Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 6,218 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 58th highest of 102 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs6,218

Change on 2024+1.5%

Rank58th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high6,8412018

Series low4,9172009

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington 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	6,218
2024	6,126
2023	6,385
2022	6,642
2021	6,339
2020	6,168
2019	6,654
2018	6,841
2017	6,257
2016	6,131
2015	5,967
2014	5,629
2013	5,455
2012	5,748
2011	4,938
2010	4,984
2009	4,917
2008	5,106
2007	5,204
2006	5,455
2005	5,587
2004	5,652
2003	5,623
2002	5,633
2001	5,790

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2025
Washington County	6,218
Illinois	6,067,518
United States	155,732,363

Washington County compared with nearby places

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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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Illinois by covered employment (QCEW) 102 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), Washington 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), 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-illinois. 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-illinois.

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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-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 6,218 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 58th highest of 102 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?

6,841 jobs in 2018, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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