Covered employment (QCEW) in Wadena County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wadena County was 5,398 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.5% from 2024. That is the 56th highest of 87 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs5,398

Change on 2024-4.5%

Rank56th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high6,1952004

Series low5,2242020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Wadena 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	5,398
2024	5,650
2023	5,600
2022	5,577
2021	5,460
2020	5,224
2019	5,508
2018	5,521
2017	5,386
2016	5,837
2015	5,891
2014	5,754
2013	5,690
2012	5,632
2011	5,579
2010	5,624
2009	5,777
2008	6,131
2007	5,870
2006	5,855
2005	5,959
2004	6,195
2003	6,107
2002	6,090
2001	6,136

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2025
Wadena County	5,398
Minnesota	2,944,260
United States	155,732,363

Wadena County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 15K
15K to 26K
26K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Wadena 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 Minnesota by covered employment (QCEW) 87 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), Wadena 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), Wadena 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/wadena-county-minnesota. 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), Wadena 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/wadena-county-minnesota.

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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), Wadena 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/wadena-county-minnesota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wadena County was 5,398 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.5% from 2024. That is the 56th highest of 87 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 Wadena County?

6,195 jobs in 2004, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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