Covered employment (QCEW) in White County

Covered employment (QCEW) in White County was 4,075 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.1% from 2024. That is the 75th highest of 102 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,075
Change on 2024-3.1%
Series high4,9082004
Series low3,7082021

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

3,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 4,759 jobs2002: 4,848 jobs2003: 4,836 jobs2004: 4,908 jobs2005: 4,840 jobs2006: 4,752 jobs2007: 4,702 jobs2008: 4,719 jobs2009: 4,536 jobs2010: 4,477 jobs2011: 4,486 jobs2012: 4,487 jobs2013: 4,389 jobs2014: 4,477 jobs2015: 4,388 jobs2016: 4,227 jobs2017: 4,247 jobs2018: 4,321 jobs2019: 4,245 jobs2020: 3,809 jobs2021: 3,708 jobs2022: 3,893 jobs2023: 4,033 jobs2024: 4,205 jobs2025: 4,075 jobs3,5004,0004,5005,0002001201020252001: 4,759 jobs2002: 4,848 jobs2003: 4,836 jobs2004: 4,908 jobs2005: 4,840 jobs2006: 4,752 jobs2007: 4,702 jobs2008: 4,719 jobs2009: 4,536 jobs2010: 4,477 jobs2011: 4,486 jobs2012: 4,487 jobs2013: 4,389 jobs2014: 4,477 jobs2015: 4,388 jobs2016: 4,227 jobs2017: 4,247 jobs2018: 4,321 jobs2019: 4,245 jobs2020: 3,809 jobs2021: 3,708 jobs2022: 3,893 jobs2023: 4,033 jobs2024: 4,205 jobs2025: 4,075 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
20254,075
20244,205
20234,033
20223,893
20213,708
20203,809
20194,245
20184,321
20174,247
20164,227
20154,388
20144,477
20134,389
20124,487
20114,486
20104,477
20094,536
20084,719
20074,702
20064,752
20054,840
20044,908
20034,836
20024,848
20014,759

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2025
White County4,075
Illinois6,067,518
United States155,732,363

White County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 32,380 jobsAlexander County: 859 jobsBond County: 4,518 jobsBoone County: 11,310 jobsBrown County: 4,825 jobsBureau County: 10,021 jobsCalhoun County: 744 jobsCarroll County: 4,081 jobsCass County: 4,595 jobsChampaign County: 95,049 jobsChristian County: 9,275 jobsClark County: 4,304 jobsClay County: 4,691 jobsClinton County: 12,725 jobsColes County: 23,624 jobsCook County: 2,594,810 jobsCrawford County: 7,629 jobsCumberland County: 2,889 jobsDeKalb County: 36,506 jobsDe Witt County: 5,070 jobsDouglas County: 7,574 jobsDuPage County: 629,392 jobsEdgar County: 7,158 jobsEdwards County: 1,693 jobsEffingham County: 23,401 jobsFayette County: 4,954 jobsFord County: 5,525 jobsFranklin County: 9,002 jobsFulton County: 8,639 jobsGallatin County: 902 jobsGreene County: 2,255 jobsGrundy County: 22,954 jobsHamilton County: 2,071 jobsHancock County: 4,257 jobsHardin County: 780 jobsHenderson County: 1,176 jobsHenry County: 13,972 jobsIroquois County: 7,015 jobsJackson County: 27,609 jobsJasper County: 2,147 jobsJefferson County: 19,432 jobsJersey County: 5,105 jobsJo Daviess County: 7,551 jobsJohnson County: 2,715 jobsKane County: 213,552 jobsKankakee County: 41,919 jobsKendall County: 30,845 jobsKnox County: 17,188 jobsLake County: 325,826 jobsLaSalle County: 38,720 jobsLawrence County: 4,008 jobsLee County: 12,642 jobsLivingston County: 13,918 jobsLogan County: 7,636 jobsMcDonough County: 9,955 jobsMcHenry County: 98,058 jobsMcLean County: 87,006 jobsMacon County: 45,164 jobsMacoupin County: 9,921 jobsMadison County: 107,517 jobsMarion County: 12,335 jobsMarshall County: 2,864 jobsMason County: 2,829 jobsMassac County: 2,853 jobsMenard County: 1,858 jobsMercer County: 3,190 jobsMonroe County: 8,577 jobsMontgomery County: 8,847 jobsMorgan County: 14,194 jobsMoultrie County: 5,171 jobsOgle County: 14,427 jobsPeoria County: 101,809 jobsPerry County: 4,433 jobsPiatt County: 3,776 jobsPike County: 3,819 jobsPope County: 432 jobsPulaski County: 1,221 jobsPutnam County: 2,002 jobsRandolph County: 11,252 jobsRichland County: 5,731 jobsRock Island County: 69,106 jobsSt. Clair County: 89,192 jobsSaline County: 8,189 jobsSangamon County: 130,936 jobsSchuyler County: 1,715 jobsScott County: 927 jobsShelby County: 4,919 jobsStark County: 1,673 jobsStephenson County: 17,408 jobsTazewell County: 46,709 jobsUnion County: 5,238 jobsVermilion County: 25,378 jobsWabash County: 3,339 jobsWarren County: 6,346 jobsWashington County: 6,218 jobsWayne County: 3,958 jobsWhite County: 4,075 jobsWhiteside County: 20,285 jobsWill County: 267,868 jobsWilliamson County: 29,573 jobsWinnebago County: 125,716 jobsWoodford County: 11,272 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. White 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), White 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), White 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/white-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), White 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/white-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), White 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/white-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in White County was 4,075 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.1% from 2024. That is the 75th 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 White County?

4,908 jobs in 2004, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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