Business establishments (QCEW) in Amherst County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Amherst County was 766 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.6% from 2024. That is the 66th highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, count766

Change on 2024-3.6%

Rank66th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high8712022

Series low6082003

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

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

Period	count
2025	766
2024	795
2023	832
2022	871
2021	777
2020	768
2019	778
2018	787
2017	766
2016	742
2015	719
2014	683
2013	692
2012	708
2011	702
2010	701
2009	689
2008	691
2007	682
2006	651
2005	640
2004	622
2003	608
2002	624
2001	612

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2025
Amherst County	766
Virginia	319,557
United States	12,112,924

Amherst County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,200
1,200 to 2,500
2,500 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Amherst 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 business establishments (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Virginia by business establishments (QCEW) 133 places

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.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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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), Amherst 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 establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Amherst 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/amherst-county-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Amherst 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/amherst-county-virginia.

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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), Amherst 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/amherst-county-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Amherst County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Amherst County was 766 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.6% from 2024. That is the 66th highest of 133 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 Amherst County?

871 in 2022, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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