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Covered employment (QCEW) in Sussex County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sussex County was 38,705 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 21 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs38,705
Change on 2024+0.9%
Rank19th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high41,7102006
Series low34,6302020

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

34K36K38K40K42K20012005200920132017202120252001: 35,886 jobs2002: 36,815 jobs2003: 37,712 jobs2004: 40,260 jobs2005: 41,405 jobs2006: 41,710 jobs2007: 39,104 jobs2008: 39,306 jobs2009: 38,022 jobs2010: 37,942 jobs2011: 36,832 jobs2012: 37,321 jobs2013: 37,995 jobs2014: 38,109 jobs2015: 38,490 jobs2016: 38,696 jobs2017: 38,258 jobs2018: 37,945 jobs2019: 37,957 jobs2020: 34,630 jobs2021: 36,807 jobs2022: 37,252 jobs2023: 38,085 jobs2024: 38,360 jobs2025: 38,705 jobs34K36K38K40K42K2001201020252001: 35,886 jobs2002: 36,815 jobs2003: 37,712 jobs2004: 40,260 jobs2005: 41,405 jobs2006: 41,710 jobs2007: 39,104 jobs2008: 39,306 jobs2009: 38,022 jobs2010: 37,942 jobs2011: 36,832 jobs2012: 37,321 jobs2013: 37,995 jobs2014: 38,109 jobs2015: 38,490 jobs2016: 38,696 jobs2017: 38,258 jobs2018: 37,945 jobs2019: 37,957 jobs2020: 34,630 jobs2021: 36,807 jobs2022: 37,252 jobs2023: 38,085 jobs2024: 38,360 jobs2025: 38,705 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
202538,705
202438,360
202338,085
202237,252
202136,807
202034,630
201937,957
201837,945
201738,258
201638,696
201538,490
201438,109
201337,995
201237,321
201136,832
201037,942
200938,022
200839,306
200739,104
200641,710
200541,405
200440,260
200337,712
200236,815
200135,886

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2025
Sussex County38,705
New Jersey4,282,851
United States155,732,363

Sussex County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 125,225 jobsBergen County: 437,006 jobsBurlington County: 214,267 jobsCamden County: 207,142 jobsCape May County: 43,316 jobsCumberland County: 60,344 jobsEssex County: 353,038 jobsGloucester County: 128,002 jobsHudson County: 271,856 jobsHunterdon County: 47,458 jobsMercer County: 261,312 jobsMiddlesex County: 431,665 jobsMonmouth County: 279,012 jobsMorris County: 301,376 jobsOcean County: 192,715 jobsPassaic County: 174,268 jobsSalem County: 22,148 jobsSomerset County: 192,374 jobsSussex County: 38,705 jobsUnion County: 231,428 jobsWarren County: 33,915 jobs
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  • 280K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Sussex 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), Sussex 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), Sussex 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/sussex-county-new-jersey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Sussex 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/sussex-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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), Sussex 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/sussex-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sussex County was 38,705 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 21 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 Sussex County?

41,710 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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