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Covered employment (QCEW) in Thurston County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Thurston County was 129,835 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs129,835
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank6th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high129,8352025
Series low85,0842001

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

80K90K100K110K120K130K20012005200920132017202120252001: 85,084 jobs2002: 86,284 jobs2003: 88,935 jobs2004: 91,085 jobs2005: 93,558 jobs2006: 96,589 jobs2007: 99,560 jobs2008: 101,168 jobs2009: 97,971 jobs2010: 96,749 jobs2011: 96,415 jobs2012: 96,835 jobs2013: 99,901 jobs2014: 103,078 jobs2015: 106,176 jobs2016: 110,219 jobs2017: 113,264 jobs2018: 116,874 jobs2019: 118,452 jobs2020: 113,082 jobs2021: 117,255 jobs2022: 123,982 jobs2023: 126,811 jobs2024: 128,824 jobs2025: 129,835 jobs80K100K120K140K2001201020252001: 85,084 jobs2002: 86,284 jobs2003: 88,935 jobs2004: 91,085 jobs2005: 93,558 jobs2006: 96,589 jobs2007: 99,560 jobs2008: 101,168 jobs2009: 97,971 jobs2010: 96,749 jobs2011: 96,415 jobs2012: 96,835 jobs2013: 99,901 jobs2014: 103,078 jobs2015: 106,176 jobs2016: 110,219 jobs2017: 113,264 jobs2018: 116,874 jobs2019: 118,452 jobs2020: 113,082 jobs2021: 117,255 jobs2022: 123,982 jobs2023: 126,811 jobs2024: 128,824 jobs2025: 129,835 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
2025129,835
2024128,824
2023126,811
2022123,982
2021117,255
2020113,082
2019118,452
2018116,874
2017113,264
2016110,219
2015106,176
2014103,078
201399,901
201296,835
201196,415
201096,749
200997,971
2008101,168
200799,560
200696,589
200593,558
200491,085
200388,935
200286,284
200185,084

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2025
Thurston County129,835
Washington3,601,662
United States155,732,363

Thurston County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 9,782 jobsAsotin County: 6,693 jobsBenton County: 99,920 jobsChelan County: 44,636 jobsClallam County: 24,454 jobsClark County: 182,798 jobsColumbia County: 1,326 jobsCowlitz County: 41,077 jobsDouglas County: 12,413 jobsFerry County: 1,696 jobsFranklin County: 37,938 jobsGarfield County: 640 jobsGrant County: 42,301 jobsGrays Harbor County: 23,790 jobsIsland County: 18,140 jobsJefferson County: 9,204 jobsKing County: 1,436,484 jobsKitsap County: 94,213 jobsKittitas County: 16,812 jobsKlickitat County: 7,092 jobsLewis County: 27,423 jobsLincoln County: 2,700 jobsMason County: 15,089 jobsOkanogan County: 17,526 jobsPacific County: 6,477 jobsPend Oreille County: 3,187 jobsPierce County: 337,071 jobsSan Juan County: 6,158 jobsSkagit County: 54,140 jobsSkamania County: 2,235 jobsSnohomish County: 299,062 jobsSpokane County: 243,704 jobsStevens County: 11,227 jobsThurston County: 129,835 jobsWahkiakum County: 706 jobsWalla Walla County: 28,319 jobsWhatcom County: 93,720 jobsWhitman County: 18,880 jobsYakima County: 115,435 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Thurston 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), Thurston 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), Thurston 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/thurston-county-washington. 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), Thurston 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/thurston-county-washington.

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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), Thurston 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/thurston-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Thurston County was 129,835 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 39 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 Thurston County?

129,835 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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