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Business establishments (QCEW) in Barnstable County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Barnstable County was 9,960 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, count9,960
Change on 2024+1.7%
Rank9th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high10,0902023
Series low8,4812001

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

8,0008,5009,0009,50010K10.5K20012005200920132017202120252001: 8,481 count2002: 8,740 count2003: 9,032 count2004: 9,234 count2005: 9,381 count2006: 9,195 count2007: 9,191 count2008: 9,102 count2009: 8,980 count2010: 9,194 count2011: 9,318 count2012: 9,040 count2013: 9,029 count2014: 9,108 count2015: 9,172 count2016: 9,371 count2017: 9,468 count2018: 9,485 count2019: 9,585 count2020: 9,536 count2021: 9,763 count2022: 10,083 count2023: 10,090 count2024: 9,789 count2025: 9,960 count8,0008,5009,0009,50010K10.5K2001201020252001: 8,481 count2002: 8,740 count2003: 9,032 count2004: 9,234 count2005: 9,381 count2006: 9,195 count2007: 9,191 count2008: 9,102 count2009: 8,980 count2010: 9,194 count2011: 9,318 count2012: 9,040 count2013: 9,029 count2014: 9,108 count2015: 9,172 count2016: 9,371 count2017: 9,468 count2018: 9,485 count2019: 9,585 count2020: 9,536 count2021: 9,763 count2022: 10,083 count2023: 10,090 count2024: 9,789 count2025: 9,960 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
20259,960
20249,789
202310,090
202210,083
20219,763
20209,536
20199,585
20189,485
20179,468
20169,371
20159,172
20149,108
20139,029
20129,040
20119,318
20109,194
20098,980
20089,102
20079,191
20069,195
20059,381
20049,234
20039,032
20028,740
20018,481

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Barnstable County9,960
Massachusetts295,436
United States12,112,924

Barnstable County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 9,960 countBerkshire County: 5,582 countBristol County: 18,273 countDukes County: 1,456 countEssex County: 29,604 countFranklin County: 2,623 countHampden County: 19,250 countHampshire County: 5,024 countMiddlesex County: 59,776 countNantucket County: 1,375 countNorfolk County: 27,398 countPlymouth County: 17,257 countSuffolk County: 34,189 countWorcester County: 28,551 count
  • Under 4,100
  • 4,100 to 11K
  • 11K to 19K
  • 19K to 29K
  • 29K and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Barnstable 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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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), Barnstable 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), Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts. 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), Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts.

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), Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Barnstable County was 9,960 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 14 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 Barnstable County?

10,090 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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