Covered employment (QCEW) in Walla Walla County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Walla Walla County was 28,319 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs28,319

Change on 2024-2.7%

Rank16th of 39Counties in Washington ranked

Series high29,0902024

Series low24,3562001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Walla Walla 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	28,319
2024	29,090
2023	29,009
2022	28,758
2021	28,125
2020	27,462
2019	27,862
2018	27,826
2017	27,336
2016	27,381
2015	26,786
2014	27,058
2013	26,520
2012	26,473
2011	26,350
2010	26,632
2009	26,262
2008	26,404
2007	25,382
2006	25,069
2005	24,874
2004	25,197
2003	25,105
2002	24,693
2001	24,356

Compared with Washington and United States

Place	2025
Walla Walla County	28,319
Washington	3,601,662
United States	155,732,363

Walla Walla County compared with nearby places

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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Walla Walla 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 Washington by covered employment (QCEW) 39 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), Walla Walla 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), Walla Walla 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/walla-walla-county-washington. 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), Walla Walla 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/walla-walla-county-washington.

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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), Walla Walla 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/walla-walla-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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29,090 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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