Covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County was 21,582 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 83 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs21,582

Change on 2024-0.1%

Rank27th of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high23,4292007

Series low19,7562020

Next release: Saturday, 21 August 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County, 2001 to 2025

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

Period	jobs
2025	21,582
2024	21,597
2023	21,744
2022	21,330
2021	20,532
2020	19,756
2019	21,742
2018	21,500
2017	21,791
2016	21,930
2015	21,181
2014	21,322
2013	20,603
2012	20,727
2011	21,475
2010	21,844
2009	22,067
2008	23,388
2007	23,429
2006	23,124
2005	22,779
2004	22,409
2003	22,027
2002	22,548
2001	22,330

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2025
Van Buren County	21,582
Michigan	4,408,446
United States	155,732,363

Van Buren County compared with nearby places

Under 4,000
4,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 12K
12K to 20K
20K to 55K
55K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Van Buren 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Michigan by covered employment (QCEW) 83 places

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), Van Buren 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), Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-michigan. 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), Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-michigan.

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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), Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-michigan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Van Buren County was 21,582 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 83 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 Van Buren County?

23,429 jobs in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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