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Business establishments (QCEW) in California

Business establishments (QCEW) in California was 1.88 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count1,877,156
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high1,877,1562025
Series low1,065,6992001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in California, 2001 to 2025

1M1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M2M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,065,699 count2002: 1,112,094 count2003: 1,159,321 count2004: 1,193,718 count2005: 1,221,898 count2006: 1,265,069 count2007: 1,292,147 count2008: 1,325,219 count2009: 1,337,867 count2010: 1,333,615 count2011: 1,376,927 count2012: 1,333,825 count2013: 1,330,600 count2014: 1,372,950 count2015: 1,416,493 count2016: 1,471,110 count2017: 1,515,798 count2018: 1,553,799 count2019: 1,589,417 count2020: 1,621,590 count2021: 1,656,986 count2022: 1,706,672 count2023: 1,751,430 count2024: 1,850,051 count2025: 1,877,156 count1M1.25M1.5M1.75M2M2001201020252001: 1,065,699 count2002: 1,112,094 count2003: 1,159,321 count2004: 1,193,718 count2005: 1,221,898 count2006: 1,265,069 count2007: 1,292,147 count2008: 1,325,219 count2009: 1,337,867 count2010: 1,333,615 count2011: 1,376,927 count2012: 1,333,825 count2013: 1,330,600 count2014: 1,372,950 count2015: 1,416,493 count2016: 1,471,110 count2017: 1,515,798 count2018: 1,553,799 count2019: 1,589,417 count2020: 1,621,590 count2021: 1,656,986 count2022: 1,706,672 count2023: 1,751,430 count2024: 1,850,051 count2025: 1,877,156 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
20251,877,156
20241,850,051
20231,751,430
20221,706,672
20211,656,986
20201,621,590
20191,589,417
20181,553,799
20171,515,798
20161,471,110
20151,416,493
20141,372,950
20131,330,600
20121,333,825
20111,376,927
20101,333,615
20091,337,867
20081,325,219
20071,292,147
20061,265,069
20051,221,898
20041,193,718
20031,159,321
20021,112,094
20011,065,699

Compared with United States

Place2025
California1,877,156
United States12,112,924

California compared with nearby places

Alabama: 164,183 countAlaska: 25,169 countArizona: 225,937 countArkansas: 109,976 countCalifornia: 1,877,156 countColorado: 250,068 countConnecticut: 149,082 countDelaware: 47,742 countDistrict of Columbia: 51,277 countFlorida: 868,046 countGeorgia: 395,028 countHawaii: 61,753 countIdaho: 101,834 countIllinois: 379,658 countIndiana: 195,772 countIowa: 111,274 countKansas: 98,159 countKentucky: 161,190 countLouisiana: 157,334 countMaine: 66,603 countMaryland: 199,467 countMassachusetts: 295,436 countMichigan: 314,706 countMinnesota: 212,524 countMississippi: 90,845 countMissouri: 254,399 countMontana: 61,060 countNebraska: 77,604 countNevada: 108,001 countNew Hampshire: 66,888 countNew Jersey: 329,088 countNew Mexico: 68,693 countNew York: 708,524 countNorth Carolina: 359,089 countNorth Dakota: 36,560 countOhio: 347,138 countOklahoma: 129,155 countOregon: 177,694 countPennsylvania: 389,774 countRhode Island: 49,285 countSouth Carolina: 193,664 countSouth Dakota: 40,814 countTennessee: 214,457 countTexas: 856,979 countUtah: 141,305 countVermont: 33,164 countVirginia: 319,557 countWashington: 242,344 countWest Virginia: 62,518 countWisconsin: 204,200 countWyoming: 30,752 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. California 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), California, 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), California, 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/california. 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), California, 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/california.

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), California, 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/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in California?

Business establishments (QCEW) in California was 1.88 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states 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 California?

1.88 million in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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