Business establishments (QCEW) in Kittitas County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Kittitas County was 1,444 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,444
Change on 2024+1.4%
Series high1,5162021
Series low1,2672004

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

1,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,55020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,287 count2002: 1,308 count2003: 1,329 count2004: 1,267 count2005: 1,305 count2006: 1,342 count2007: 1,368 count2008: 1,377 count2009: 1,383 count2010: 1,388 count2011: 1,368 count2012: 1,389 count2013: 1,430 count2014: 1,435 count2015: 1,429 count2016: 1,431 count2017: 1,433 count2018: 1,424 count2019: 1,437 count2020: 1,483 count2021: 1,516 count2022: 1,479 count2023: 1,367 count2024: 1,424 count2025: 1,444 count1,2001,3001,4001,5001,6002001201020252001: 1,287 count2002: 1,308 count2003: 1,329 count2004: 1,267 count2005: 1,305 count2006: 1,342 count2007: 1,368 count2008: 1,377 count2009: 1,383 count2010: 1,388 count2011: 1,368 count2012: 1,389 count2013: 1,430 count2014: 1,435 count2015: 1,429 count2016: 1,431 count2017: 1,433 count2018: 1,424 count2019: 1,437 count2020: 1,483 count2021: 1,516 count2022: 1,479 count2023: 1,367 count2024: 1,424 count2025: 1,444 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
20251,444
20241,424
20231,367
20221,479
20211,516
20201,483
20191,437
20181,424
20171,433
20161,431
20151,429
20141,435
20131,430
20121,389
20111,368
20101,388
20091,383
20081,377
20071,368
20061,342
20051,305
20041,267
20031,329
20021,308
20011,287

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2025
Kittitas County1,444
Washington242,344
United States12,112,924

Kittitas County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 702 countAsotin County: 540 countBenton County: 5,506 countChelan County: 3,253 countClallam County: 2,305 countClark County: 15,846 countColumbia County: 180 countCowlitz County: 2,738 countDouglas County: 1,132 countFerry County: 278 countFranklin County: 2,428 countGarfield County: 71 countGrant County: 2,738 countGrays Harbor County: 1,860 countIsland County: 2,176 countJefferson County: 1,077 countKing County: 83,224 countKitsap County: 6,893 countKittitas County: 1,444 countKlickitat County: 842 countLewis County: 2,280 countLincoln County: 442 countMason County: 1,271 countOkanogan County: 1,640 countPacific County: 701 countPend Oreille County: 348 countPierce County: 21,367 countSan Juan County: 1,052 countSkagit County: 3,884 countSkamania County: 282 countSnohomish County: 21,038 countSpokane County: 16,031 countStevens County: 1,042 countThurston County: 8,600 countWahkiakum County: 131 countWalla Walla County: 1,826 countWhatcom County: 7,470 countWhitman County: 1,242 countYakima County: 6,433 count
  • 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. Kittitas 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), Kittitas 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), Kittitas 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/kittitas-county-washington. 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), Kittitas 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/kittitas-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), Kittitas 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/kittitas-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Kittitas County was 1,444 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 22nd 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 Kittitas County?

1,516 in 2021, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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