554,677 jobsDecatur County: 3,364 jobsDeKalb County: 5,204 jobsDickson County: 18,815 jobsDyer County: 16,780 jobsFayette County: 8,381 jobsFentress County: 5,947 jobsFranklin County: 11,323 jobsGibson County: 16,381 jobsGiles County: 9,614 jobsGrainger County: 4,198 jobsGreene County: 24,941 jobsGrundy County: 2,120 jobsHamblen County: 33,121 jobsHamilton County: 219,580 jobsHancock County: 1,042 jobsHardeman County: 6,396 jobsHardin County: 8,351 jobsHawkins County: 13,291 jobsHaywood County: 6,337 jobsHenderson County: 8,197 jobsHenry County: 11,900 jobsHickman County: 4,123 jobsHouston County: 1,478 jobsHumphreys County: 5,768 jobsJackson County: 1,691 jobsJefferson County: 13,797 jobsJohnson County: 4,187 jobsKnox County: 262,703 jobsLake County: 1,456 jobsLauderdale County: 6,310 jobsLawrence County: 11,638 jobsLewis County: 3,289 jobsLincoln County: 9,796 jobsLoudon County: 18,013 jobsMcMinn County: 17,072 jobsMcNairy County: 5,581 jobsMacon County: 5,223 jobsMadison County: 61,056 jobsMarion County: 8,350 jobsMarshall County: 9,852 jobsMaury County: 40,556 jobsMeigs County: 1,930 jobsMonroe County: 14,633 jobsMontgomery County: 65,862 jobsMoore County: 2,354 jobsMorgan County: 3,158 jobsObion County: 11,923 jobsOverton County: 5,760 jobsPerry County: 1,701 jobsPickett County: 898 jobsPolk County: 2,666 jobsPutnam County: 39,901 jobsRhea County: 12,205 jobsRoane County: 19,834 jobsRobertson County: 23,188 jobsRutherford County: 148,438 jobsScott County: 5,743 jobsSequatchie County: 3,537 jobsSevier County: 53,214 jobsShelby County: 471,160 jobsSmith County: 4,947 jobsStewart County: 2,828 jobsSullivan County: 70,470 jobsSumner County: 62,901 jobsTipton County: 11,924 jobsTrousdale County: 2,672 jobsUnicoi County: 4,843 jobsUnion County: 2,688 jobsVan Buren County: 868 jobsWarren County: 12,829 jobsWashington County: 63,282 jobsWayne County: 4,070 jobsWeakley County: 10,635 jobsWhite County: 7,059 jobsWilliamson County: 151,470 jobsWilson County: 65,458 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Sullivan 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), Sullivan 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), Sullivan 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/sullivan-county-tennessee. 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), Sullivan 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/sullivan-county-tennessee.

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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), Sullivan 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/sullivan-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sullivan County was 70,470 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 95 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 Sullivan County?

70,470 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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