Business establishments (QCEW) in Avery County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Avery County was 668 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, count668
Change on 2024-4.3%
Series high7152023
Series low5812003

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

55060065070075020012005200920132017202120252001: 583 count2002: 582 count2003: 581 count2004: 603 count2005: 605 count2006: 611 count2007: 655 count2008: 679 count2009: 656 count2010: 639 count2011: 627 count2012: 639 count2013: 640 count2014: 636 count2015: 611 count2016: 598 count2017: 595 count2018: 591 count2019: 607 count2020: 619 count2021: 625 count2022: 681 count2023: 715 count2024: 698 count2025: 668 count5506006507007502001201020252001: 583 count2002: 582 count2003: 581 count2004: 603 count2005: 605 count2006: 611 count2007: 655 count2008: 679 count2009: 656 count2010: 639 count2011: 627 count2012: 639 count2013: 640 count2014: 636 count2015: 611 count2016: 598 count2017: 595 count2018: 591 count2019: 607 count2020: 619 count2021: 625 count2022: 681 count2023: 715 count2024: 698 count2025: 668 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
2025668
2024698
2023715
2022681
2021625
2020619
2019607
2018591
2017595
2016598
2015611
2014636
2013640
2012639
2011627
2010639
2009656
2008679
2007655
2006611
2005605
2004603
2003581
2002582
2001583

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2025
Avery County668
North Carolina359,089
United States12,112,924

Avery County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 4,230 countAlexander County: 709 countAlleghany County: 329 countAnson County: 473 countAshe County: 736 countAvery County: 668 countBeaufort County: 1,313 countBertie County: 341 countBladen County: 668 countBrunswick County: 4,529 countBuncombe County: 12,693 countBurke County: 1,734 countCabarrus County: 6,718 countCaldwell County: 1,584 countCamden County: 209 countCarteret County: 2,700 countCaswell County: 326 countCatawba County: 5,073 countChatham County: 2,433 countCherokee County: 918 countChowan County: 425 countClay County: 356 countCleveland County: 2,190 countColumbus County: 1,158 countCraven County: 2,672 countCumberland County: 6,980 countCurrituck County: 1,006 countDare County: 2,252 countDavidson County: 3,494 countDavie County: 1,116 countDuplin County: 1,120 countDurham County: 11,213 countEdgecombe County: 861 countForsyth County: 10,844 countFranklin County: 1,681 countGaston County: 5,490 countGates County: 188 countGraham County: 212 countGranville County: 1,148 countGreene County: 387 countGuilford County: 16,482 countHalifax County: 1,024 countHarnett County: 2,505 countHaywood County: 1,936 countHenderson County: 4,018 countHertford County: 447 countHoke County: 700 countHyde County: 206 countIredell County: 7,065 countJackson County: 1,234 countJohnston County: 5,428 countJones County: 187 countLee County: 1,744 countLenoir County: 1,327 countLincoln County: 2,678 countMcDowell County: 931 countMacon County: 1,428 countMadison County: 573 countMartin County: 474 countMecklenburg County: 50,264 countMitchell County: 423 countMontgomery County: 590 countMoore County: 3,422 countNash County: 2,352 countNew Hanover County: 11,000 countNorthampton County: 342 countOnslow County: 4,270 countOrange County: 5,080 countPamlico County: 332 countPasquotank County: 1,124 countPender County: 2,034 countPerquimans County: 269 countPerson County: 788 countPitt County: 4,324 countPolk County: 706 countRandolph County: 3,080 countRichmond County: 868 countRobeson County: 2,012 countRockingham County: 1,831 countRowan County: 3,287 countRutherford County: 1,460 countSampson County: 1,214 countScotland County: 678 countStanly County: 1,669 countStokes County: 842 countSurry County: 1,950 countSwain County: 486 countTransylvania County: 1,215 countTyrrell County: 104 countUnion County: 7,938 countVance County: 926 countWake County: 49,283 countWarren County: 340 countWashington County: 267 countWatauga County: 1,907 countWayne County: 2,465 countWilkes County: 1,336 countWilson County: 2,039 countYadkin County: 781 countYancey County: 480 count
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  • 2,000 to 4,300
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Avery 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.

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), Avery 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), Avery 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/avery-county-north-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), Avery 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/avery-county-north-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), Avery 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/avery-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Avery County was 668 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 100 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 Avery County?

715 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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