Business establishments (QCEW) in Houston County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Houston County was 3,844 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.3% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, count3,844

Change on 2024+3.3%

Rank9th of 67Counties in Alabama ranked

Series high3,8442025

Series low2,8732014

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Houston 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	3,844
2024	3,720
2023	3,582
2022	3,375
2021	3,213
2020	3,072
2019	3,010
2018	2,969
2017	2,947
2016	2,927
2015	2,885
2014	2,873
2013	2,878
2012	2,928
2011	2,965
2010	2,973
2009	3,026
2008	3,110
2007	3,104
2006	3,043
2005	3,024
2004	2,976
2003	2,888
2002	2,875
2001	2,902

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place	2025
Houston County	3,844
Alabama	164,183
United States	12,112,924

Houston County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,400
1,400 to 2,700
2,700 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Houston 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 Alabama by business establishments (QCEW) 67 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), Houston 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), Houston 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/houston-county-alabama. 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), Houston 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/houston-county-alabama.

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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), Houston 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/houston-county-alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Houston County was 3,844 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.3% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 67 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 Houston County?

3,844 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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