Business establishments (QCEW) in Gunnison County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Gunnison County was 1,340 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,340

Change on 2024-0.2%

Rank20th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high1,3872023

Series low9032001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Gunnison 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	1,340
2024	1,343
2023	1,387
2022	1,358
2021	1,287
2020	1,249
2019	1,226
2018	1,216
2017	1,201
2016	1,151
2015	1,117
2014	1,089
2013	1,075
2012	1,093
2011	1,096
2010	1,118
2009	1,155
2008	1,182
2007	1,155
2006	1,116
2005	1,037
2004	983
2003	930
2002	907
2001	903

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2025
Gunnison County	1,340
Colorado	250,068
United States	12,112,924

Gunnison County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 300
300 to 600
600 to 1,100
1,100 to 3,900
3,900 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Gunnison 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 Colorado by business establishments (QCEW) 64 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), Gunnison 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), Gunnison 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/gunnison-county-colorado. 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), Gunnison 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/gunnison-county-colorado.

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), Gunnison 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/gunnison-county-colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Gunnison County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Gunnison County was 1,340 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 64 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 Gunnison County?

1,387 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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