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Business establishments (QCEW) in Lancaster County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Lancaster County was 14,695 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, count14,695
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank6th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high14,6952025
Series low11,2712002

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

11K12K13K14K15K20012005200920132017202120252001: 11,572 count2002: 11,271 count2003: 11,429 count2004: 11,543 count2005: 11,751 count2006: 11,973 count2007: 12,250 count2008: 12,416 count2009: 12,445 count2010: 12,302 count2011: 12,450 count2012: 12,663 count2013: 12,636 count2014: 12,845 count2015: 13,069 count2016: 13,264 count2017: 13,411 count2018: 13,591 count2019: 13,738 count2020: 13,792 count2021: 14,042 count2022: 14,387 count2023: 14,480 count2024: 14,605 count2025: 14,695 count11K12K13K14K15K2001201020252001: 11,572 count2002: 11,271 count2003: 11,429 count2004: 11,543 count2005: 11,751 count2006: 11,973 count2007: 12,250 count2008: 12,416 count2009: 12,445 count2010: 12,302 count2011: 12,450 count2012: 12,663 count2013: 12,636 count2014: 12,845 count2015: 13,069 count2016: 13,264 count2017: 13,411 count2018: 13,591 count2019: 13,738 count2020: 13,792 count2021: 14,042 count2022: 14,387 count2023: 14,480 count2024: 14,605 count2025: 14,695 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
202514,695
202414,605
202314,480
202214,387
202114,042
202013,792
201913,738
201813,591
201713,411
201613,264
201513,069
201412,845
201312,636
201212,663
201112,450
201012,302
200912,445
200812,416
200712,250
200611,973
200511,751
200411,543
200311,429
200211,271
200111,572

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Lancaster County14,695
Pennsylvania389,774
United States12,112,924

Lancaster County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 2,252 countAllegheny County: 36,462 countArmstrong County: 1,445 countBeaver County: 3,590 countBedford County: 1,243 countBerks County: 8,908 countBlair County: 3,477 countBradford County: 1,506 countBucks County: 21,408 countButler County: 5,494 countCambria County: 3,260 countCameron County: 156 countCarbon County: 1,321 countCentre County: 3,637 countChester County: 16,708 countClarion County: 1,064 countClearfield County: 2,008 countClinton County: 918 countColumbia County: 1,570 countCrawford County: 2,106 countCumberland County: 7,073 countDauphin County: 7,521 countDelaware County: 14,501 countElk County: 940 countErie County: 6,700 countFayette County: 2,718 countForest County: 142 countFranklin County: 3,534 countFulton County: 324 countGreene County: 786 countHuntingdon County: 1,036 countIndiana County: 1,904 countJefferson County: 1,182 countJuniata County: 579 countLackawanna County: 5,560 countLancaster County: 14,695 countLawrence County: 2,006 countLebanon County: 2,978 countLehigh County: 9,054 countLuzerne County: 7,538 countLycoming County: 3,006 countMcKean County: 1,052 countMercer County: 2,839 countMifflin County: 1,093 countMonroe County: 3,715 countMontgomery County: 29,022 countMontour County: 490 countNorthampton County: 7,118 countNorthumberland County: 1,832 countPerry County: 899 countPhiladelphia County: 33,456 countPike County: 1,143 countPotter County: 472 countSchuylkill County: 2,955 countSnyder County: 1,028 countSomerset County: 1,847 countSullivan County: 176 countSusquehanna County: 962 countTioga County: 998 countUnion County: 1,020 countVenango County: 1,206 countWarren County: 904 countWashington County: 5,751 countWayne County: 1,464 countWestmoreland County: 9,071 countWyoming County: 719 countYork County: 9,419 count
  • Under 900
  • 900 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 7,500
  • 7,500 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Lancaster 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), Lancaster 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), Lancaster 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/lancaster-county-pennsylvania. 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), Lancaster 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/lancaster-county-pennsylvania.

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), Lancaster 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/lancaster-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Lancaster County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Lancaster County was 14,695 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 67 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 Lancaster County?

14,695 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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