Business establishments (QCEW) in Garfield County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Garfield County was 71 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 39th highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, count71
Change on 2024+1.4%
Series high1612001
Series low702023

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

608010012014016018020012005200920132017202120252001: 161 count2002: 157 count2003: 152 count2004: 144 count2005: 137 count2006: 134 count2007: 127 count2008: 127 count2009: 127 count2010: 128 count2011: 132 count2012: 132 count2013: 130 count2014: 125 count2015: 117 count2016: 107 count2017: 98 count2018: 89 count2019: 88 count2020: 99 count2021: 93 count2022: 86 count2023: 70 count2024: 70 count2025: 71 count50751001251501752001201020252001: 161 count2002: 157 count2003: 152 count2004: 144 count2005: 137 count2006: 134 count2007: 127 count2008: 127 count2009: 127 count2010: 128 count2011: 132 count2012: 132 count2013: 130 count2014: 125 count2015: 117 count2016: 107 count2017: 98 count2018: 89 count2019: 88 count2020: 99 count2021: 93 count2022: 86 count2023: 70 count2024: 70 count2025: 71 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
202571
202470
202370
202286
202193
202099
201988
201889
201798
2016107
2015117
2014125
2013130
2012132
2011132
2010128
2009127
2008127
2007127
2006134
2005137
2004144
2003152
2002157
2001161

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2025
Garfield County71
Washington242,344
United States12,112,924

Garfield County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 702 countAsotin County: 540 countBenton County: 5,506 countChelan County: 3,253 countClallam County: 2,305 countClark County: 15,846 countColumbia County: 180 countCowlitz County: 2,738 countDouglas County: 1,132 countFerry County: 278 countFranklin County: 2,428 countGarfield County: 71 countGrant County: 2,738 countGrays Harbor County: 1,860 countIsland County: 2,176 countJefferson County: 1,077 countKing County: 83,224 countKitsap County: 6,893 countKittitas County: 1,444 countKlickitat County: 842 countLewis County: 2,280 countLincoln County: 442 countMason County: 1,271 countOkanogan County: 1,640 countPacific County: 701 countPend Oreille County: 348 countPierce County: 21,367 countSan Juan County: 1,052 countSkagit County: 3,884 countSkamania County: 282 countSnohomish County: 21,038 countSpokane County: 16,031 countStevens County: 1,042 countThurston County: 8,600 countWahkiakum County: 131 countWalla Walla County: 1,826 countWhatcom County: 7,470 countWhitman County: 1,242 countYakima County: 6,433 count
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  • 500 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 7,300
  • 7,300 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Garfield 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.

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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), Garfield 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), Garfield 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/garfield-county-washington. 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), Garfield 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/garfield-county-washington.

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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), Garfield 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/garfield-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Garfield County was 71 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 39th highest of 39 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 Garfield County?

161 in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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