Business establishments (QCEW) in DuPage County

Business establishments (QCEW) in DuPage County was 33,761 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 102 counties in 2025.

2025, count33,761

Change on 2024-0.5%

Rank2nd of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high38,9402014

Series low31,1632001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in DuPage 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	33,761
2024	33,915
2023	34,465
2022	34,456
2021	34,547
2020	34,443
2019	34,651
2018	34,371
2017	34,274
2016	37,352
2015	37,870
2014	38,940
2013	37,848
2012	37,220
2011	36,736
2010	36,366
2009	36,252
2008	36,015
2007	35,555
2006	34,596
2005	33,608
2004	32,626
2003	32,087
2002	31,544
2001	31,163

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2025
DuPage County	33,761
Illinois	379,658
United States	12,112,924

DuPage County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 2,000
2,000 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. DuPage 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 Illinois by business establishments (QCEW) 102 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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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), DuPage 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), DuPage 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/dupage-county-illinois. 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), DuPage 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/dupage-county-illinois.

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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), DuPage 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/dupage-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in DuPage County was 33,761 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 102 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 DuPage County?

38,940 in 2014, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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