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Covered employment (QCEW) in Talbot County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Talbot County was 18,470 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs18,470
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank18th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high19,5682008
Series low16,2912020

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

16K17K18K19K20K20012005200920132017202120252001: 18,642 jobs2002: 18,924 jobs2003: 19,030 jobs2004: 18,893 jobs2005: 19,148 jobs2006: 19,295 jobs2007: 19,444 jobs2008: 19,568 jobs2009: 18,191 jobs2010: 17,712 jobs2011: 17,873 jobs2012: 18,057 jobs2013: 18,303 jobs2014: 18,680 jobs2015: 18,765 jobs2016: 19,353 jobs2017: 19,370 jobs2018: 19,390 jobs2019: 18,493 jobs2020: 16,291 jobs2021: 16,531 jobs2022: 16,990 jobs2023: 17,984 jobs2024: 18,220 jobs2025: 18,470 jobs16K17K18K19K20K2001201020252001: 18,642 jobs2002: 18,924 jobs2003: 19,030 jobs2004: 18,893 jobs2005: 19,148 jobs2006: 19,295 jobs2007: 19,444 jobs2008: 19,568 jobs2009: 18,191 jobs2010: 17,712 jobs2011: 17,873 jobs2012: 18,057 jobs2013: 18,303 jobs2014: 18,680 jobs2015: 18,765 jobs2016: 19,353 jobs2017: 19,370 jobs2018: 19,390 jobs2019: 18,493 jobs2020: 16,291 jobs2021: 16,531 jobs2022: 16,990 jobs2023: 17,984 jobs2024: 18,220 jobs2025: 18,470 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
202518,470
202418,220
202317,984
202216,990
202116,531
202016,291
201918,493
201819,390
201719,370
201619,353
201518,765
201418,680
201318,303
201218,057
201117,873
201017,712
200918,191
200819,568
200719,444
200619,295
200519,148
200418,893
200319,030
200218,924
200118,642

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2025
Talbot County18,470
Maryland2,754,961
United States155,732,363

Talbot County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 26,493 jobsAnne Arundel County: 293,059 jobsBaltimore County: 369,662 jobsCalvert County: 22,528 jobsCaroline County: 9,016 jobsCarroll County: 59,443 jobsCecil County: 36,824 jobsCharles County: 43,545 jobsDorchester County: 11,861 jobsFrederick County: 106,962 jobsGarrett County: 12,052 jobsHarford County: 96,105 jobsHoward County: 173,088 jobsKent County: 7,553 jobsMontgomery County: 456,358 jobsPrince George's County: 328,137 jobsQueen Anne's County: 16,289 jobsSt. Mary's County: 47,919 jobsSomerset County: 7,051 jobsTalbot County: 18,470 jobsWashington County: 66,110 jobsWicomico County: 46,328 jobsWorcester County: 26,246 jobsBaltimore city: 347,764 jobs
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  • 220K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Talbot 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), Talbot 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), Talbot 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/talbot-county-maryland. 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), Talbot 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/talbot-county-maryland.

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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), Talbot 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/talbot-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Talbot County was 18,470 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 24 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 Talbot County?

19,568 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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