Business establishments (QCEW) in Humboldt County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Humboldt County was 7,360 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.2% from 2024. That is the 31st highest of 58 counties in 2025.

2025, count7,360

Change on 2024-4.2%

Rank31st of 58Counties in California ranked

Series high7,6852024

Series low4,6682014

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Humboldt 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	7,360
2024	7,685
2023	6,212
2022	6,130
2021	6,136
2020	6,097
2019	5,904
2018	5,685
2017	5,299
2016	4,950
2015	4,811
2014	4,668
2013	4,723
2012	4,840
2011	5,251
2010	5,340
2009	5,249
2008	5,677
2007	5,188
2006	5,236
2005	5,162
2004	5,305
2003	5,388
2002	5,417
2001	5,264

Compared with California and United States

Place	2025
Humboldt County	7,360
California	1,877,156
United States	12,112,924

Humboldt County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 16K
16K to 43K
43K and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Humboldt 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 California by business establishments (QCEW) 58 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), Humboldt 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), Humboldt 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/humboldt-county-california. 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), Humboldt 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/humboldt-county-california.

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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), Humboldt 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/humboldt-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/humboldt-county-california. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Humboldt County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Humboldt County was 7,360 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.2% from 2024. That is the 31st highest of 58 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 Humboldt County?

7,685 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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