Business establishments (QCEW) in Josephine County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Josephine County was 2,640 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.9% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 36 counties in 2025.

2025, count2,640
Change on 2024-5.9%
Series high2,9152023
Series low1,9572001

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

1,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,8003,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,957 count2002: 2,015 count2003: 2,116 count2004: 2,146 count2005: 2,236 count2006: 2,317 count2007: 2,358 count2008: 2,298 count2009: 2,252 count2010: 2,233 count2011: 2,257 count2012: 2,269 count2013: 2,201 count2014: 2,251 count2015: 2,338 count2016: 2,435 count2017: 2,498 count2018: 2,612 count2019: 2,636 count2020: 2,638 count2021: 2,758 count2022: 2,874 count2023: 2,915 count2024: 2,806 count2025: 2,640 count1,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0002001201020252001: 1,957 count2002: 2,015 count2003: 2,116 count2004: 2,146 count2005: 2,236 count2006: 2,317 count2007: 2,358 count2008: 2,298 count2009: 2,252 count2010: 2,233 count2011: 2,257 count2012: 2,269 count2013: 2,201 count2014: 2,251 count2015: 2,338 count2016: 2,435 count2017: 2,498 count2018: 2,612 count2019: 2,636 count2020: 2,638 count2021: 2,758 count2022: 2,874 count2023: 2,915 count2024: 2,806 count2025: 2,640 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
20252,640
20242,806
20232,915
20222,874
20212,758
20202,638
20192,636
20182,612
20172,498
20162,435
20152,338
20142,251
20132,201
20122,269
20112,257
20102,233
20092,252
20082,298
20072,358
20062,317
20052,236
20042,146
20032,116
20022,015
20011,957

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place2025
Josephine County2,640
Oregon177,694
United States12,112,924

Josephine County compared with nearby places

Baker County: 703 countBenton County: 2,984 countClackamas County: 16,672 countClatsop County: 1,863 countColumbia County: 1,392 countCoos County: 2,000 countCrook County: 855 countCurry County: 893 countDeschutes County: 11,182 countDouglas County: 3,384 countGilliam County: 144 countGrant County: 326 countHarney County: 322 countHood River County: 1,408 countJackson County: 8,011 countJefferson County: 652 countJosephine County: 2,640 countKlamath County: 2,254 countLake County: 353 countLane County: 12,896 countLincoln County: 2,019 countLinn County: 3,750 countMalheur County: 1,087 countMarion County: 12,162 countMorrow County: 412 countMultnomah County: 38,504 countPolk County: 2,221 countSherman County: 113 countTillamook County: 1,052 countUmatilla County: 2,412 countUnion County: 1,008 countWallowa County: 447 countWasco County: 1,062 countWashington County: 21,683 countWheeler County: 75 countYamhill County: 3,611 count
  • Under 400
  • 400 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,500
  • 2,500 to 8,500
  • 8,500 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Josephine 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), Josephine 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), Josephine 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/josephine-county-oregon. 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), Josephine 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/josephine-county-oregon.

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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), Josephine 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/josephine-county-oregon (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Josephine County was 2,640 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 5.9% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 36 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 Josephine County?

2,915 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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