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Business establishments (QCEW) in Bay County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Bay County was 6,833 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, count6,833
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank27th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high6,8482024
Series low3,9872001

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

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,987 count2002: 4,134 count2003: 4,311 count2004: 4,653 count2005: 4,915 count2006: 5,137 count2007: 5,206 count2008: 5,359 count2009: 5,261 count2010: 5,245 count2011: 5,239 count2012: 5,275 count2013: 5,356 count2014: 5,482 count2015: 5,478 count2016: 5,501 count2017: 5,546 count2018: 5,645 count2019: 5,774 count2020: 5,909 count2021: 6,230 count2022: 6,449 count2023: 6,725 count2024: 6,848 count2025: 6,833 count3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0002001201020252001: 3,987 count2002: 4,134 count2003: 4,311 count2004: 4,653 count2005: 4,915 count2006: 5,137 count2007: 5,206 count2008: 5,359 count2009: 5,261 count2010: 5,245 count2011: 5,239 count2012: 5,275 count2013: 5,356 count2014: 5,482 count2015: 5,478 count2016: 5,501 count2017: 5,546 count2018: 5,645 count2019: 5,774 count2020: 5,909 count2021: 6,230 count2022: 6,449 count2023: 6,725 count2024: 6,848 count2025: 6,833 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
20256,833
20246,848
20236,725
20226,449
20216,230
20205,909
20195,774
20185,645
20175,546
20165,501
20155,478
20145,482
20135,356
20125,275
20115,239
20105,245
20095,261
20085,359
20075,206
20065,137
20054,915
20044,653
20034,311
20024,134
20013,987

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2025
Bay County6,833
Florida868,046
United States12,112,924

Bay County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 8,144 countBaker County: 528 countBay County: 6,833 countBradford County: 557 countBrevard County: 18,749 countBroward County: 80,378 countCalhoun County: 261 countCharlotte County: 5,989 countCitrus County: 3,688 countClay County: 5,399 countCollier County: 18,480 countColumbia County: 1,771 countDeSoto County: 764 countDixie County: 271 countDuval County: 34,364 countEscambia County: 9,602 countFlagler County: 3,404 countFranklin County: 414 countGadsden County: 876 countGilchrist County: 388 countGlades County: 206 countGulf County: 532 countHamilton County: 254 countHardee County: 597 countHendry County: 1,080 countHernando County: 4,649 countHighlands County: 2,574 countHillsborough County: 57,207 countHolmes County: 393 countIndian River County: 5,864 countJackson County: 1,016 countJefferson County: 382 countLafayette County: 148 countLake County: 10,942 countLee County: 29,081 countLeon County: 10,872 countLevy County: 1,122 countLiberty County: 133 countMadison County: 428 countManatee County: 14,720 countMarion County: 10,340 countMartin County: 7,622 countMiami-Dade County: 122,558 countMonroe County: 4,945 countNassau County: 3,000 countOkaloosa County: 7,481 countOkeechobee County: 1,094 countOrange County: 55,130 countOsceola County: 10,545 countPalm Beach County: 69,989 countPasco County: 15,236 countPinellas County: 40,998 countPolk County: 17,228 countPutnam County: 1,578 countSt. Johns County: 11,183 countSt. Lucie County: 9,007 countSanta Rosa County: 4,657 countSarasota County: 20,974 countSeminole County: 17,973 countSumter County: 2,865 countSuwannee County: 920 countTaylor County: 467 countUnion County: 214 countVolusia County: 16,631 countWakulla County: 638 countWalton County: 4,202 countWashington County: 550 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Bay 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), Bay 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), Bay 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/bay-county-florida. 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), Bay 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/bay-county-florida.

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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), Bay 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/bay-county-florida (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Bay County was 6,833 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 67 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 Bay County?

6,848 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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