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Business establishments (QCEW) in Arkansas

Business establishments (QCEW) in Arkansas was 109,976 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count109,976
Change on 2024+6%
Rank32nd of 51US states ranked
Series high109,9762025
Series low72,8142001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Arkansas, 2001 to 2025

70K80K90K100K110K20012005200920132017202120252001: 72,814 count2002: 73,709 count2003: 74,655 count2004: 75,593 count2005: 77,630 count2006: 81,216 count2007: 83,028 count2008: 85,811 count2009: 85,737 count2010: 85,194 count2011: 85,344 count2012: 85,053 count2013: 86,863 count2014: 86,833 count2015: 87,922 count2016: 88,435 count2017: 89,291 count2018: 90,444 count2019: 91,905 count2020: 93,392 count2021: 95,817 count2022: 99,083 count2023: 102,529 count2024: 103,755 count2025: 109,976 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
2025109,976
2024103,755
2023102,529
202299,083
202195,817
202093,392
201991,905
201890,444
201789,291
201688,435
201587,922
201486,833
201386,863
201285,053
201185,344
201085,194
200985,737
200885,811
200783,028
200681,216
200577,630
200475,593
200374,655
200273,709
200172,814

Compared with United States

Place2025
Arkansas109,976
United States12,112,924

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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), Arkansas, 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), Arkansas, 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/arkansas. 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), Arkansas, 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/arkansas.

Harvard

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), Arkansas, 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/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Arkansas was 109,976 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states 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 Arkansas?

109,976 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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