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Covered employment (QCEW) in Wicomico County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wicomico County was 46,328 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs46,328
Change on 2024+0.4%
Rank12th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high46,9442006
Series low41,4862002

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

40K42K44K46K48K20012005200920132017202120252001: 41,753 jobs2002: 41,486 jobs2003: 41,867 jobs2004: 43,706 jobs2005: 45,351 jobs2006: 46,944 jobs2007: 46,902 jobs2008: 46,447 jobs2009: 44,621 jobs2010: 43,656 jobs2011: 43,594 jobs2012: 44,155 jobs2013: 44,097 jobs2014: 44,080 jobs2015: 44,804 jobs2016: 45,006 jobs2017: 45,113 jobs2018: 45,357 jobs2019: 45,282 jobs2020: 42,777 jobs2021: 44,244 jobs2022: 45,356 jobs2023: 45,587 jobs2024: 46,139 jobs2025: 46,328 jobs40K42K44K46K48K2001201020252001: 41,753 jobs2002: 41,486 jobs2003: 41,867 jobs2004: 43,706 jobs2005: 45,351 jobs2006: 46,944 jobs2007: 46,902 jobs2008: 46,447 jobs2009: 44,621 jobs2010: 43,656 jobs2011: 43,594 jobs2012: 44,155 jobs2013: 44,097 jobs2014: 44,080 jobs2015: 44,804 jobs2016: 45,006 jobs2017: 45,113 jobs2018: 45,357 jobs2019: 45,282 jobs2020: 42,777 jobs2021: 44,244 jobs2022: 45,356 jobs2023: 45,587 jobs2024: 46,139 jobs2025: 46,328 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
202546,328
202446,139
202345,587
202245,356
202144,244
202042,777
201945,282
201845,357
201745,113
201645,006
201544,804
201444,080
201344,097
201244,155
201143,594
201043,656
200944,621
200846,447
200746,902
200646,944
200545,351
200443,706
200341,867
200241,486
200141,753

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2025
Wicomico County46,328
Maryland2,754,961
United States155,732,363

Wicomico 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. Wicomico 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), Wicomico 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), Wicomico 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/wicomico-county-maryland. 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), Wicomico 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/wicomico-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), Wicomico 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/wicomico-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wicomico County was 46,328 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 Wicomico County?

46,944 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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