Business establishments (QCEW) in Lake County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Lake County was 194 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.3% from 2024. That is the 81st highest of 83 counties in 2025.

2025, count194
Change on 2024+4.3%
Series high2022005
Series low1512015

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

14016018020022020012005200920132017202120252001: 198 count2002: 201 count2003: 194 count2004: 196 count2005: 202 count2006: 202 count2007: 186 count2008: 182 count2009: 177 count2010: 172 count2011: 173 count2012: 170 count2013: 163 count2014: 159 count2015: 151 count2016: 151 count2017: 153 count2018: 152 count2019: 158 count2020: 163 count2021: 168 count2022: 184 count2023: 200 count2024: 186 count2025: 194 count1401601802002202001201020252001: 198 count2002: 201 count2003: 194 count2004: 196 count2005: 202 count2006: 202 count2007: 186 count2008: 182 count2009: 177 count2010: 172 count2011: 173 count2012: 170 count2013: 163 count2014: 159 count2015: 151 count2016: 151 count2017: 153 count2018: 152 count2019: 158 count2020: 163 count2021: 168 count2022: 184 count2023: 200 count2024: 186 count2025: 194 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
2025194
2024186
2023200
2022184
2021168
2020163
2019158
2018152
2017153
2016151
2015151
2014159
2013163
2012170
2011173
2010172
2009177
2008182
2007186
2006202
2005202
2004196
2003194
2002201
2001198

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place2025
Lake County194
Michigan314,706
United States12,112,924

Lake County compared with nearby places

Alcona County: 214 countAlger County: 267 countAllegan County: 2,787 countAlpena County: 928 countAntrim County: 626 countArenac County: 362 countBaraga County: 217 countBarry County: 1,102 countBay County: 2,176 countBenzie County: 516 countBerrien County: 4,284 countBranch County: 890 countCalhoun County: 2,748 countCass County: 978 countCharlevoix County: 928 countCheboygan County: 844 countChippewa County: 864 countClare County: 642 countClinton County: 1,523 countCrawford County: 284 countDelta County: 1,080 countDickinson County: 860 countEaton County: 2,178 countEmmet County: 1,619 countGenesee County: 7,564 countGladwin County: 473 countGogebic County: 422 countGrand Traverse County: 3,903 countGratiot County: 822 countHillsdale County: 910 countHoughton County: 990 countHuron County: 1,017 countIngham County: 7,136 countIonia County: 1,144 countIosco County: 644 countIron County: 398 countIsabella County: 1,452 countJackson County: 3,184 countKalamazoo County: 6,204 countKalkaska County: 403 countKent County: 18,484 countKeweenaw County: 87 countLake County: 194 countLapeer County: 1,779 countLeelanau County: 882 countLenawee County: 2,002 countLivingston County: 4,971 countLuce County: 190 countMackinac County: 517 countMacomb County: 20,370 countManistee County: 606 countMarquette County: 1,824 countMason County: 752 countMecosta County: 729 countMenominee County: 510 countMidland County: 4,146 countMissaukee County: 389 countMonroe County: 2,605 countMontcalm County: 1,142 countMontmorency County: 236 countMuskegon County: 3,259 countNewaygo County: 901 countOakland County: 44,642 countOceana County: 587 countOgemaw County: 631 countOntonagon County: 197 countOsceola County: 490 countOscoda County: 207 countOtsego County: 834 countOttawa County: 7,155 countPresque Isle County: 348 countRoscommon County: 600 countSaginaw County: 4,076 countSt. Clair County: 3,416 countSt. Joseph County: 2,324 countSanilac County: 900 countSchoolcraft County: 240 countShiawassee County: 1,227 countTuscola County: 950 countVan Buren County: 1,722 countWashtenaw County: 10,012 countWayne County: 38,178 countWexford County: 916 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Lake 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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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), Lake 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), Lake 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/lake-county-michigan. 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), Lake 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/lake-county-michigan.

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), Lake 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/lake-county-michigan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Lake County was 194 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.3% from 2024. That is the 81st highest of 83 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 Lake County?

202 in 2005, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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