Covered employment (QCEW) in Union County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Union County was 36,813 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.2% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 88 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs36,813
Change on 2024+6.2%
Series high36,8132025
Series low24,4472001

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

22.5K25K27.5K30K32.5K35K37.5K20012005200920132017202120252001: 24,447 jobs2002: 25,424 jobs2003: 25,849 jobs2004: 26,084 jobs2005: 26,027 jobs2006: 26,255 jobs2007: 27,147 jobs2008: 27,612 jobs2009: 26,385 jobs2010: 25,915 jobs2011: 25,991 jobs2012: 27,646 jobs2013: 28,925 jobs2014: 30,035 jobs2015: 31,051 jobs2016: 31,542 jobs2017: 32,978 jobs2018: 34,319 jobs2019: 33,532 jobs2020: 32,137 jobs2021: 32,701 jobs2022: 33,295 jobs2023: 34,106 jobs2024: 34,660 jobs2025: 36,813 jobs20K25K30K35K40K2001201020252001: 24,447 jobs2002: 25,424 jobs2003: 25,849 jobs2004: 26,084 jobs2005: 26,027 jobs2006: 26,255 jobs2007: 27,147 jobs2008: 27,612 jobs2009: 26,385 jobs2010: 25,915 jobs2011: 25,991 jobs2012: 27,646 jobs2013: 28,925 jobs2014: 30,035 jobs2015: 31,051 jobs2016: 31,542 jobs2017: 32,978 jobs2018: 34,319 jobs2019: 33,532 jobs2020: 32,137 jobs2021: 32,701 jobs2022: 33,295 jobs2023: 34,106 jobs2024: 34,660 jobs2025: 36,813 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
202536,813
202434,660
202334,106
202233,295
202132,701
202032,137
201933,532
201834,319
201732,978
201631,542
201531,051
201430,035
201328,925
201227,646
201125,991
201025,915
200926,385
200827,612
200727,147
200626,255
200526,027
200426,084
200325,849
200225,424
200124,447

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2025
Union County36,813
Ohio5,534,587
United States155,732,363

Union County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 6,923 jobsAllen County: 50,015 jobsAshland County: 18,625 jobsAshtabula County: 29,106 jobsAthens County: 21,434 jobsAuglaize County: 22,204 jobsBelmont County: 20,522 jobsBrown County: 8,026 jobsButler County: 163,638 jobsCarroll County: 6,119 jobsChampaign County: 11,364 jobsClark County: 45,578 jobsClermont County: 63,011 jobsClinton County: 19,013 jobsColumbiana County: 28,389 jobsCoshocton County: 9,745 jobsCrawford County: 12,572 jobsCuyahoga County: 692,694 jobsDarke County: 18,317 jobsDefiance County: 15,438 jobsDelaware County: 100,816 jobsErie County: 36,374 jobsFairfield County: 48,050 jobsFayette County: 11,945 jobsFranklin County: 791,805 jobsFulton County: 17,855 jobsGallia County: 11,333 jobsGeauga County: 36,738 jobsGreene County: 80,454 jobsGuernsey County: 14,750 jobsHamilton County: 514,266 jobsHancock County: 43,831 jobsHardin County: 7,632 jobsHarrison County: 3,927 jobsHenry County: 10,706 jobsHighland County: 10,748 jobsHocking County: 7,527 jobsHolmes County: 21,972 jobsHuron County: 21,321 jobsJackson County: 10,220 jobsJefferson County: 19,530 jobsKnox County: 20,365 jobsLake County: 99,690 jobsLawrence County: 13,984 jobsLicking County: 75,544 jobsLogan County: 19,538 jobsLorain County: 99,738 jobsLucas County: 194,976 jobsMadison County: 24,269 jobsMahoning County: 93,307 jobsMarion County: 23,441 jobsMedina County: 63,249 jobsMeigs County: 3,493 jobsMercer County: 20,220 jobsMiami County: 41,783 jobsMonroe County: 2,736 jobsMontgomery County: 251,925 jobsMorgan County: 2,819 jobsMorrow County: 5,310 jobsMuskingum County: 35,758 jobsNoble County: 3,023 jobsOttawa County: 14,252 jobsPaulding County: 5,160 jobsPerry County: 6,295 jobsPickaway County: 16,482 jobsPike County: 10,637 jobsPortage County: 56,790 jobsPreble County: 11,523 jobsPutnam County: 12,444 jobsRichland County: 48,532 jobsRoss County: 28,735 jobsSandusky County: 24,435 jobsScioto County: 25,000 jobsSeneca County: 18,700 jobsShelby County: 26,404 jobsStark County: 157,374 jobsSummit County: 259,891 jobsTrumbull County: 65,092 jobsTuscarawas County: 37,311 jobsUnion County: 36,813 jobsVan Wert County: 11,050 jobsVinton County: 2,259 jobsWarren County: 102,347 jobsWashington County: 25,437 jobsWayne County: 48,168 jobsWilliams County: 16,008 jobsWood County: 74,868 jobsWyandot County: 10,036 jobs
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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-ohio. 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-ohio.

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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-ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Union County was 36,813 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.2% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 88 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Union County?

36,813 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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