Covered employment (QCEW) in Wayne County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wayne County was 9,050 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 60th highest of 159 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs9,050
Change on 2024+2.1%
Series high9,0522005
Series low7,8012016

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

7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 8,816 jobs2002: 8,807 jobs2003: 8,855 jobs2004: 8,900 jobs2005: 9,052 jobs2006: 8,920 jobs2007: 9,052 jobs2008: 8,745 jobs2009: 8,232 jobs2010: 8,039 jobs2011: 8,110 jobs2012: 8,180 jobs2013: 8,165 jobs2014: 8,039 jobs2015: 8,035 jobs2016: 7,801 jobs2017: 7,846 jobs2018: 7,988 jobs2019: 8,170 jobs2020: 8,095 jobs2021: 8,406 jobs2022: 8,606 jobs2023: 8,716 jobs2024: 8,867 jobs2025: 9,050 jobs7,5008,0008,5009,0009,5002001201020252001: 8,816 jobs2002: 8,807 jobs2003: 8,855 jobs2004: 8,900 jobs2005: 9,052 jobs2006: 8,920 jobs2007: 9,052 jobs2008: 8,745 jobs2009: 8,232 jobs2010: 8,039 jobs2011: 8,110 jobs2012: 8,180 jobs2013: 8,165 jobs2014: 8,039 jobs2015: 8,035 jobs2016: 7,801 jobs2017: 7,846 jobs2018: 7,988 jobs2019: 8,170 jobs2020: 8,095 jobs2021: 8,406 jobs2022: 8,606 jobs2023: 8,716 jobs2024: 8,867 jobs2025: 9,050 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
20259,050
20248,867
20238,716
20228,606
20218,406
20208,095
20198,170
20187,988
20177,846
20167,801
20158,035
20148,039
20138,165
20128,180
20118,110
20108,039
20098,232
20088,745
20079,052
20068,920
20059,052
20048,900
20038,855
20028,807
20018,816

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place2025
Wayne County9,050
Georgia4,890,150
United States155,732,363

Wayne County compared with nearby places

Appling County: 7,777 jobsAtkinson County: 2,166 jobsBacon County: 3,746 jobsBaker County: 454 jobsBaldwin County: 16,520 jobsBanks County: 5,109 jobsBarrow County: 24,813 jobsBartow County: 47,654 jobsBen Hill County: 5,665 jobsBerrien County: 3,953 jobsBibb County: 79,940 jobsBleckley County: 3,278 jobsBrantley County: 2,707 jobsBrooks County: 3,363 jobsBryan County: 13,308 jobsBulloch County: 28,815 jobsBurke County: 7,322 jobsButts County: 8,528 jobsCalhoun County: 1,271 jobsCamden County: 16,280 jobsCandler County: 3,189 jobsCarroll County: 46,150 jobsCatoosa County: 16,421 jobsCharlton County: 2,171 jobsChatham County: 172,740 jobsChattahoochee County: 1,982 jobsChattooga County: 5,079 jobsCherokee County: 73,868 jobsClarke County: 73,999 jobsClay County: 581 jobsClayton County: 129,649 jobsClinch County: 2,384 jobsCobb County: 381,663 jobsCoffee County: 17,975 jobsColquitt County: 15,791 jobsColumbia County: 42,806 jobsCook County: 4,540 jobsCoweta County: 49,373 jobsCrawford County: 1,336 jobsCrisp County: 8,409 jobsDade County: 4,576 jobsDawson County: 11,498 jobsDecatur County: 8,635 jobsDeKalb County: 312,426 jobsDodge County: 5,013 jobsDooly County: 2,692 jobsDougherty County: 44,899 jobsDouglas County: 49,867 jobsEarly County: 3,540 jobsEchols County: 603 jobsEffingham County: 14,590 jobsElbert County: 5,943 jobsEmanuel County: 7,229 jobsEvans County: 4,626 jobsFannin County: 7,675 jobsFayette County: 48,483 jobsFloyd County: 44,187 jobsForsyth County: 90,199 jobsFranklin County: 8,226 jobsFulton County: 948,768 jobsGilmer County: 8,305 jobsGlascock County: 391 jobsGlynn County: 43,238 jobsGordon County: 25,007 jobsGrady County: 5,823 jobsGreene County: 7,333 jobsGwinnett County: 390,169 jobsHabersham County: 15,755 jobsHall County: 103,296 jobsHancock County: 1,437 jobsHaralson County: 8,149 jobsHarris County: 6,950 jobsHart County: 8,261 jobsHeard County: 2,174 jobsHenry County: 75,454 jobsHouston County: 65,359 jobsIrwin County: 1,930 jobsJackson County: 43,619 jobsJasper County: 2,461 jobsJeff Davis County: 4,348 jobsJefferson County: 4,890 jobsJenkins County: 1,709 jobsJohnson County: 1,421 jobsJones County: 4,238 jobsLamar County: 4,462 jobsLanier County: 1,370 jobsLaurens County: 20,291 jobsLee County: 7,583 jobsLiberty County: 19,848 jobsLincoln County: 1,451 jobsLong County: 1,388 jobsLowndes County: 49,349 jobsLumpkin County: 8,806 jobsMcDuffie County: 7,094 jobsMcIntosh County: 1,846 jobsMacon County: 2,624 jobsMadison County: 4,233 jobsMarion County: 1,290 jobsMeriwether County: 5,046 jobsMiller County: 1,940 jobsMitchell County: 6,497 jobsMonroe County: 8,368 jobsMontgomery County: 1,518 jobsMorgan County: 9,071 jobsMurray County: 8,160 jobsMuscogee County: 89,113 jobsNewton County: 27,786 jobsOconee County: 17,237 jobsOglethorpe County: 1,958 jobsPaulding County: 30,869 jobsPeach County: 10,790 jobsPickens County: 9,658 jobsPierce County: 4,650 jobsPike County: 3,541 jobsPolk County: 11,132 jobsPulaski County: 2,878 jobsPutnam County: 6,381 jobsQuitman County: 336 jobsRabun County: 5,714 jobsRandolph County: 1,660 jobsRichmond County: 104,220 jobsRockdale County: 34,821 jobsSchley County: 1,224 jobsScreven County: 2,946 jobsSeminole County: 2,219 jobsSpalding County: 23,534 jobsStephens County: 8,219 jobsStewart County: 1,708 jobsSumter County: 9,680 jobsTalbot County: 984 jobsTaliaferro County: 192 jobsTattnall County: 5,685 jobsTaylor County: 1,592 jobsTelfair County: 2,120 jobsTerrell County: 2,100 jobsThomas County: 20,901 jobsTift County: 21,569 jobsToombs County: 11,971 jobsTowns County: 3,393 jobsTreutlen County: 1,145 jobsTroup County: 42,864 jobsTurner County: 1,800 jobsTwiggs County: 1,801 jobsUnion County: 7,856 jobsUpson County: 7,242 jobsWalker County: 14,867 jobsWalton County: 26,474 jobsWare County: 14,273 jobsWarren County: 1,438 jobsWashington County: 6,468 jobsWayne County: 9,050 jobsWebster County: 456 jobsWheeler County: 1,037 jobsWhite County: 9,423 jobsWhitfield County: 55,935 jobsWilcox County: 1,198 jobsWilkes County: 2,770 jobsWilkinson County: 2,876 jobsWorth County: 3,101 jobs
  • Under 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 7,000
  • 7,000 to 11K
  • 11K to 43K
  • 43K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Wayne 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), Wayne 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), Wayne 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/wayne-county-georgia. 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), Wayne 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/wayne-county-georgia.

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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), Wayne 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/wayne-county-georgia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wayne County was 9,050 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 60th highest of 159 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Wayne County?

9,052 jobs in 2005, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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