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Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 66,110 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs66,110
Change on 2024+3%
Rank9th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high67,1082015
Series low59,8522020

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

58K60K62K64K66K68K20012005200920132017202120252001: 63,194 jobs2002: 63,777 jobs2003: 64,421 jobs2004: 63,947 jobs2005: 65,865 jobs2006: 66,827 jobs2007: 66,780 jobs2008: 66,106 jobs2009: 63,587 jobs2010: 63,537 jobs2011: 64,674 jobs2012: 66,543 jobs2013: 66,709 jobs2014: 66,772 jobs2015: 67,108 jobs2016: 66,896 jobs2017: 66,575 jobs2018: 65,708 jobs2019: 64,943 jobs2020: 59,852 jobs2021: 61,950 jobs2022: 62,349 jobs2023: 62,759 jobs2024: 64,206 jobs2025: 66,110 jobs58K60K62K64K66K68K2001201020252001: 63,194 jobs2002: 63,777 jobs2003: 64,421 jobs2004: 63,947 jobs2005: 65,865 jobs2006: 66,827 jobs2007: 66,780 jobs2008: 66,106 jobs2009: 63,587 jobs2010: 63,537 jobs2011: 64,674 jobs2012: 66,543 jobs2013: 66,709 jobs2014: 66,772 jobs2015: 67,108 jobs2016: 66,896 jobs2017: 66,575 jobs2018: 65,708 jobs2019: 64,943 jobs2020: 59,852 jobs2021: 61,950 jobs2022: 62,349 jobs2023: 62,759 jobs2024: 64,206 jobs2025: 66,110 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
202566,110
202464,206
202362,759
202262,349
202161,950
202059,852
201964,943
201865,708
201766,575
201666,896
201567,108
201466,772
201366,709
201266,543
201164,674
201063,537
200963,587
200866,106
200766,780
200666,827
200565,865
200463,947
200364,421
200263,777
200163,194

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2025
Washington County66,110
Maryland2,754,961
United States155,732,363

Washington County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 26,493 jobsAnne Arundel County: 293,059 jobsBaltimore County: 369,662 jobsCalvert County: 22,528 jobsCaroline County: 9,016 jobsCarroll County: 59,443 jobsCecil County: 36,824 jobsCharles County: 43,545 jobsDorchester County: 11,861 jobsFrederick County: 106,962 jobsGarrett County: 12,052 jobsHarford County: 96,105 jobsHoward County: 173,088 jobsKent County: 7,553 jobsMontgomery County: 456,358 jobsPrince George's County: 328,137 jobsQueen Anne's County: 16,289 jobsSt. Mary's County: 47,919 jobsSomerset County: 7,051 jobsTalbot County: 18,470 jobsWashington County: 66,110 jobsWicomico County: 46,328 jobsWorcester County: 26,246 jobsBaltimore city: 347,764 jobs
  • Under 15K
  • 15K to 29K
  • 29K to 57K
  • 57K to 220K
  • 220K and over
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-maryland. 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), 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-maryland.

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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-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 66,110 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 24 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?

67,108 jobs in 2015, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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