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Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 63,282 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 95 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs63,282
Change on 2024-0.7%
Rank10th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high64,9922023
Series low54,1702002
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Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County, 2001 to 2025

52.5K55K57.5K60K62.5K65K20012005200920132017202120252001: 56,611 jobs2002: 54,170 jobs2003: 55,812 jobs2004: 57,966 jobs2005: 59,314 jobs2006: 59,749 jobs2007: 61,180 jobs2008: 61,432 jobs2009: 58,508 jobs2010: 58,104 jobs2011: 59,833 jobs2012: 60,322 jobs2013: 58,415 jobs2014: 58,633 jobs2015: 60,342 jobs2016: 60,837 jobs2017: 61,442 jobs2018: 61,447 jobs2019: 61,243 jobs2020: 59,261 jobs2021: 61,682 jobs2022: 63,785 jobs2023: 64,992 jobs2024: 63,746 jobs2025: 63,282 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
202563,282
202463,746
202364,992
202263,785
202161,682
202059,261
201961,243
201861,447
201761,442
201660,837
201560,342
201458,633
201358,415
201260,322
201159,833
201058,104
200958,508
200861,432
200761,180
200659,749
200559,314
200457,966
200355,812
200254,170
200156,611

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2025
Washington County63,282
Tennessee3,265,460
United States155,732,363

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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-tennessee. 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-tennessee.

Harvard

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-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 63,282 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 95 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?

64,992 jobs in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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