Business establishments (QCEW) in Caroline County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Caroline County was 737 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, count737
Change on 2024+0.7%
Series high7412009
Series low6342001

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

62565067570072575020012005200920132017202120252001: 634 count2002: 646 count2003: 663 count2004: 688 count2005: 705 count2006: 721 count2007: 735 count2008: 740 count2009: 741 count2010: 726 count2011: 703 count2012: 691 count2013: 679 count2014: 647 count2015: 666 count2016: 671 count2017: 680 count2018: 689 count2019: 694 count2020: 679 count2021: 669 count2022: 700 count2023: 725 count2024: 732 count2025: 737 count6006507007502001201020252001: 634 count2002: 646 count2003: 663 count2004: 688 count2005: 705 count2006: 721 count2007: 735 count2008: 740 count2009: 741 count2010: 726 count2011: 703 count2012: 691 count2013: 679 count2014: 647 count2015: 666 count2016: 671 count2017: 680 count2018: 689 count2019: 694 count2020: 679 count2021: 669 count2022: 700 count2023: 725 count2024: 732 count2025: 737 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
2025737
2024732
2023725
2022700
2021669
2020679
2019694
2018689
2017680
2016671
2015666
2014647
2013679
2012691
2011703
2010726
2009741
2008740
2007735
2006721
2005705
2004688
2003663
2002646
2001634

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2025
Caroline County737
Maryland199,467
United States12,112,924

Caroline County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 1,561 countAnne Arundel County: 16,209 countBaltimore County: 23,818 countCalvert County: 2,052 countCaroline County: 737 countCarroll County: 4,672 countCecil County: 2,047 countCharles County: 3,298 countDorchester County: 808 countFrederick County: 7,447 countGarrett County: 1,196 countHarford County: 6,356 countHoward County: 11,643 countKent County: 772 countMontgomery County: 36,636 countPrince George's County: 18,957 countQueen Anne's County: 1,616 countSt. Mary's County: 2,241 countSomerset County: 459 countTalbot County: 1,571 countWashington County: 3,742 countWicomico County: 2,694 countWorcester County: 2,507 countBaltimore city: 15,320 count
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 3,700
  • 3,700 to 13K
  • 13K and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Caroline 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), Caroline 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), Caroline 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/caroline-county-maryland. 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), Caroline 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/caroline-county-maryland.

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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), Caroline 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/caroline-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Caroline County was 737 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 24 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 Caroline County?

741 in 2009, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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