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Business establishments (QCEW) in Howard County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Howard County was 1,944 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 92 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,944
Change on 2024+1.6%
Rank23rd of 92Counties in Indiana ranked
Series high1,9442025
Series low1,6652016

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

1,6001,7001,8001,9002,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,807 count2002: 1,805 count2003: 1,852 count2004: 1,865 count2005: 1,839 count2006: 1,821 count2007: 1,814 count2008: 1,803 count2009: 1,769 count2010: 1,759 count2011: 1,744 count2012: 1,736 count2013: 1,712 count2014: 1,686 count2015: 1,667 count2016: 1,665 count2017: 1,683 count2018: 1,705 count2019: 1,728 count2020: 1,739 count2021: 1,737 count2022: 1,788 count2023: 1,843 count2024: 1,913 count2025: 1,944 count1,6001,7001,8001,9002,0002001201020252001: 1,807 count2002: 1,805 count2003: 1,852 count2004: 1,865 count2005: 1,839 count2006: 1,821 count2007: 1,814 count2008: 1,803 count2009: 1,769 count2010: 1,759 count2011: 1,744 count2012: 1,736 count2013: 1,712 count2014: 1,686 count2015: 1,667 count2016: 1,665 count2017: 1,683 count2018: 1,705 count2019: 1,728 count2020: 1,739 count2021: 1,737 count2022: 1,788 count2023: 1,843 count2024: 1,913 count2025: 1,944 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
20251,944
20241,913
20231,843
20221,788
20211,737
20201,739
20191,728
20181,705
20171,683
20161,665
20151,667
20141,686
20131,712
20121,736
20111,744
20101,759
20091,769
20081,803
20071,814
20061,821
20051,839
20041,865
20031,852
20021,805
20011,807

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2025
Howard County1,944
Indiana195,772
United States12,112,924

Howard County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 798 countAllen County: 10,762 countBartholomew County: 2,161 countBenton County: 216 countBlackford County: 253 countBoone County: 2,709 countBrown County: 367 countCarroll County: 445 countCass County: 741 countClark County: 3,261 countClay County: 532 countClinton County: 645 countCrawford County: 170 countDaviess County: 994 countDearborn County: 1,234 countDecatur County: 725 countDeKalb County: 1,122 countDelaware County: 2,384 countDubois County: 1,414 countElkhart County: 5,386 countFayette County: 423 countFloyd County: 2,138 countFountain County: 370 countFranklin County: 370 countFulton County: 476 countGibson County: 810 countGrant County: 1,293 countGreene County: 618 countHamilton County: 13,672 countHancock County: 2,136 countHarrison County: 772 countHendricks County: 4,472 countHenry County: 924 countHoward County: 1,944 countHuntington County: 1,004 countJackson County: 1,050 countJasper County: 879 countJay County: 432 countJefferson County: 742 countJennings County: 471 countJohnson County: 4,310 countKnox County: 949 countKosciusko County: 2,201 countLaGrange County: 1,069 countLake County: 12,218 countLaPorte County: 2,521 countLawrence County: 920 countMadison County: 2,577 countMarion County: 29,032 countMarshall County: 1,181 countMartin County: 296 countMiami County: 638 countMonroe County: 3,557 countMontgomery County: 938 countMorgan County: 1,422 countNewton County: 298 countNoble County: 1,005 countOhio County: 93 countOrange County: 405 countOwen County: 390 countParke County: 326 countPerry County: 394 countPike County: 216 countPorter County: 4,333 countPosey County: 572 countPulaski County: 350 countPutnam County: 773 countRandolph County: 580 countRipley County: 812 countRush County: 433 countSt. Joseph County: 6,748 countScott County: 436 countShelby County: 1,041 countSpencer County: 498 countStarke County: 344 countSteuben County: 1,044 countSullivan County: 366 countSwitzerland County: 151 countTippecanoe County: 4,357 countTipton County: 350 countUnion County: 160 countVanderburgh County: 5,228 countVermillion County: 296 countVigo County: 2,542 countWabash County: 794 countWarren County: 172 countWarrick County: 1,434 countWashington County: 491 countWayne County: 1,506 countWells County: 710 countWhite County: 714 countWhitley County: 768 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Howard 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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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), Howard 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), Howard 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/howard-county-indiana. 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), Howard 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/howard-county-indiana.

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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), Howard 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/howard-county-indiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Howard County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Howard County was 1,944 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 92 counties in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Howard County?

1,944 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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