Business establishments (QCEW) in Honolulu County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Honolulu County was 32,300 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024.

2025, count32,300

Change on 2024+1.4%

Series high32,3002025

Series low22,9952004

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Honolulu 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	32,300
2024	31,849
2023	30,557
2022	29,208
2021	28,118
2020	27,602
2019	27,170
2018	26,315
2017	25,859
2016	25,257
2015	25,001
2014	24,570
2013	24,533
2012	24,377
2011	24,214
2010	24,385
2009	24,694
2008	24,429
2007	24,370
2006	23,750
2005	23,562
2004	22,995
2003	24,194
2002	23,609
2001	23,531

Compared with Hawaii and United States

Place	2025
Honolulu County	32,300
Hawaii	61,753
United States	12,112,924

Honolulu County compared with nearby places

Under 6,500
6,500 to 7,700
7,700 to 14K
14K and over
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Honolulu 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

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), Honolulu 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), Honolulu 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/honolulu-county-hawaii. 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), Honolulu 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/honolulu-county-hawaii.

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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), Honolulu 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/honolulu-county-hawaii (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Honolulu County was 32,300 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024.

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 Honolulu County?

32,300 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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