Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County was 1,251 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.8% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 62 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,251
Change on 2024-1.8%
Series high1,2742023
Series low1,1572017

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

1,1501,1751,2001,2251,2501,27520012005200920132017202120252001: 1,177 count2002: 1,182 count2003: 1,203 count2004: 1,246 count2005: 1,203 count2006: 1,181 count2007: 1,211 count2008: 1,220 count2009: 1,205 count2010: 1,194 count2011: 1,176 count2012: 1,190 count2013: 1,192 count2014: 1,182 count2015: 1,173 count2016: 1,164 count2017: 1,157 count2018: 1,174 count2019: 1,185 count2020: 1,198 count2021: 1,209 count2022: 1,265 count2023: 1,274 count2024: 1,274 count2025: 1,251 count1,1501,2001,2501,3002001201020252001: 1,177 count2002: 1,182 count2003: 1,203 count2004: 1,246 count2005: 1,203 count2006: 1,181 count2007: 1,211 count2008: 1,220 count2009: 1,205 count2010: 1,194 count2011: 1,176 count2012: 1,190 count2013: 1,192 count2014: 1,182 count2015: 1,173 count2016: 1,164 count2017: 1,157 count2018: 1,174 count2019: 1,185 count2020: 1,198 count2021: 1,209 count2022: 1,265 count2023: 1,274 count2024: 1,274 count2025: 1,251 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
20251,251
20241,274
20231,274
20221,265
20211,209
20201,198
20191,185
20181,174
20171,157
20161,164
20151,173
20141,182
20131,192
20121,190
20111,176
20101,194
20091,205
20081,220
20071,211
20061,181
20051,203
20041,246
20031,203
20021,182
20011,177

Compared with New York and United States

Place2025
Delaware County1,251
New York708,524
United States12,112,924

Delaware 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. Delaware 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), Delaware 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), Delaware 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/delaware-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), Delaware 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/delaware-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), Delaware 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/delaware-county-new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County was 1,251 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.8% from 2024. That is the 47th 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 Delaware County?

1,274 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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