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Covered employment (QCEW) in Texas

Covered employment (QCEW) in Texas was 14,109,957 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs14,109,957
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank2nd of 51US states ranked
Series high14,109,9572025
Series low9,208,4732003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Texas, 2001 to 2025

9M10M11M12M13M14M15M20012005200920132017202120252001: 9,350,770 jobs2002: 9,261,089 jobs2003: 9,208,473 jobs2004: 9,323,537 jobs2005: 9,583,457 jobs2006: 9,922,313 jobs2007: 10,231,906 jobs2008: 10,452,907 jobs2009: 10,149,694 jobs2010: 10,182,150 jobs2011: 10,422,295 jobs2012: 10,727,642 jobs2013: 11,031,907 jobs2014: 11,379,184 jobs2015: 11,655,919 jobs2016: 11,805,698 jobs2017: 12,014,802 jobs2018: 12,302,358 jobs2019: 12,590,406 jobs2020: 12,070,210 jobs2021: 12,526,069 jobs2022: 13,249,119 jobs2023: 13,701,879 jobs2024: 13,936,364 jobs2025: 14,109,957 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
202514,109,957
202413,936,364
202313,701,879
202213,249,119
202112,526,069
202012,070,210
201912,590,406
201812,302,358
201712,014,802
201611,805,698
201511,655,919
201411,379,184
201311,031,907
201210,727,642
201110,422,295
201010,182,150
200910,149,694
200810,452,907
200710,231,906
20069,922,313
20059,583,457
20049,323,537
20039,208,473
20029,261,089
20019,350,770

Compared with United States

Place2025
Texas14,109,957
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), Texas, 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), Texas, 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/texas. 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), Texas, 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/texas.

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), Texas, 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/texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties: Covered employment (QCEW), Texas, 2001 to 2025}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Texas?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Texas was 14,109,957 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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 Texas?

14,109,957 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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