Covered employment (QCEW) in Worcester County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Worcester County was 356,384 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs356,384

Change on 2024+1.4%

Rank3rd of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked

Series high356,3842025

Series low307,6892009

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Worcester 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	356,384
2024	351,476
2023	351,037
2022	350,980
2021	337,997
2020	326,180
2019	353,153
2018	350,313
2017	346,730
2016	340,503
2015	334,303
2014	328,389
2013	322,389
2012	315,930
2011	313,754
2010	309,081
2009	307,689
2008	319,368
2007	320,847
2006	319,509
2005	316,569
2004	317,194
2003	314,972
2002	316,503
2001	321,044

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place	2025
Worcester County	356,384
Massachusetts	3,634,042
United States	155,732,363

Worcester County compared with nearby places

Under 45K
45K to 120K
120K to 220K
220K to 350K
350K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Worcester 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 Massachusetts by covered employment (QCEW) 14 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), Worcester 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), Worcester 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/worcester-county-massachusetts. 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), Worcester 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/worcester-county-massachusetts.

Harvard

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), Worcester 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/worcester-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Worcester County was 356,384 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 14 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 Worcester County?

356,384 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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