Covered employment (QCEW) in Wolfe County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wolfe County was 1,594 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.9% from 2024. That is the 109th highest of 120 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,594
Change on 2024+1.9%
Series high1,5942025
Series low1,1572007

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

1,1001,2001,3001,4001,5001,60020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,338 jobs2002: 1,319 jobs2003: 1,254 jobs2004: 1,216 jobs2005: 1,171 jobs2006: 1,179 jobs2007: 1,157 jobs2008: 1,212 jobs2009: 1,186 jobs2010: 1,196 jobs2011: 1,196 jobs2012: 1,204 jobs2013: 1,232 jobs2014: 1,261 jobs2015: 1,222 jobs2016: 1,224 jobs2017: 1,211 jobs2018: 1,206 jobs2019: 1,242 jobs2020: 1,349 jobs2021: 1,511 jobs2022: 1,546 jobs2023: 1,473 jobs2024: 1,564 jobs2025: 1,594 jobs1,0001,2001,4001,6002001201020252001: 1,338 jobs2002: 1,319 jobs2003: 1,254 jobs2004: 1,216 jobs2005: 1,171 jobs2006: 1,179 jobs2007: 1,157 jobs2008: 1,212 jobs2009: 1,186 jobs2010: 1,196 jobs2011: 1,196 jobs2012: 1,204 jobs2013: 1,232 jobs2014: 1,261 jobs2015: 1,222 jobs2016: 1,224 jobs2017: 1,211 jobs2018: 1,206 jobs2019: 1,242 jobs2020: 1,349 jobs2021: 1,511 jobs2022: 1,546 jobs2023: 1,473 jobs2024: 1,564 jobs2025: 1,594 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
20251,594
20241,564
20231,473
20221,546
20211,511
20201,349
20191,242
20181,206
20171,211
20161,224
20151,222
20141,261
20131,232
20121,204
20111,196
20101,196
20091,186
20081,212
20071,157
20061,179
20051,171
20041,216
20031,254
20021,319
20011,338

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2025
Wolfe County1,594
Kentucky1,990,460
United States155,732,363

Wolfe County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 5,091 jobsAllen County: 5,159 jobsAnderson County: 5,155 jobsBallard County: 1,923 jobsBarren County: 15,651 jobsBath County: 1,937 jobsBell County: 8,318 jobsBoone County: 105,521 jobsBourbon County: 7,068 jobsBoyd County: 26,451 jobsBoyle County: 14,509 jobsBracken County: 1,564 jobsBreathitt County: 2,641 jobsBreckinridge County: 3,769 jobsBullitt County: 29,334 jobsButler County: 2,940 jobsCaldwell County: 4,673 jobsCalloway County: 15,612 jobsCampbell County: 32,037 jobsCarlisle County: 1,054 jobsCarroll County: 7,875 jobsCarter County: 5,573 jobsCasey County: 3,954 jobsChristian County: 31,172 jobsClark County: 13,539 jobsClay County: 4,088 jobsClinton County: 3,635 jobsCrittenden County: 1,917 jobsCumberland County: 2,520 jobsDaviess County: 47,804 jobsEdmonson County: 1,695 jobsElliott County: 898 jobsEstill County: 2,261 jobsFayette County: 206,779 jobsFleming County: 3,209 jobsFloyd County: 11,099 jobsFranklin County: 35,322 jobsFulton County: 2,250 jobsGallatin County: 2,526 jobsGarrard County: 2,688 jobsGrant County: 5,430 jobsGraves County: 11,949 jobsGrayson County: 7,242 jobsGreen County: 1,900 jobsGreenup County: 7,006 jobsHancock County: 3,627 jobsHardin County: 48,702 jobsHarlan County: 6,247 jobsHarrison County: 5,230 jobsHart County: 5,466 jobsHenderson County: 18,611 jobsHenry County: 3,044 jobsHickman County: 913 jobsHopkins County: 17,329 jobsJackson County: 1,770 jobsJefferson County: 480,013 jobsJessamine County: 18,926 jobsJohnson County: 5,322 jobsKenton County: 75,385 jobsKnott County: 2,208 jobsKnox County: 7,528 jobsLarue County: 2,614 jobsLaurel County: 26,104 jobsLawrence County: 3,759 jobsLee County: 1,721 jobsLeslie County: 1,446 jobsLetcher County: 4,130 jobsLewis County: 1,912 jobsLincoln County: 3,987 jobsLivingston County: 3,489 jobsLogan County: 8,764 jobsLyon County: 2,596 jobsMcCracken County: 40,975 jobsMcCreary County: 2,825 jobsMcLean County: 1,716 jobsMadison County: 36,855 jobsMagoffin County: 1,956 jobsMarion County: 8,904 jobsMarshall County: 11,471 jobsMartin County: 1,772 jobsMason County: 7,872 jobsMeade County: 5,372 jobsMenifee County: 950 jobsMercer County: 6,416 jobsMetcalfe County: 2,087 jobsMonroe County: 3,247 jobsMontgomery County: 10,114 jobsMorgan County: 3,181 jobsMuhlenberg County: 7,845 jobsNelson County: 18,432 jobsNicholas County: 962 jobsOhio County: 7,304 jobsOldham County: 16,995 jobsOwen County: 1,592 jobsOwsley County: 704 jobsPendleton County: 2,224 jobsPerry County: 11,306 jobsPike County: 20,166 jobsPowell County: 3,003 jobsPulaski County: 26,767 jobsRobertson County: 317 jobsRockcastle County: 3,837 jobsRowan County: 10,626 jobsRussell County: 6,049 jobsScott County: 31,432 jobsShelby County: 16,522 jobsSimpson County: 9,304 jobsSpencer County: 2,284 jobsTaylor County: 11,564 jobsTodd County: 2,941 jobsTrigg County: 2,955 jobsTrimble County: 1,022 jobsUnion County: 5,284 jobsWarren County: 71,839 jobsWashington County: 3,569 jobsWayne County: 5,080 jobsWebster County: 2,855 jobsWhitley County: 14,880 jobsWolfe County: 1,594 jobsWoodford County: 9,931 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Wolfe 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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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), Wolfe 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), Wolfe 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/wolfe-county-kentucky. 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), Wolfe 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/wolfe-county-kentucky.

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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), Wolfe 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/wolfe-county-kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Wolfe County was 1,594 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.9% from 2024. That is the 109th highest of 120 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 Wolfe County?

1,594 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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