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Business establishments (QCEW) in Johnson County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Johnson County was 5,131 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 99 counties in 2025.

2025, count5,131
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank4th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high5,1402024
Series low2,9882002

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

2,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,037 count2002: 2,988 count2003: 3,076 count2004: 3,201 count2005: 3,310 count2006: 3,405 count2007: 3,427 count2008: 3,466 count2009: 3,505 count2010: 3,530 count2011: 3,536 count2012: 3,639 count2013: 3,846 count2014: 3,964 count2015: 4,026 count2016: 4,109 count2017: 4,187 count2018: 4,283 count2019: 4,400 count2020: 4,491 count2021: 4,672 count2022: 5,025 count2023: 5,119 count2024: 5,140 count2025: 5,131 count2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002001201020252001: 3,037 count2002: 2,988 count2003: 3,076 count2004: 3,201 count2005: 3,310 count2006: 3,405 count2007: 3,427 count2008: 3,466 count2009: 3,505 count2010: 3,530 count2011: 3,536 count2012: 3,639 count2013: 3,846 count2014: 3,964 count2015: 4,026 count2016: 4,109 count2017: 4,187 count2018: 4,283 count2019: 4,400 count2020: 4,491 count2021: 4,672 count2022: 5,025 count2023: 5,119 count2024: 5,140 count2025: 5,131 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
20255,131
20245,140
20235,119
20225,025
20214,672
20204,491
20194,400
20184,283
20174,187
20164,109
20154,026
20143,964
20133,846
20123,639
20113,536
20103,530
20093,505
20083,466
20073,427
20063,405
20053,310
20043,201
20033,076
20022,988
20013,037

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2025
Johnson County5,131
Iowa111,274
United States12,112,924

Johnson County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 330 countAdams County: 146 countAllamakee County: 473 countAppanoose County: 391 countAudubon County: 234 countBenton County: 710 countBlack Hawk County: 3,966 countBoone County: 741 countBremer County: 760 countBuchanan County: 637 countBuena Vista County: 598 countButler County: 430 countCalhoun County: 322 countCarroll County: 933 countCass County: 526 countCedar County: 591 countCerro Gordo County: 1,689 countCherokee County: 445 countChickasaw County: 414 countClarke County: 245 countClay County: 714 countClayton County: 618 countClinton County: 1,485 countCrawford County: 502 countDallas County: 3,696 countDavis County: 246 countDecatur County: 226 countDelaware County: 597 countDes Moines County: 1,410 countDickinson County: 950 countDubuque County: 3,702 countEmmet County: 332 countFayette County: 678 countFloyd County: 473 countFranklin County: 361 countFremont County: 285 countGreene County: 300 countGrundy County: 387 countGuthrie County: 384 countHamilton County: 482 countHancock County: 370 countHardin County: 629 countHarrison County: 488 countHenry County: 632 countHoward County: 348 countHumboldt County: 358 countIda County: 297 countIowa County: 722 countJackson County: 665 countJasper County: 978 countJefferson County: 764 countJohnson County: 5,131 countJones County: 653 countKeokuk County: 312 countKossuth County: 636 countLee County: 1,034 countLinn County: 7,837 countLouisa County: 284 countLucas County: 244 countLyon County: 551 countMadison County: 562 countMahaska County: 616 countMarion County: 1,074 countMarshall County: 998 countMills County: 475 countMitchell County: 370 countMonona County: 298 countMonroe County: 248 countMontgomery County: 366 countMuscatine County: 1,214 countO'Brien County: 609 countOsceola County: 268 countPage County: 465 countPalo Alto County: 330 countPlymouth County: 870 countPocahontas County: 253 countPolk County: 20,515 countPottawattamie County: 2,728 countPoweshiek County: 694 countRinggold County: 181 countSac County: 382 countScott County: 6,280 countShelby County: 434 countSioux County: 1,560 countStory County: 3,026 countTama County: 435 countTaylor County: 190 countUnion County: 450 countVan Buren County: 224 countWapello County: 872 countWarren County: 1,425 countWashington County: 858 countWayne County: 178 countWebster County: 1,168 countWinnebago County: 382 countWinneshiek County: 764 countWoodbury County: 3,258 countWorth County: 227 countWright County: 460 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Johnson 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), Johnson 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), Johnson 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/johnson-county-iowa. 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), Johnson 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/johnson-county-iowa.

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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), Johnson 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/johnson-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Johnson County was 5,131 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 99 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 Johnson County?

5,140 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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