Business establishments (QCEW) in Harlan County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Harlan County was 120 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 6.3% from 2024. That is the 67th highest of 93 counties in 2025.

2025, count120
Change on 2024-6.3%
Series high1512017
Series low1172004

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

11012013014015016020012005200920132017202120252001: 122 count2002: 123 count2003: 118 count2004: 117 count2005: 118 count2006: 117 count2007: 126 count2008: 127 count2009: 126 count2010: 126 count2011: 127 count2012: 137 count2013: 138 count2014: 144 count2015: 148 count2016: 150 count2017: 151 count2018: 149 count2019: 144 count2020: 131 count2021: 133 count2022: 132 count2023: 126 count2024: 128 count2025: 120 count1101201301401501602001201020252001: 122 count2002: 123 count2003: 118 count2004: 117 count2005: 118 count2006: 117 count2007: 126 count2008: 127 count2009: 126 count2010: 126 count2011: 127 count2012: 137 count2013: 138 count2014: 144 count2015: 148 count2016: 150 count2017: 151 count2018: 149 count2019: 144 count2020: 131 count2021: 133 count2022: 132 count2023: 126 count2024: 128 count2025: 120 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
2025120
2024128
2023126
2022132
2021133
2020131
2019144
2018149
2017151
2016150
2015148
2014144
2013138
2012137
2011127
2010126
2009126
2008127
2007126
2006117
2005118
2004117
2003118
2002123
2001122

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place2025
Harlan County120
Nebraska77,604
United States12,112,924

Harlan County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,023 countAntelope County: 290 countArthur County: 14 countBanner County: 14 countBlaine County: 27 countBoone County: 256 countBox Butte County: 361 countBoyd County: 90 countBrown County: 161 countBuffalo County: 1,890 countBurt County: 242 countButler County: 276 countCass County: 714 countCedar County: 346 countChase County: 223 countCherry County: 289 countCheyenne County: 338 countClay County: 264 countColfax County: 310 countCuming County: 402 countCuster County: 471 countDakota County: 511 countDawes County: 286 countDawson County: 757 countDeuel County: 74 countDixon County: 148 countDodge County: 1,107 countDouglas County: 18,975 countDundy County: 84 countFillmore County: 278 countFranklin County: 130 countFrontier County: 96 countFurnas County: 209 countGage County: 729 countGarden County: 70 countGarfield County: 107 countGosper County: 76 countGrant County: 53 countGreeley County: 122 countHall County: 1,964 countHamilton County: 376 countHarlan County: 120 countHayes County: 35 countHitchcock County: 96 countHolt County: 522 countHooker County: 34 countHoward County: 223 countJefferson County: 279 countJohnson County: 128 countKearney County: 213 countKeith County: 380 countKeya Paha County: 33 countKimball County: 138 countKnox County: 330 countLancaster County: 9,818 countLincoln County: 1,126 countLogan County: 38 countLoup County: 21 countMcPherson County: 10 countMadison County: 1,324 countMerrick County: 272 countMorrill County: 178 countNance County: 104 countNemaha County: 219 countNuckolls County: 186 countOtoe County: 508 countPawnee County: 88 countPerkins County: 144 countPhelps County: 420 countPierce County: 239 countPlatte County: 1,157 countPolk County: 163 countRed Willow County: 435 countRichardson County: 291 countRock County: 60 countSaline County: 382 countSarpy County: 4,810 countSaunders County: 678 countScotts Bluff County: 1,183 countSeward County: 522 countSheridan County: 218 countSherman County: 106 countSioux County: 26 countStanton County: 98 countThayer County: 262 countThomas County: 39 countThurston County: 159 countValley County: 230 countWashington County: 694 countWayne County: 277 countWebster County: 128 countWheeler County: 40 countYork County: 644 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Harlan 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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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), Harlan 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), Harlan 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/harlan-county-nebraska. 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), Harlan 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/harlan-county-nebraska.

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), Harlan 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/harlan-county-nebraska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Harlan County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Harlan County was 120 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 6.3% from 2024. That is the 67th highest of 93 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 Harlan County?

151 in 2017, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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