Business establishments (QCEW) in Breathitt County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Breathitt County was 345 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.5% from 2024. That is the 77th highest of 120 counties in 2025.

2025, count345

Change on 2024-2.5%

Rank77th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high3612023

Series low2532004

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Breathitt 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	345
2024	354
2023	361
2022	345
2021	333
2020	319
2019	317
2018	319
2017	327
2016	335
2015	341
2014	342
2013	338
2012	319
2011	278
2010	258
2009	265
2008	267
2007	273
2006	271
2005	257
2004	253
2003	258
2002	267
2001	277

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2025
Breathitt County	345
Kentucky	161,190
United States	12,112,924

Breathitt County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 700
700 to 1,600
1,600 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Breathitt 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 Kentucky by business establishments (QCEW) 120 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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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), Breathitt 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), Breathitt 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/breathitt-county-kentucky. 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), Breathitt 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/breathitt-county-kentucky.

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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), Breathitt 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/breathitt-county-kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Breathitt County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Breathitt County was 345 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.5% from 2024. That is the 77th highest of 120 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 Breathitt County?

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

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