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Business establishments (QCEW) in Aiken County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Aiken County was 3,946 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.7% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, count3,946
Change on 2024+3.7%
Rank11th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high3,9462025
Series low2,7792012

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Aiken County, 2001 to 2025

2,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 2,834 count2002: 2,924 count2003: 2,862 count2004: 2,831 count2005: 2,974 count2006: 3,220 count2007: 2,894 count2008: 2,960 count2009: 2,873 count2010: 2,817 count2011: 2,807 count2012: 2,779 count2013: 2,782 count2014: 2,804 count2015: 2,862 count2016: 2,835 count2017: 2,900 count2018: 2,969 count2019: 3,086 count2020: 3,184 count2021: 3,257 count2022: 3,416 count2023: 3,558 count2024: 3,807 count2025: 3,946 count2,5003,0003,5004,0002001201020252001: 2,834 count2002: 2,924 count2003: 2,862 count2004: 2,831 count2005: 2,974 count2006: 3,220 count2007: 2,894 count2008: 2,960 count2009: 2,873 count2010: 2,817 count2011: 2,807 count2012: 2,779 count2013: 2,782 count2014: 2,804 count2015: 2,862 count2016: 2,835 count2017: 2,900 count2018: 2,969 count2019: 3,086 count2020: 3,184 count2021: 3,257 count2022: 3,416 count2023: 3,558 count2024: 3,807 count2025: 3,946 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodcount
20253,946
20243,807
20233,558
20223,416
20213,257
20203,184
20193,086
20182,969
20172,900
20162,835
20152,862
20142,804
20132,782
20122,779
20112,807
20102,817
20092,873
20082,960
20072,894
20063,220
20052,974
20042,831
20032,862
20022,924
20012,834

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2025
Aiken County3,946
South Carolina193,664
United States12,112,924

Aiken County compared with nearby places

Abbeville County: 444 countAiken County: 3,946 countAllendale County: 174 countAnderson County: 4,631 countBamberg County: 313 countBarnwell County: 424 countBeaufort County: 7,802 countBerkeley County: 5,344 countCalhoun County: 284 countCharleston County: 22,691 countCherokee County: 1,010 countChester County: 671 countChesterfield County: 789 countClarendon County: 635 countColleton County: 926 countDarlington County: 1,257 countDillon County: 520 countDorchester County: 3,696 countEdgefield County: 471 countFairfield County: 435 countFlorence County: 3,717 countGeorgetown County: 2,428 countGreenville County: 20,563 countGreenwood County: 1,617 countHampton County: 410 countHorry County: 12,766 countJasper County: 980 countKershaw County: 1,584 countLancaster County: 2,330 countLaurens County: 1,086 countLee County: 299 countLexington County: 8,953 countMcCormick County: 305 countMarion County: 465 countMarlboro County: 332 countNewberry County: 938 countOconee County: 2,048 countOrangeburg County: 1,852 countPickens County: 2,978 countRichland County: 12,738 countSaluda County: 304 countSpartanburg County: 8,562 countSumter County: 2,308 countUnion County: 486 countWilliamsburg County: 643 countYork County: 9,163 count
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  • 400 to 600
  • 600 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 2,300
  • 2,300 to 6,600
  • 6,600 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Aiken 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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Definition

Average number of establishments with 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. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, 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 establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Aiken 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 establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Aiken 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/business-establishments/aiken-county-south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Aiken 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/business-establishments/aiken-county-south-carolina.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Aiken 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/business-establishments/aiken-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Aiken County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Aiken County was 3,946 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.7% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Aiken County?

3,946 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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