Business establishments (QCEW) in King County

Business establishments (QCEW) in King County was 83,224 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, count83,224

Change on 2024+1.3%

Rank1st of 39Counties in Washington ranked

Series high96,9722021

Series low74,8282005

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Business establishments (QCEW) in King 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	83,224
2024	82,150
2023	80,967
2022	91,617
2021	96,972
2020	95,698
2019	91,110
2018	89,992
2017	87,475
2016	86,966
2015	85,819
2014	86,186
2013	86,486
2012	82,833
2011	81,062
2010	81,281
2009	77,976
2008	76,913
2007	76,169
2006	75,318
2005	74,828
2004	76,674
2003	84,030
2002	84,450
2001	82,722

Compared with Washington and United States

Place	2025
King County	83,224
Washington	242,344
United States	12,112,924

King County compared with nearby places

Under 500
500 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 2,700
2,700 to 7,300
7,300 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. King 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 Washington by business establishments (QCEW) 39 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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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), King 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), King 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/king-county-washington. 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), King 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/king-county-washington.

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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), King 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/king-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in King County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in King County was 83,224 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 39 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 King County?

96,972 in 2021, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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