Business establishments (QCEW) in Iowa
Business establishments (QCEW) in Iowa was 111,274 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 31st highest of 51 states in 2025.
Business establishments (QCEW) in Iowa, 2001 to 2025
All 25 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 111,274 |
| 2024 | 111,801 |
| 2023 | 111,045 |
| 2022 | 110,664 |
| 2021 | 106,731 |
| 2020 | 105,097 |
| 2019 | 104,258 |
| 2018 | 102,889 |
| 2017 | 101,609 |
| 2016 | 101,159 |
| 2015 | 100,264 |
| 2014 | 99,418 |
| 2013 | 97,645 |
| 2012 | 95,516 |
| 2011 | 93,849 |
| 2010 | 94,146 |
| 2009 | 94,300 |
| 2008 | 94,150 |
| 2007 | 93,676 |
| 2006 | 92,514 |
| 2005 | 91,660 |
| 2004 | 91,435 |
| 2003 | 90,047 |
| 2002 | 88,924 |
| 2001 | 91,006 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Iowa | 111,274 |
| United States | 12,112,924 |
Rankings
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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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), Iowa, 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), Iowa, 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/iowa. 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), Iowa, 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/iowa.
Harvard
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), Iowa, 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/iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{bureau_business_establishments_qcew_iowa_2025,
author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
title = {{Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties: Business establishments (QCEW), Iowa, 2001 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/iowa. 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 Iowa?
Business establishments (QCEW) in Iowa was 111,274 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 31st highest of 51 states 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 Iowa?
111,801 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.