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

All 254 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/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | jobs |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Harris County | 2,458,604 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 1,829,643 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 1,017,941 |
| 4 | Bexar County | 937,109 |
| 5 | Travis County | 934,650 |
| 6 | Collin County | 562,572 |
| 7 | El Paso County | 338,016 |
| 8 | Denton County | 320,064 |
| 9 | Hidalgo County | 296,499 |
| 10 | Fort Bend County | 260,929 |
| 11 | Williamson County | 238,420 |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 235,441 |
| 13 | Nueces County | 165,925 |
| 14 | Cameron County | 154,673 |
| 15 | Lubbock County | 153,482 |
| 16 | Bell County | 130,527 |
| 17 | Galveston County | 126,458 |
| 18 | Brazos County | 126,296 |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 124,810 |
| 20 | Brazoria County | 124,808 |
| 21 | McLennan County | 122,992 |
| 22 | Midland County | 119,775 |
| 23 | Smith County | 115,454 |
| 24 | Webb County | 108,931 |
| 25 | Hays County | 98,495 |
| 26 | Ector County | 80,449 |
| 27 | Potter County | 78,735 |
| 28 | Comal County | 77,346 |
| 29 | Gregg County | 75,602 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 68,821 |
| 31 | Ellis County | 64,686 |
| 32 | Johnson County | 60,969 |
| 33 | Grayson County | 52,998 |
| 34 | Wichita County | 52,785 |
| 35 | Tom Green County | 49,935 |
| 36 | Guadalupe County | 49,773 |
| 37 | Kaufman County | 45,719 |
| 38 | Rockwall County | 43,738 |
| 39 | Parker County | 42,861 |
| 40 | Bowie County | 42,360 |
| 41 | Randall County | 37,224 |
| 42 | Victoria County | 36,854 |
| 43 | Angelina County | 35,617 |
| 44 | Hunt County | 33,372 |
| 45 | Waller County | 27,947 |
| 46 | Walker County | 26,291 |
| 47 | Orange County | 25,398 |
| 48 | Bastrop County | 23,427 |
| 49 | Chambers County | 23,244 |
| 50 | Nacogdoches County | 22,515 |
| 51 | Lamar County | 22,227 |
| 52 | Wise County | 21,814 |
| 53 | San Patricio County | 21,467 |
| 54 | Harrison County | 21,053 |
| 55 | Kendall County | 20,676 |
| 56 | Anderson County | 20,563 |
| 57 | Liberty County | 20,335 |
| 58 | Henderson County | 20,065 |
| 59 | Kerr County | 19,746 |
| 60 | Erath County | 19,535 |
| 61 | Maverick County | 18,991 |
| 62 | Hood County | 18,782 |
| 63 | Val Verde County | 18,355 |
| 64 | Titus County | 17,991 |
| 65 | Burnet County | 17,073 |
| 66 | Navarro County | 16,809 |
| 67 | Washington County | 16,712 |
| 68 | Cooke County | 16,662 |
| 69 | Wharton County | 16,194 |
| 70 | Brown County | 15,574 |
| 71 | Coryell County | 15,171 |
| 72 | Starr County | 15,052 |
| 73 | Cherokee County | 14,947 |
| 74 | Hopkins County | 14,697 |
| 75 | Jim Wells County | 14,627 |
| 76 | Atascosa County | 14,535 |
| 77 | Austin County | 13,541 |
| 78 | Rusk County | 13,308 |
| 79 | Polk County | 13,150 |
| 80 | Calhoun County | 13,054 |
| 81 | Moore County | 12,962 |
| 82 | Van Zandt County | 12,908 |
| 83 | Gillespie County | 12,576 |
| 84 | Hardin County | 12,194 |
| 84 | Kleberg County | 12,194 |
| 86 | Howard County | 11,977 |
| 87 | Hill County | 11,848 |
| 88 | Matagorda County | 11,495 |
| 89 | Medina County | 11,400 |
| 90 | Caldwell County | 11,130 |
| 91 | Hale County | 10,840 |
| 92 | Wood County | 10,735 |
| 93 | Uvalde County | 9,739 |
| 94 | Wilson County | 9,592 |
| 95 | Fayette County | 9,376 |
| 96 | Jasper County | 9,028 |
| 97 | Fannin County | 8,995 |
| 98 | Hockley County | 8,939 |
| 99 | Shelby County | 8,789 |
| 100 | Limestone County | 8,650 |
| 101 | Palo Pinto County | 8,545 |
| 102 | Bee County | 8,476 |
| 103 | Grimes County | 8,470 |
| 104 | Deaf Smith County | 8,262 |
| 105 | Lee County | 8,011 |
| 106 | Reeves County | 7,958 |
| 107 | Cass County | 7,925 |
| 108 | Andrews County | 7,833 |
| 109 | Upshur County | 7,790 |
| 110 | Panola County | 7,710 |
| 111 | Hutchinson County | 7,708 |
| 112 | Houston County | 7,667 |
| 113 | Gray County | 7,622 |
| 114 | Colorado County | 7,493 |
| 115 | Gonzales County | 7,340 |
| 116 | Gaines County | 7,244 |
| 117 | Carson County | 7,046 |
| 118 | Young County | 6,974 |
| 119 | DeWitt County | 6,959 |
| 120 | Scurry County | 6,621 |
| 121 | Parmer County | 6,490 |
| 122 | Frio County | 6,381 |
| 123 | Ward County | 6,374 |
| 124 | Aransas County | 6,201 |
| 125 | Leon County | 6,189 |
| 126 | Nolan County | 6,177 |
| 127 | Karnes County | 6,162 |
| 128 | Milam County | 6,149 |
| 129 | Wilbarger County | 6,027 |
| 130 | Lavaca County | 5,987 |
| 131 | Lampasas County | 5,803 |
| 132 | Eastland County | 5,756 |
| 133 | Llano County | 5,721 |
| 134 | Dimmit County | 5,669 |
| 135 | Robertson County | 5,641 |
| 136 | Pecos County | 5,419 |
| 137 | Jackson County | 5,356 |
| 138 | Burleson County | 5,127 |
| 139 | Freestone County | 5,062 |
| 140 | Montague County | 4,821 |
| 141 | Dallam County | 4,788 |
| 142 | Brewster County | 4,529 |
| 143 | Comanche County | 4,416 |
| 144 | Madison County | 4,379 |
| 145 | Willacy County | 4,249 |
| 146 | Winkler County | 4,223 |
| 147 | Dawson County | 4,115 |
| 148 | Blanco County | 4,106 |
| 149 | Tyler County | 4,091 |
| 150 | Ochiltree County | 4,086 |
| 151 | Lamb County | 4,078 |
| 152 | Camp County | 4,000 |
| 153 | Upton County | 3,904 |
| 154 | Bandera County | 3,868 |
| 155 | Somervell County | 3,820 |
| 156 | Bosque County | 3,789 |
| 157 | Duval County | 3,706 |
| 158 | Franklin County | 3,694 |
| 159 | Live Oak County | 3,609 |
| 160 | Stephens County | 3,309 |
| 161 | Morris County | 3,278 |
| 162 | Jones County | 3,269 |
| 163 | La Salle County | 3,240 |
| 164 | Yoakum County | 3,194 |
| 165 | Terry County | 3,097 |
| 166 | Runnels County | 3,090 |
| 167 | Callahan County | 3,043 |
| 168 | Falls County | 3,030 |
| 169 | Childress County | 3,019 |
| 170 | Zapata County | 2,954 |
| 171 | Castro County | 2,927 |
| 172 | Hartley County | 2,868 |
| 173 | Hamilton County | 2,829 |
| 174 | Martin County | 2,728 |
| 175 | Red River County | 2,719 |
| 176 | San Jacinto County | 2,490 |
| 177 | Sabine County | 2,442 |
| 178 | Trinity County | 2,433 |
| 179 | Bailey County | 2,412 |
| 180 | Zavala County | 2,268 |
| 181 | Rains County | 2,259 |
| 182 | McCulloch County | 2,210 |
| 183 | Marion County | 2,203 |
| 184 | Jack County | 2,194 |
| 185 | Brooks County | 2,173 |
| 186 | Refugio County | 2,158 |
| 187 | Mitchell County | 2,152 |
| 188 | Coleman County | 2,132 |
| 189 | Hansford County | 2,095 |
| 190 | Presidio County | 2,066 |
| 191 | San Augustine County | 1,979 |
| 192 | Archer County | 1,918 |
| 193 | Swisher County | 1,790 |
| 194 | Wheeler County | 1,684 |
| 195 | Jim Hogg County | 1,679 |
| 196 | Clay County | 1,677 |
| 197 | Reagan County | 1,642 |
| 198 | Culberson County | 1,589 |
| 199 | Baylor County | 1,586 |
| 200 | San Saba County | 1,560 |
| 201 | Floyd County | 1,524 |
| 202 | Lynn County | 1,498 |
| 203 | Haskell County | 1,494 |
| 204 | Goliad County | 1,392 |
| 205 | Mills County | 1,364 |
| 206 | Garza County | 1,361 |
| 207 | Hardeman County | 1,357 |
| 208 | Crane County | 1,336 |
| 209 | Crockett County | 1,325 |
| 210 | Hemphill County | 1,289 |
| 211 | Newton County | 1,211 |
| 212 | Shackelford County | 1,209 |
| 213 | Lipscomb County | 1,182 |
| 214 | Kimble County | 1,170 |
| 215 | Sutton County | 1,134 |
| 216 | Hudspeth County | 1,133 |
| 217 | Mason County | 1,110 |
| 218 | Sherman County | 1,090 |
| 219 | Knox County | 1,089 |
| 220 | Crosby County | 1,060 |
| 221 | Concho County | 1,046 |
| 222 | Kinney County | 987 |
| 223 | Delta County | 985 |
| 224 | Loving County | 953 |
| 225 | Glasscock County | 948 |
| 226 | Oldham County | 903 |
| 227 | Donley County | 899 |
| 228 | Coke County | 871 |
| 229 | Real County | 840 |
| 230 | Jeff Davis County | 829 |
| 231 | Fisher County | 818 |
| 232 | Cottle County | 811 |
| 233 | Irion County | 794 |
| 234 | Collingsworth County | 786 |
| 235 | Hall County | 738 |
| 236 | Armstrong County | 733 |
| 237 | Stonewall County | 724 |
| 238 | Schleicher County | 711 |
| 239 | Cochran County | 685 |
| 240 | McMullen County | 538 |
| 241 | Dickens County | 530 |
| 242 | Sterling County | 519 |
| 243 | Edwards County | 491 |
| 244 | Menard County | 432 |
| 245 | Throckmorton County | 395 |
| 246 | Foard County | 388 |
| 247 | Kent County | 380 |
| 248 | Briscoe County | 373 |
| 249 | Borden County | 345 |
| 250 | Motley County | 305 |
| 251 | King County | 267 |
| 252 | Terrell County | 261 |
| 253 | Kenedy County | 244 |
| 254 | Roberts County | 170 |