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Covered employment (QCEW) in Sussex County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sussex County was 3,162 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 113th highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs3,162
Change on 2024-1.6%
Rank113th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high3,8142015
Series low3,1392021

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

3,0003,2003,4003,6003,8004,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,776 jobs2002: 3,640 jobs2003: 3,544 jobs2004: 3,581 jobs2005: 3,575 jobs2006: 3,533 jobs2007: 3,776 jobs2008: 3,742 jobs2009: 3,584 jobs2010: 3,508 jobs2011: 3,512 jobs2012: 3,479 jobs2013: 3,609 jobs2014: 3,692 jobs2015: 3,814 jobs2016: 3,762 jobs2017: 3,618 jobs2018: 3,581 jobs2019: 3,632 jobs2020: 3,509 jobs2021: 3,139 jobs2022: 3,188 jobs2023: 3,331 jobs2024: 3,215 jobs2025: 3,162 jobs3,0003,2003,4003,6003,8004,0002001201020252001: 3,776 jobs2002: 3,640 jobs2003: 3,544 jobs2004: 3,581 jobs2005: 3,575 jobs2006: 3,533 jobs2007: 3,776 jobs2008: 3,742 jobs2009: 3,584 jobs2010: 3,508 jobs2011: 3,512 jobs2012: 3,479 jobs2013: 3,609 jobs2014: 3,692 jobs2015: 3,814 jobs2016: 3,762 jobs2017: 3,618 jobs2018: 3,581 jobs2019: 3,632 jobs2020: 3,509 jobs2021: 3,139 jobs2022: 3,188 jobs2023: 3,331 jobs2024: 3,215 jobs2025: 3,162 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
20253,162
20243,215
20233,331
20223,188
20213,139
20203,509
20193,632
20183,581
20173,618
20163,762
20153,814
20143,692
20133,609
20123,479
20113,512
20103,508
20093,584
20083,742
20073,776
20063,533
20053,575
20043,581
20033,544
20023,640
20013,776

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2025
Sussex County3,162
Virginia4,149,424
United States155,732,363

Sussex County compared with nearby places

Accomack County: 12,942 jobsAlbemarle County: 65,494 jobsAlleghany County: 3,240 jobsAmelia County: 2,497 jobsAmherst County: 7,835 jobsAppomattox County: 3,660 jobsArlington County: 180,735 jobsAugusta County: 31,235 jobsBath County: 2,269 jobsBedford County: 18,784 jobsBland County: 2,099 jobsBotetourt County: 12,344 jobsBrunswick County: 3,414 jobsBuchanan County: 5,696 jobsBuckingham County: 3,038 jobsCampbell County: 18,718 jobsCaroline County: 7,022 jobsCarroll County: 5,796 jobsCharles City County: 2,065 jobsCharlotte County: 2,735 jobsChesterfield County: 148,684 jobsClarke County: 4,140 jobsCraig County: 764 jobsCulpeper County: 16,412 jobsCumberland County: 1,436 jobsDickenson County: 3,333 jobsDinwiddie County: 9,269 jobsEssex County: 3,570 jobsFairfax County: 634,638 jobsFauquier County: 23,920 jobsFloyd County: 3,831 jobsFluvanna County: 4,726 jobsFranklin County: 15,810 jobsFrederick County: 38,290 jobsGiles County: 5,245 jobsGloucester County: 10,113 jobsGoochland County: 18,926 jobsGrayson County: 3,254 jobsGreene County: 4,008 jobsGreensville County: 3,360 jobsHalifax County: 11,810 jobsHanover County: 57,566 jobsHenrico County: 193,232 jobsHenry County: 15,384 jobsHighland County: 613 jobsIsle of Wight County: 9,852 jobsJames City County: 30,485 jobsKing and Queen County: 1,156 jobsKing George County: 13,622 jobsKing William County: 4,314 jobsLancaster County: 4,731 jobsLee County: 4,198 jobsLoudoun County: 204,941 jobsLouisa County: 10,331 jobsLunenburg County: 2,363 jobsMadison County: 3,099 jobsMathews County: 1,589 jobsMecklenburg County: 11,904 jobsMiddlesex County: 3,238 jobsMontgomery County: 43,874 jobsNelson County: 3,980 jobsNew Kent County: 6,309 jobsNorthampton County: 4,492 jobsNorthumberland County: 2,314 jobsNottoway County: 5,422 jobsOrange County: 9,409 jobsPage County: 5,535 jobsPatrick County: 4,043 jobsPittsylvania County: 13,000 jobsPowhatan County: 8,689 jobsPrince Edward County: 8,700 jobsPrince George County: 15,576 jobsPrince William County: 146,171 jobsPulaski County: 13,753 jobsRappahannock County: 1,570 jobsRichmond County: 2,985 jobsRoanoke County: 37,434 jobsRockbridge County: 6,230 jobsRockingham County: 34,938 jobsRussell County: 6,134 jobsScott County: 4,929 jobsShenandoah County: 13,072 jobsSmyth County: 11,230 jobsSouthampton County: 3,487 jobsSpotsylvania County: 38,037 jobsStafford County: 51,229 jobsSurry County: 2,203 jobsSussex County: 3,162 jobsTazewell County: 13,374 jobsWarren County: 12,966 jobsWashington County: 21,147 jobsWestmoreland County: 3,204 jobsWise County: 10,958 jobsWythe County: 11,567 jobsYork County: 22,567 jobsAlexandria city: 80,604 jobsBristol city: 10,854 jobsBuena Vista city: 2,302 jobsCharlottesville city: 37,129 jobsChesapeake city: 107,476 jobsColonial Heights city: 9,689 jobsCovington city: 3,679 jobsDanville city: 25,188 jobsEmporia city: 3,102 jobsFairfax city: 25,223 jobsFalls Church city: 12,343 jobsFranklin city: 3,898 jobsFredericksburg city: 25,109 jobsGalax city: 5,618 jobsHampton city: 50,813 jobsHarrisonburg city: 31,238 jobsHopewell city: 7,375 jobsLexington city: 5,461 jobsLynchburg city: 47,722 jobsManassas city: 24,249 jobsManassas Park city: 3,759 jobsMartinsville city: 8,857 jobsNewport News city: 101,627 jobsNorfolk city: 144,347 jobsNorton city: 3,167 jobsPetersburg city: 11,708 jobsPoquoson city: 1,857 jobsPortsmouth city: 43,065 jobsRadford city: 6,190 jobsRichmond city: 167,843 jobsRoanoke city: 66,348 jobsSalem city: 20,590 jobsStaunton city: 11,804 jobsSuffolk city: 44,427 jobsVirginia Beach city: 180,315 jobsWaynesboro city: 10,390 jobsWilliamsburg city: 12,705 jobsWinchester city: 25,086 jobs
  • Under 3,000
  • 3,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 10K
  • 10K to 15K
  • 15K to 38K
  • 38K 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-virginia. 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), 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-virginia.

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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 [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-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sussex County was 3,162 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 113th highest of 133 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?

3,814 jobs in 2015, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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