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Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County was 1,771 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.6% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,771
Change on 2024-2.6%
Rank40th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high1,8182024
Series low1,1412001

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

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,141 count2002: 1,221 count2003: 1,268 count2004: 1,355 count2005: 1,428 count2006: 1,492 count2007: 1,594 count2008: 1,642 count2009: 1,573 count2010: 1,529 count2011: 1,514 count2012: 1,489 count2013: 1,484 count2014: 1,491 count2015: 1,467 count2016: 1,492 count2017: 1,536 count2018: 1,575 count2019: 1,620 count2020: 1,660 count2021: 1,708 count2022: 1,770 count2023: 1,810 count2024: 1,818 count2025: 1,771 count1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002001201020252001: 1,141 count2002: 1,221 count2003: 1,268 count2004: 1,355 count2005: 1,428 count2006: 1,492 count2007: 1,594 count2008: 1,642 count2009: 1,573 count2010: 1,529 count2011: 1,514 count2012: 1,489 count2013: 1,484 count2014: 1,491 count2015: 1,467 count2016: 1,492 count2017: 1,536 count2018: 1,575 count2019: 1,620 count2020: 1,660 count2021: 1,708 count2022: 1,770 count2023: 1,810 count2024: 1,818 count2025: 1,771 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
20251,771
20241,818
20231,810
20221,770
20211,708
20201,660
20191,620
20181,575
20171,536
20161,492
20151,467
20141,491
20131,484
20121,489
20111,514
20101,529
20091,573
20081,642
20071,594
20061,492
20051,428
20041,355
20031,268
20021,221
20011,141

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2025
Columbia County1,771
Florida868,046
United States12,112,924

Columbia County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 8,144 countBaker County: 528 countBay County: 6,833 countBradford County: 557 countBrevard County: 18,749 countBroward County: 80,378 countCalhoun County: 261 countCharlotte County: 5,989 countCitrus County: 3,688 countClay County: 5,399 countCollier County: 18,480 countColumbia County: 1,771 countDeSoto County: 764 countDixie County: 271 countDuval County: 34,364 countEscambia County: 9,602 countFlagler County: 3,404 countFranklin County: 414 countGadsden County: 876 countGilchrist County: 388 countGlades County: 206 countGulf County: 532 countHamilton County: 254 countHardee County: 597 countHendry County: 1,080 countHernando County: 4,649 countHighlands County: 2,574 countHillsborough County: 57,207 countHolmes County: 393 countIndian River County: 5,864 countJackson County: 1,016 countJefferson County: 382 countLafayette County: 148 countLake County: 10,942 countLee County: 29,081 countLeon County: 10,872 countLevy County: 1,122 countLiberty County: 133 countMadison County: 428 countManatee County: 14,720 countMarion County: 10,340 countMartin County: 7,622 countMiami-Dade County: 122,558 countMonroe County: 4,945 countNassau County: 3,000 countOkaloosa County: 7,481 countOkeechobee County: 1,094 countOrange County: 55,130 countOsceola County: 10,545 countPalm Beach County: 69,989 countPasco County: 15,236 countPinellas County: 40,998 countPolk County: 17,228 countPutnam County: 1,578 countSt. Johns County: 11,183 countSt. Lucie County: 9,007 countSanta Rosa County: 4,657 countSarasota County: 20,974 countSeminole County: 17,973 countSumter County: 2,865 countSuwannee County: 920 countTaylor County: 467 countUnion County: 214 countVolusia County: 16,631 countWakulla County: 638 countWalton County: 4,202 countWashington County: 550 count
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 4,000
  • 4,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 to 18K
  • 18K 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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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

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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-florida. 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-florida.

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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-florida (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County was 1,771 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.6% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 67 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?

1,818 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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