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Covered employment (QCEW) in Union County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Union County was 1,222 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 33 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,222
Change on 2024+0.1%
Rank29th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked
Series high1,4272008
Series low1,2042020

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

1,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,45020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,318 jobs2002: 1,358 jobs2003: 1,368 jobs2004: 1,335 jobs2005: 1,336 jobs2006: 1,356 jobs2007: 1,338 jobs2008: 1,427 jobs2009: 1,343 jobs2010: 1,264 jobs2011: 1,284 jobs2012: 1,241 jobs2013: 1,249 jobs2014: 1,230 jobs2015: 1,392 jobs2016: 1,383 jobs2017: 1,372 jobs2018: 1,323 jobs2019: 1,342 jobs2020: 1,204 jobs2021: 1,219 jobs2022: 1,263 jobs2023: 1,228 jobs2024: 1,221 jobs2025: 1,222 jobs1,2001,3001,4001,5002001201020252001: 1,318 jobs2002: 1,358 jobs2003: 1,368 jobs2004: 1,335 jobs2005: 1,336 jobs2006: 1,356 jobs2007: 1,338 jobs2008: 1,427 jobs2009: 1,343 jobs2010: 1,264 jobs2011: 1,284 jobs2012: 1,241 jobs2013: 1,249 jobs2014: 1,230 jobs2015: 1,392 jobs2016: 1,383 jobs2017: 1,372 jobs2018: 1,323 jobs2019: 1,342 jobs2020: 1,204 jobs2021: 1,219 jobs2022: 1,263 jobs2023: 1,228 jobs2024: 1,221 jobs2025: 1,222 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
20251,222
20241,221
20231,228
20221,263
20211,219
20201,204
20191,342
20181,323
20171,372
20161,383
20151,392
20141,230
20131,249
20121,241
20111,284
20101,264
20091,343
20081,427
20071,338
20061,356
20051,336
20041,335
20031,368
20021,358
20011,318

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place2025
Union County1,222
New Mexico875,212
United States155,732,363

Union County compared with nearby places

Bernalillo County: 347,718 jobsCatron County: 690 jobsChaves County: 21,847 jobsCibola County: 7,268 jobsColfax County: 4,228 jobsCurry County: 18,211 jobsDe Baca County: 451 jobsDoña Ana County: 81,834 jobsEddy County: 34,421 jobsGrant County: 9,348 jobsGuadalupe County: 1,487 jobsHarding County: 168 jobsHidalgo County: 1,274 jobsLea County: 34,047 jobsLincoln County: 6,713 jobsLos Alamos County: 22,520 jobsLuna County: 8,099 jobsMcKinley County: 19,353 jobsMora County: 679 jobsOtero County: 17,539 jobsQuay County: 2,545 jobsRio Arriba County: 9,536 jobsRoosevelt County: 5,870 jobsSandoval County: 35,867 jobsSan Juan County: 47,793 jobsSan Miguel County: 7,821 jobsSanta Fe County: 61,880 jobsSierra County: 3,641 jobsSocorro County: 4,870 jobsTaos County: 10,996 jobsTorrance County: 3,191 jobsUnion County: 1,222 jobsValencia County: 17,864 jobs
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 34K
  • 34K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Union 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), Union 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), Union 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/union-county-new-mexico. 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), Union 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/union-county-new-mexico.

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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), Union 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/union-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Union County was 1,222 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 33 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 Union County?

1,427 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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