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Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 2,928 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 44 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs2,928
Change on 2024-0.4%
Rank33rd of 44Counties in Idaho ranked
Series high3,0262022
Series low2,7342019

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

2,7002,8002,9003,0003,10020012005200920132017202120252001: 2,860 jobs2002: 2,873 jobs2003: 2,803 jobs2004: 2,819 jobs2005: 2,884 jobs2006: 2,995 jobs2007: 3,011 jobs2008: 2,989 jobs2009: 2,826 jobs2010: 2,758 jobs2011: 2,782 jobs2012: 2,842 jobs2013: 2,899 jobs2014: 2,748 jobs2015: 2,756 jobs2016: 2,764 jobs2017: 2,758 jobs2018: 2,771 jobs2019: 2,734 jobs2020: 2,763 jobs2021: 2,885 jobs2022: 3,026 jobs2023: 2,968 jobs2024: 2,941 jobs2025: 2,928 jobs2,7002,8002,9003,0003,1002001201020252001: 2,860 jobs2002: 2,873 jobs2003: 2,803 jobs2004: 2,819 jobs2005: 2,884 jobs2006: 2,995 jobs2007: 3,011 jobs2008: 2,989 jobs2009: 2,826 jobs2010: 2,758 jobs2011: 2,782 jobs2012: 2,842 jobs2013: 2,899 jobs2014: 2,748 jobs2015: 2,756 jobs2016: 2,764 jobs2017: 2,758 jobs2018: 2,771 jobs2019: 2,734 jobs2020: 2,763 jobs2021: 2,885 jobs2022: 3,026 jobs2023: 2,968 jobs2024: 2,941 jobs2025: 2,928 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
20252,928
20242,941
20232,968
20223,026
20212,885
20202,763
20192,734
20182,771
20172,758
20162,764
20152,756
20142,748
20132,899
20122,842
20112,782
20102,758
20092,826
20082,989
20073,011
20062,995
20052,884
20042,819
20032,803
20022,873
20012,860

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place2025
Washington County2,928
Idaho874,283
United States155,732,363

Washington County compared with nearby places

Ada County: 295,234 jobsAdams County: 1,007 jobsBannock County: 38,273 jobsBear Lake County: 2,013 jobsBenewah County: 3,454 jobsBingham County: 16,585 jobsBlaine County: 14,438 jobsBoise County: 1,831 jobsBonner County: 16,176 jobsBonneville County: 63,586 jobsBoundary County: 4,167 jobsButte County: 10,275 jobsCamas County: 352 jobsCanyon County: 90,221 jobsCaribou County: 3,544 jobsCassia County: 12,609 jobsClark County: 296 jobsClearwater County: 2,758 jobsCuster County: 1,601 jobsElmore County: 7,522 jobsFranklin County: 4,167 jobsFremont County: 3,797 jobsGem County: 4,595 jobsGooding County: 6,664 jobsIdaho County: 4,573 jobsJefferson County: 8,326 jobsJerome County: 12,328 jobsKootenai County: 71,925 jobsLatah County: 15,026 jobsLemhi County: 2,789 jobsLewis County: 1,554 jobsLincoln County: 1,729 jobsMadison County: 17,803 jobsMinidoka County: 9,227 jobsNez Perce County: 21,772 jobsOneida County: 1,638 jobsOwyhee County: 3,425 jobsPayette County: 7,196 jobsPower County: 3,919 jobsShoshone County: 4,923 jobsTeton County: 4,906 jobsTwin Falls County: 42,703 jobsValley County: 5,740 jobsWashington County: 2,928 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Washington 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), Washington 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), Washington 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/washington-county-idaho. 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), Washington 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/washington-county-idaho.

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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), Washington 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/washington-county-idaho (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 2,928 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 44 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 Washington County?

3,026 jobs in 2022, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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