Business establishments (QCEW) in Hillsborough County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Hillsborough County was 12,542 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 10 counties in 2025.

2025, count12,542

Change on 2024-1.5%

Rank1st of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked

Series high12,7332023

Series low11,8192011

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Hillsborough 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	12,542
2024	12,730
2023	12,733
2022	12,680
2021	12,567
2020	12,374
2019	12,244
2018	12,135
2017	12,132
2016	12,164
2015	12,158
2014	12,077
2013	12,026
2012	11,955
2011	11,819
2010	11,856
2009	12,022
2008	12,298
2007	12,370
2006	12,444
2005	12,232
2004	12,263
2003	12,066
2002	11,866
2001	11,968

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place	2025
Hillsborough County	12,542
New Hampshire	66,888
United States	12,112,924

Hillsborough County compared with nearby places

Under 1,900
1,900 to 2,200
2,200 to 3,200
3,200 to 6,700
6,700 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Hillsborough 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 New Hampshire by business establishments (QCEW) 10 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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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), Hillsborough 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), Hillsborough 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/hillsborough-county-new-hampshire. 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), Hillsborough 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/hillsborough-county-new-hampshire.

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), Hillsborough 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/hillsborough-county-new-hampshire (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Hillsborough County?

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 Hillsborough County?

12,733 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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