Business establishments (QCEW) in Cooper County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Cooper County was 498 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 65th highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, count498
Change on 2024+1.4%
Series high5172005
Series low4462014

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

44046048050052020012005200920132017202120252001: 454 count2002: 468 count2003: 481 count2004: 499 count2005: 517 count2006: 514 count2007: 505 count2008: 495 count2009: 481 count2010: 481 count2011: 465 count2012: 465 count2013: 456 count2014: 446 count2015: 453 count2016: 463 count2017: 474 count2018: 461 count2019: 472 count2020: 471 count2021: 470 count2022: 504 count2023: 494 count2024: 491 count2025: 498 count4404604805005202001201020252001: 454 count2002: 468 count2003: 481 count2004: 499 count2005: 517 count2006: 514 count2007: 505 count2008: 495 count2009: 481 count2010: 481 count2011: 465 count2012: 465 count2013: 456 count2014: 446 count2015: 453 count2016: 463 count2017: 474 count2018: 461 count2019: 472 count2020: 471 count2021: 470 count2022: 504 count2023: 494 count2024: 491 count2025: 498 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
2025498
2024491
2023494
2022504
2021470
2020471
2019472
2018461
2017474
2016463
2015453
2014446
2013456
2012465
2011465
2010481
2009481
2008495
2007505
2006514
2005517
2004499
2003481
2002468
2001454

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2025
Cooper County498
Missouri254,399
United States12,112,924

Cooper County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 843 countAndrew County: 492 countAtchison County: 230 countAudrain County: 641 countBarry County: 993 countBarton County: 346 countBates County: 484 countBenton County: 568 countBollinger County: 252 countBoone County: 5,282 countBuchanan County: 2,731 countButler County: 1,566 countCaldwell County: 240 countCallaway County: 970 countCamden County: 1,777 countCape Girardeau County: 2,882 countCarroll County: 321 countCarter County: 256 countCass County: 2,701 countCedar County: 410 countChariton County: 265 countChristian County: 2,486 countClark County: 179 countClay County: 6,915 countClinton County: 504 countCole County: 2,770 countCooper County: 498 countCrawford County: 703 countDade County: 190 countDallas County: 458 countDaviess County: 289 countDeKalb County: 277 countDent County: 561 countDouglas County: 289 countDunklin County: 1,759 countFranklin County: 3,125 countGasconade County: 547 countGentry County: 242 countGreene County: 11,442 countGrundy County: 290 countHarrison County: 283 countHenry County: 723 countHickory County: 211 countHolt County: 179 countHoward County: 240 countHowell County: 1,466 countIron County: 590 countJackson County: 26,173 countJasper County: 3,578 countJefferson County: 4,731 countJohnson County: 1,328 countKnox County: 110 countLaclede County: 900 countLafayette County: 962 countLawrence County: 980 countLewis County: 255 countLincoln County: 1,268 countLinn County: 398 countLivingston County: 486 countMcDonald County: 484 countMacon County: 442 countMadison County: 349 countMaries County: 194 countMarion County: 1,025 countMercer County: 121 countMiller County: 795 countMississippi County: 425 countMoniteau County: 367 countMonroe County: 258 countMontgomery County: 340 countMorgan County: 653 countNew Madrid County: 937 countNewton County: 1,530 countNodaway County: 639 countOregon County: 276 countOsage County: 279 countOzark County: 270 countPemiscot County: 946 countPerry County: 594 countPettis County: 1,340 countPhelps County: 1,384 countPike County: 514 countPlatte County: 3,232 countPolk County: 830 countPulaski County: 928 countPutnam County: 140 countRalls County: 278 countRandolph County: 682 countRay County: 465 countReynolds County: 274 countRipley County: 674 countSt. Charles County: 11,274 countSt. Clair County: 259 countSte. Genevieve County: 512 countSt. Francois County: 1,939 countSt. Louis County: 47,200 countSaline County: 674 countSchuyler County: 101 countScotland County: 153 countScott County: 1,316 countShannon County: 246 countShelby County: 210 countStoddard County: 884 countStone County: 907 countSullivan County: 144 countTaney County: 2,237 countTexas County: 646 countVernon County: 746 countWarren County: 806 countWashington County: 780 countWayne County: 391 countWebster County: 928 countWorth County: 66 countWright County: 612 countSt. Louis city: 15,936 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Cooper 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), Cooper 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), Cooper 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/cooper-county-missouri. 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), Cooper 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/cooper-county-missouri.

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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), Cooper 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/cooper-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Cooper County was 498 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 65th highest of 115 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 Cooper County?

517 in 2005, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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