Business establishments (QCEW) in Beaufort County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Beaufort County was 1,313 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 50th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,313

Change on 2024-2.7%

Rank50th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high1,3792023

Series low1,1682004

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Beaufort 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	1,313
2024	1,350
2023	1,379
2022	1,324
2021	1,239
2020	1,216
2019	1,185
2018	1,207
2017	1,201
2016	1,178
2015	1,181
2014	1,190
2013	1,194
2012	1,226
2011	1,262
2010	1,295
2009	1,325
2008	1,309
2007	1,275
2006	1,229
2005	1,196
2004	1,168
2003	1,173
2002	1,201
2001	1,203

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2025
Beaufort County	1,313
North Carolina	359,089
United States	12,112,924

Beaufort County compared with nearby places

Under 400
400 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 to 2,000
2,000 to 4,300
4,300 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Beaufort 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 North Carolina by business establishments (QCEW) 100 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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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), Beaufort 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), Beaufort 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/beaufort-county-north-carolina. 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), Beaufort 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/beaufort-county-north-carolina.

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), Beaufort 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/beaufort-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Beaufort County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Beaufort County was 1,313 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 50th 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 Beaufort County?

1,379 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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