Business establishments (QCEW) in Florida

Business establishments (QCEW) in Florida was 868,046 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count868,046
Change on 2024-1.6%
Rank2nd of 51US states ranked
Series high881,9212024
Series low454,0772001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Florida, 2001 to 2025

400K500K600K700K800K900K20012005200920132017202120252001: 454,077 count2002: 475,016 count2003: 494,565 count2004: 523,639 count2005: 557,571 count2006: 581,985 count2007: 602,364 count2008: 619,225 count2009: 594,928 count2010: 592,146 count2011: 593,000 count2012: 607,866 count2013: 624,558 count2014: 637,262 count2015: 642,518 count2016: 658,095 count2017: 673,498 count2018: 690,555 count2019: 717,855 count2020: 746,409 count2021: 798,225 count2022: 851,834 count2023: 879,046 count2024: 881,921 count2025: 868,046 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
2025868,046
2024881,921
2023879,046
2022851,834
2021798,225
2020746,409
2019717,855
2018690,555
2017673,498
2016658,095
2015642,518
2014637,262
2013624,558
2012607,866
2011593,000
2010592,146
2009594,928
2008619,225
2007602,364
2006581,985
2005557,571
2004523,639
2003494,565
2002475,016
2001454,077

Compared with United States

Place2025
Florida868,046
United States12,112,924

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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), Florida, 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), Florida, 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/florida. 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), Florida, 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/florida.

Harvard

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), Florida, 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/florida (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Florida?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Florida was 868,046 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states 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 Florida?

881,921 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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