Covered employment (QCEW) in Walker County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Walker County was 18,858 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs18,858

Change on 2024+0.8%

Rank22nd of 67Counties in Alabama ranked

Series high18,9742008

Series low17,3262020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Walker 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	18,858
2024	18,709
2023	18,468
2022	17,790
2021	17,633
2020	17,326
2019	18,415
2018	18,311
2017	17,965
2016	17,995
2015	18,293
2014	18,462
2013	18,509
2012	18,332
2011	18,042
2010	17,768
2009	18,376
2008	18,974
2007	18,809
2006	18,889
2005	18,474
2004	17,954
2003	17,678
2002	17,331
2001	17,352

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place	2025
Walker County	18,858
Alabama	2,118,878
United States	155,732,363

Walker County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 6,000
6,000 to 10K
10K to 18K
18K to 41K
41K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Walker 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 Alabama by covered employment (QCEW) 67 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), Walker County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Walker 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/walker-county-alabama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Walker 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/walker-county-alabama.

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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), Walker 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/walker-county-alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Walker County was 18,858 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 67 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 Walker County?

18,974 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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