Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County was 633 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, count633
Change on 2024+1.8%
Series high7632009
Series low6222024

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

60065070075080020012005200920132017202120252001: 715 count2002: 714 count2003: 690 count2004: 691 count2005: 693 count2006: 705 count2007: 721 count2008: 747 count2009: 763 count2010: 760 count2011: 750 count2012: 740 count2013: 757 count2014: 754 count2015: 743 count2016: 730 count2017: 716 count2018: 701 count2019: 709 count2020: 693 count2021: 666 count2022: 648 count2023: 637 count2024: 622 count2025: 633 count6006507007508002001201020252001: 715 count2002: 714 count2003: 690 count2004: 691 count2005: 693 count2006: 705 count2007: 721 count2008: 747 count2009: 763 count2010: 760 count2011: 750 count2012: 740 count2013: 757 count2014: 754 count2015: 743 count2016: 730 count2017: 716 count2018: 701 count2019: 709 count2020: 693 count2021: 666 count2022: 648 count2023: 637 count2024: 622 count2025: 633 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
2025633
2024622
2023637
2022648
2021666
2020693
2019709
2018701
2017716
2016730
2015743
2014754
2013757
2012740
2011750
2010760
2009763
2008747
2007721
2006705
2005693
2004691
2003690
2002714
2001715

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Columbia County633
Arkansas109,976
United States12,112,924

Columbia 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. Columbia 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), Columbia 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), Columbia 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/columbia-county-arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), Columbia 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/columbia-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), Columbia 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/columbia-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County was 633 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 25th 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 Columbia County?

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

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