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Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County was 2,208 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 31st highest of 62 counties in 2025.

2025, count2,208
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank31st of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high2,2162023
Series low1,7642001

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

1,7001,8001,9002,0002,1002,2002,30020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,764 count2002: 1,794 count2003: 1,799 count2004: 1,856 count2005: 1,896 count2006: 1,951 count2007: 1,980 count2008: 1,978 count2009: 1,938 count2010: 1,927 count2011: 1,910 count2012: 1,936 count2013: 1,960 count2014: 2,000 count2015: 1,999 count2016: 2,022 count2017: 2,033 count2018: 2,023 count2019: 2,028 count2020: 2,055 count2021: 2,076 count2022: 2,188 count2023: 2,216 count2024: 2,212 count2025: 2,208 count1,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002001201020252001: 1,764 count2002: 1,794 count2003: 1,799 count2004: 1,856 count2005: 1,896 count2006: 1,951 count2007: 1,980 count2008: 1,978 count2009: 1,938 count2010: 1,927 count2011: 1,910 count2012: 1,936 count2013: 1,960 count2014: 2,000 count2015: 1,999 count2016: 2,022 count2017: 2,033 count2018: 2,023 count2019: 2,028 count2020: 2,055 count2021: 2,076 count2022: 2,188 count2023: 2,216 count2024: 2,212 count2025: 2,208 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
20252,208
20242,212
20232,216
20222,188
20212,076
20202,055
20192,028
20182,023
20172,033
20162,022
20151,999
20142,000
20131,960
20121,936
20111,910
20101,927
20091,938
20081,978
20071,980
20061,951
20051,896
20041,856
20031,799
20021,794
20011,764

Compared with New York and United States

Place2025
Columbia County2,208
New York708,524
United States12,112,924

Columbia County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 11,189 countAllegany County: 906 countBronx County: 20,064 countBroome County: 4,393 countCattaraugus County: 1,767 countCayuga County: 1,717 countChautauqua County: 3,168 countChemung County: 1,864 countChenango County: 1,029 countClinton County: 1,932 countColumbia County: 2,208 countCortland County: 1,104 countDelaware County: 1,251 countDutchess County: 8,941 countErie County: 24,734 countEssex County: 1,318 countFranklin County: 1,098 countFulton County: 1,152 countGenesee County: 1,502 countGreene County: 1,386 countHamilton County: 232 countHerkimer County: 1,288 countJefferson County: 2,885 countKings County: 74,575 countLewis County: 596 countLivingston County: 1,476 countMadison County: 1,614 countMonroe County: 19,430 countMontgomery County: 1,224 countNassau County: 55,976 countNew York County: 128,409 countNiagara County: 4,886 countOneida County: 5,290 countOnondaga County: 12,914 countOntario County: 3,268 countOrange County: 11,864 countOrleans County: 827 countOswego County: 2,297 countOtsego County: 1,518 countPutnam County: 3,291 countQueens County: 57,626 countRensselaer County: 3,423 countRichmond County: 10,584 countRockland County: 12,669 countSt. Lawrence County: 2,040 countSaratoga County: 6,460 countSchenectady County: 3,506 countSchoharie County: 696 countSchuyler County: 468 countSeneca County: 751 countSteuben County: 2,146 countSuffolk County: 55,878 countSullivan County: 2,333 countTioga County: 901 countTompkins County: 2,739 countUlster County: 5,834 countWarren County: 2,387 countWashington County: 1,300 countWayne County: 2,093 countWestchester County: 37,498 countWyoming County: 926 countYates County: 688 count
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 13K
  • 13K 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-new-york. 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-new-york.

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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-new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County was 2,208 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 31st highest of 62 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?

2,216 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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