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Covered employment (QCEW) in Tennessee

Covered employment (QCEW) in Tennessee was 3,265,460 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs3,265,460
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank15th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,270,7712024
Series low2,558,4382010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Tennessee, 2001 to 2025

2.4M2.6M2.8M3M3.2M3.4M20012005200920132017202120252001: 2,625,746 jobs2002: 2,601,518 jobs2003: 2,598,748 jobs2004: 2,644,749 jobs2005: 2,685,491 jobs2006: 2,728,694 jobs2007: 2,745,099 jobs2008: 2,721,990 jobs2009: 2,565,288 jobs2010: 2,558,438 jobs2011: 2,602,604 jobs2012: 2,653,392 jobs2013: 2,694,288 jobs2014: 2,750,032 jobs2015: 2,820,198 jobs2016: 2,887,754 jobs2017: 2,930,932 jobs2018: 2,976,889 jobs2019: 3,032,893 jobs2020: 2,916,181 jobs2021: 3,016,458 jobs2022: 3,157,887 jobs2023: 3,232,182 jobs2024: 3,270,771 jobs2025: 3,265,460 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
20253,265,460
20243,270,771
20233,232,182
20223,157,887
20213,016,458
20202,916,181
20193,032,893
20182,976,889
20172,930,932
20162,887,754
20152,820,198
20142,750,032
20132,694,288
20122,653,392
20112,602,604
20102,558,438
20092,565,288
20082,721,990
20072,745,099
20062,728,694
20052,685,491
20042,644,749
20032,598,748
20022,601,518
20012,625,746

Compared with United States

Place2025
Tennessee3,265,460
United States155,732,363

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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), Tennessee, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Tennessee, 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/tennessee. 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), Tennessee, 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/tennessee.

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), Tennessee, 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/tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Tennessee?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Tennessee was 3,265,460 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 51 states 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 Tennessee?

3,270,771 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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