Business establishments (QCEW) in Clay County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Clay County was 359 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, count359
Change on 2024+2%
Series high4542001
Series low3522024

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

35037540042545047520012005200920132017202120252001: 454 count2002: 441 count2003: 429 count2004: 420 count2005: 414 count2006: 418 count2007: 423 count2008: 433 count2009: 432 count2010: 420 count2011: 415 count2012: 414 count2013: 427 count2014: 415 count2015: 405 count2016: 397 count2017: 387 count2018: 384 count2019: 374 count2020: 363 count2021: 359 count2022: 358 count2023: 357 count2024: 352 count2025: 359 count3504004505002001201020252001: 454 count2002: 441 count2003: 429 count2004: 420 count2005: 414 count2006: 418 count2007: 423 count2008: 433 count2009: 432 count2010: 420 count2011: 415 count2012: 414 count2013: 427 count2014: 415 count2015: 405 count2016: 397 count2017: 387 count2018: 384 count2019: 374 count2020: 363 count2021: 359 count2022: 358 count2023: 357 count2024: 352 count2025: 359 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
2025359
2024352
2023357
2022358
2021359
2020363
2019374
2018384
2017387
2016397
2015405
2014415
2013427
2012414
2011415
2010420
2009432
2008433
2007423
2006418
2005414
2004420
2003429
2002441
2001454

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Clay County359
Arkansas109,976
United States12,112,924

Clay County compared with nearby places

Arkansas County: 628 countAshley County: 503 countBaxter County: 1,381 countBenton County: 9,148 countBoone County: 1,045 countBradley County: 341 countCalhoun County: 103 countCarroll County: 828 countChicot County: 366 countClark County: 672 countClay County: 359 countCleburne County: 650 countCleveland County: 125 countColumbia County: 633 countConway County: 505 countCraighead County: 3,090 countCrawford County: 1,332 countCrittenden County: 1,121 countCross County: 455 countDallas County: 218 countDesha County: 432 countDrew County: 528 countFaulkner County: 3,419 countFranklin County: 390 countFulton County: 217 countGarland County: 3,407 countGrant County: 374 countGreene County: 970 countHempstead County: 502 countHot Spring County: 632 countHoward County: 340 countIndependence County: 964 countIzard County: 264 countJackson County: 414 countJefferson County: 1,673 countJohnson County: 522 countLafayette County: 164 countLawrence County: 432 countLee County: 214 countLincoln County: 228 countLittle River County: 254 countLogan County: 470 countLonoke County: 1,496 countMadison County: 300 countMarion County: 318 countMiller County: 936 countMississippi County: 1,058 countMonroe County: 236 countMontgomery County: 188 countNevada County: 188 countNewton County: 124 countOuachita County: 568 countPerry County: 169 countPhillips County: 578 countPike County: 261 countPoinsett County: 484 countPolk County: 509 countPope County: 1,788 countPrairie County: 211 countPulaski County: 14,711 countRandolph County: 400 countSt. Francis County: 594 countSaline County: 2,652 countScott County: 183 countSearcy County: 176 countSebastian County: 3,794 countSevier County: 329 countSharp County: 419 countStone County: 301 countUnion County: 1,192 countVan Buren County: 345 countWashington County: 7,428 countWhite County: 1,889 countWoodruff County: 188 countYell County: 428 count
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  • 600 to 1,400
  • 1,400 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Clay 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), Clay 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), Clay 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/clay-county-arkansas. 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), Clay 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/clay-county-arkansas.

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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), Clay 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/clay-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Clay County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Clay County was 359 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 75 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 Clay County?

454 in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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