Covered employment (QCEW) in Wise County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wise County was 10,958 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 62nd highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs10,958

Change on 2024-0.1%

Rank62nd of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high15,8932011

Series low10,9112023

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

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

Period	jobs
2025	10,958
2024	10,969
2023	10,911
2022	11,153
2021	10,993
2020	11,026
2019	11,677
2018	11,559
2017	11,621
2016	11,471
2015	12,246
2014	12,449
2013	13,117
2012	14,288
2011	15,893
2010	15,444
2009	15,060
2008	14,493
2007	14,475
2006	14,364
2005	14,467
2004	14,498
2003	13,996
2002	13,407
2001	13,412

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2025
Wise County	10,958
Virginia	4,149,424
United States	155,732,363

Wise County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 10K
10K to 15K
15K to 38K
38K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Wise 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Virginia by covered employment (QCEW) 133 places

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), Wise 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), Wise 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/wise-county-virginia. 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), Wise 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/wise-county-virginia.

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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), Wise 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/wise-county-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wise County was 10,958 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 62nd highest of 133 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 Wise County?

15,893 jobs in 2011, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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