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Business establishments (QCEW) in Guilford County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Guilford County was 16,482 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.6% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, count16,482
Change on 2024-5.6%
Rank3rd of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high17,6092023
Series low13,6122003

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

13K14K15K16K17K18K20012005200920132017202120252001: 14,333 count2002: 14,466 count2003: 13,612 count2004: 13,646 count2005: 13,678 count2006: 14,021 count2007: 14,685 count2008: 14,748 count2009: 14,422 count2010: 14,146 count2011: 14,091 count2012: 14,152 count2013: 13,995 count2014: 14,090 count2015: 14,211 count2016: 14,276 count2017: 14,257 count2018: 14,425 count2019: 14,672 count2020: 15,144 count2021: 15,703 count2022: 16,988 count2023: 17,609 count2024: 17,452 count2025: 16,482 count13K14K15K16K17K18K2001201020252001: 14,333 count2002: 14,466 count2003: 13,612 count2004: 13,646 count2005: 13,678 count2006: 14,021 count2007: 14,685 count2008: 14,748 count2009: 14,422 count2010: 14,146 count2011: 14,091 count2012: 14,152 count2013: 13,995 count2014: 14,090 count2015: 14,211 count2016: 14,276 count2017: 14,257 count2018: 14,425 count2019: 14,672 count2020: 15,144 count2021: 15,703 count2022: 16,988 count2023: 17,609 count2024: 17,452 count2025: 16,482 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
202516,482
202417,452
202317,609
202216,988
202115,703
202015,144
201914,672
201814,425
201714,257
201614,276
201514,211
201414,090
201313,995
201214,152
201114,091
201014,146
200914,422
200814,748
200714,685
200614,021
200513,678
200413,646
200313,612
200214,466
200114,333

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2025
Guilford County16,482
North Carolina359,089
United States12,112,924

Guilford County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 4,230 countAlexander County: 709 countAlleghany County: 329 countAnson County: 473 countAshe County: 736 countAvery County: 668 countBeaufort County: 1,313 countBertie County: 341 countBladen County: 668 countBrunswick County: 4,529 countBuncombe County: 12,693 countBurke County: 1,734 countCabarrus County: 6,718 countCaldwell County: 1,584 countCamden County: 209 countCarteret County: 2,700 countCaswell County: 326 countCatawba County: 5,073 countChatham County: 2,433 countCherokee County: 918 countChowan County: 425 countClay County: 356 countCleveland County: 2,190 countColumbus County: 1,158 countCraven County: 2,672 countCumberland County: 6,980 countCurrituck County: 1,006 countDare County: 2,252 countDavidson County: 3,494 countDavie County: 1,116 countDuplin County: 1,120 countDurham County: 11,213 countEdgecombe County: 861 countForsyth County: 10,844 countFranklin County: 1,681 countGaston County: 5,490 countGates County: 188 countGraham County: 212 countGranville County: 1,148 countGreene County: 387 countGuilford County: 16,482 countHalifax County: 1,024 countHarnett County: 2,505 countHaywood County: 1,936 countHenderson County: 4,018 countHertford County: 447 countHoke County: 700 countHyde County: 206 countIredell County: 7,065 countJackson County: 1,234 countJohnston County: 5,428 countJones County: 187 countLee County: 1,744 countLenoir County: 1,327 countLincoln County: 2,678 countMcDowell County: 931 countMacon County: 1,428 countMadison County: 573 countMartin County: 474 countMecklenburg County: 50,264 countMitchell County: 423 countMontgomery County: 590 countMoore County: 3,422 countNash County: 2,352 countNew Hanover County: 11,000 countNorthampton County: 342 countOnslow County: 4,270 countOrange County: 5,080 countPamlico County: 332 countPasquotank County: 1,124 countPender County: 2,034 countPerquimans County: 269 countPerson County: 788 countPitt County: 4,324 countPolk County: 706 countRandolph County: 3,080 countRichmond County: 868 countRobeson County: 2,012 countRockingham County: 1,831 countRowan County: 3,287 countRutherford County: 1,460 countSampson County: 1,214 countScotland County: 678 countStanly County: 1,669 countStokes County: 842 countSurry County: 1,950 countSwain County: 486 countTransylvania County: 1,215 countTyrrell County: 104 countUnion County: 7,938 countVance County: 926 countWake County: 49,283 countWarren County: 340 countWashington County: 267 countWatauga County: 1,907 countWayne County: 2,465 countWilkes County: 1,336 countWilson County: 2,039 countYadkin County: 781 countYancey County: 480 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Guilford 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), Guilford 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), Guilford 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/guilford-county-north-carolina. 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), Guilford 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/guilford-county-north-carolina.

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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), Guilford 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/guilford-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Guilford County was 16,482 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.6% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 100 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 Guilford County?

17,609 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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