Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County was 1,392 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.7% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 36 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,392

Change on 2024-3.7%

Rank20th of 36Counties in Oregon ranked

Series high1,5482022

Series low9442001

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

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

Period	count
2025	1,392
2024	1,445
2023	1,532
2022	1,548
2021	1,443
2020	1,378
2019	1,339
2018	1,310
2017	1,247
2016	1,235
2015	1,191
2014	1,162
2013	1,148
2012	1,169
2011	1,169
2010	1,153
2009	1,147
2008	1,146
2007	1,134
2006	1,126
2005	1,082
2004	1,028
2003	1,022
2002	983
2001	944

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place	2025
Columbia County	1,392
Oregon	177,694
United States	12,112,924

Columbia County compared with nearby places

Under 400
400 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,600
1,600 to 2,500
2,500 to 8,500
8,500 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.

Rankings

US states by business establishments (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Oregon by business establishments (QCEW) 36 places

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-oregon. 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), 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-oregon.

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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-oregon (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Columbia County was 1,392 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.7% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 36 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?

1,548 in 2022, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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