Business establishments (QCEW) in Blount County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Blount County was 3,221 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.9% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 95 counties in 2025.

2025, count3,221

Change on 2024-5.9%

Rank13th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked

Series high3,4232024

Series low1,8892001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Blount 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	3,221
2024	3,423
2023	3,283
2022	3,051
2021	2,826
2020	2,630
2019	2,558
2018	2,458
2017	2,410
2016	2,351
2015	2,272
2014	2,218
2013	2,186
2012	2,171
2011	2,147
2010	2,185
2009	2,234
2008	2,303
2007	2,228
2006	2,159
2005	2,103
2004	2,107
2003	2,086
2002	1,921
2001	1,889

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place	2025
Blount County	3,221
Tennessee	214,457
United States	12,112,924

Blount County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 400
400 to 600
600 to 900
900 to 2,400
2,400 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Blount 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 Tennessee by business establishments (QCEW) 95 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), Blount 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), Blount 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/blount-county-tennessee. 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), Blount 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/blount-county-tennessee.

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), Blount 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/blount-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Blount County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Blount County was 3,221 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.9% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 95 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 Blount County?

3,423 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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