# Counties in Michigan by covered employment (QCEW), 2025

All 83 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `covered_employment`
- Unit: jobs
- 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | jobs |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Wayne County | 721,389 |
| 2 | Oakland County | 720,266 |
| 3 | Kent County | 417,408 |
| 4 | Macomb County | 331,515 |
| 5 | Washtenaw County | 219,230 |
| 6 | Ingham County | 155,298 |
| 7 | Genesee County | 134,908 |
| 8 | Ottawa County | 129,408 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 122,119 |
| 10 | Saginaw County | 80,210 |
| 11 | Livingston County | 64,689 |
| 12 | Muskegon County | 62,026 |
| 13 | Berrien County | 60,632 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 55,466 |
| 15 | Calhoun County | 54,949 |
| 16 | Grand Traverse County | 52,238 |
| 17 | Eaton County | 45,625 |
| 18 | Allegan County | 43,686 |
| 19 | St. Clair County | 41,734 |
| 20 | Monroe County | 40,577 |
| 21 | Midland County | 38,301 |
| 22 | Bay County | 34,153 |
| 23 | Marquette County | 26,924 |
| 24 | Isabella County | 26,856 |
| 25 | Lenawee County | 25,857 |
| 26 | Lapeer County | 22,229 |
| 27 | Van Buren County | 21,582 |
| 28 | St. Joseph County | 20,801 |
| 29 | Ionia County | 18,832 |
| 30 | Clinton County | 18,741 |
| 31 | Emmet County | 17,859 |
| 32 | Montcalm County | 16,387 |
| 33 | Shiawassee County | 15,490 |
| 34 | Branch County | 15,400 |
| 35 | Delta County | 13,886 |
| 36 | Dickinson County | 13,696 |
| 37 | Barry County | 13,286 |
| 38 | Wexford County | 13,082 |
| 39 | Chippewa County | 12,796 |
| 40 | Gratiot County | 12,739 |
| 41 | Houghton County | 12,476 |
| 42 | Hillsdale County | 12,461 |
| 43 | Mecosta County | 12,262 |
| 44 | Tuscola County | 12,153 |
| 45 | Alpena County | 12,115 |
| 46 | Newaygo County | 11,796 |
| 47 | Huron County | 11,350 |
| 48 | Charlevoix County | 10,881 |
| 49 | Otsego County | 10,549 |
| 50 | Sanilac County | 10,347 |
| 51 | Mason County | 10,162 |
| 52 | Cass County | 9,582 |
| 53 | Osceola County | 7,692 |
| 54 | Clare County | 7,670 |
| 55 | Iosco County | 7,624 |
| 56 | Manistee County | 7,448 |
| 57 | Leelanau County | 7,359 |
| 58 | Menominee County | 7,115 |
| 59 | Oceana County | 6,510 |
| 60 | Cheboygan County | 6,125 |
| 61 | Roscommon County | 6,103 |
| 62 | Ogemaw County | 6,086 |
| 63 | Antrim County | 5,061 |
| 64 | Benzie County | 5,028 |
| 65 | Kalkaska County | 4,924 |
| 66 | Gogebic County | 4,848 |
| 67 | Mackinac County | 4,804 |
| 68 | Gladwin County | 4,495 |
| 69 | Missaukee County | 4,110 |
| 70 | Crawford County | 4,065 |
| 71 | Arenac County | 3,940 |
| 72 | Iron County | 3,371 |
| 73 | Baraga County | 2,965 |
| 74 | Schoolcraft County | 2,764 |
| 75 | Alger County | 2,678 |
| 76 | Presque Isle County | 2,561 |
| 77 | Montmorency County | 2,056 |
| 78 | Luce County | 1,932 |
| 79 | Lake County | 1,694 |
| 80 | Alcona County | 1,533 |
| 81 | Oscoda County | 1,363 |
| 82 | Ontonagon County | 1,338 |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | 498 |