Business establishments (QCEW) in Independence County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Independence County was 964 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, count964
Change on 2024+0.6%
Series high9702008
Series low9082017

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

90092094096098020012005200920132017202120252001: 918 count2002: 938 count2003: 936 count2004: 929 count2005: 925 count2006: 947 count2007: 960 count2008: 970 count2009: 961 count2010: 953 count2011: 948 count2012: 921 count2013: 928 count2014: 927 count2015: 923 count2016: 927 count2017: 908 count2018: 915 count2019: 927 count2020: 935 count2021: 940 count2022: 924 count2023: 947 count2024: 958 count2025: 964 count9009209409609802001201020252001: 918 count2002: 938 count2003: 936 count2004: 929 count2005: 925 count2006: 947 count2007: 960 count2008: 970 count2009: 961 count2010: 953 count2011: 948 count2012: 921 count2013: 928 count2014: 927 count2015: 923 count2016: 927 count2017: 908 count2018: 915 count2019: 927 count2020: 935 count2021: 940 count2022: 924 count2023: 947 count2024: 958 count2025: 964 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
2025964
2024958
2023947
2022924
2021940
2020935
2019927
2018915
2017908
2016927
2015923
2014927
2013928
2012921
2011948
2010953
2009961
2008970
2007960
2006947
2005925
2004929
2003936
2002938
2001918

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Independence County964
Arkansas109,976
United States12,112,924

Independence County compared with nearby places

Arkansas County: 628 countAshley County: 503 countBaxter County: 1,381 countBenton County: 9,148 countBoone County: 1,045 countBradley County: 341 countCalhoun County: 103 countCarroll County: 828 countChicot County: 366 countClark County: 672 countClay County: 359 countCleburne County: 650 countCleveland County: 125 countColumbia County: 633 countConway County: 505 countCraighead County: 3,090 countCrawford County: 1,332 countCrittenden County: 1,121 countCross County: 455 countDallas County: 218 countDesha County: 432 countDrew County: 528 countFaulkner County: 3,419 countFranklin County: 390 countFulton County: 217 countGarland County: 3,407 countGrant County: 374 countGreene County: 970 countHempstead County: 502 countHot Spring County: 632 countHoward County: 340 countIndependence County: 964 countIzard County: 264 countJackson County: 414 countJefferson County: 1,673 countJohnson County: 522 countLafayette County: 164 countLawrence County: 432 countLee County: 214 countLincoln County: 228 countLittle River County: 254 countLogan County: 470 countLonoke County: 1,496 countMadison County: 300 countMarion County: 318 countMiller County: 936 countMississippi County: 1,058 countMonroe County: 236 countMontgomery County: 188 countNevada County: 188 countNewton County: 124 countOuachita County: 568 countPerry County: 169 countPhillips County: 578 countPike County: 261 countPoinsett County: 484 countPolk County: 509 countPope County: 1,788 countPrairie County: 211 countPulaski County: 14,711 countRandolph County: 400 countSt. Francis County: 594 countSaline County: 2,652 countScott County: 183 countSearcy County: 176 countSebastian County: 3,794 countSevier County: 329 countSharp County: 419 countStone County: 301 countUnion County: 1,192 countVan Buren County: 345 countWashington County: 7,428 countWhite County: 1,889 countWoodruff County: 188 countYell County: 428 count
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  • 1,400 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Independence 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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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), Independence 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), Independence 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/independence-county-arkansas. 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), Independence 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/independence-county-arkansas.

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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), Independence 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/independence-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Independence County was 964 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 75 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 Independence County?

970 in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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