Business establishments (QCEW) in McLean County

Business establishments (QCEW) in McLean County was 416 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 53 counties in 2025.

2025, count416
Change on 2024+6.1%
Series high4162025
Series low3042001

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

30032535037540042520012005200920132017202120252001: 304 count2002: 316 count2003: 314 count2004: 323 count2005: 331 count2006: 327 count2007: 338 count2008: 341 count2009: 348 count2010: 360 count2011: 367 count2012: 370 count2013: 359 count2014: 367 count2015: 372 count2016: 376 count2017: 375 count2018: 371 count2019: 369 count2020: 371 count2021: 370 count2022: 381 count2023: 385 count2024: 392 count2025: 416 count3003504004502001201020252001: 304 count2002: 316 count2003: 314 count2004: 323 count2005: 331 count2006: 327 count2007: 338 count2008: 341 count2009: 348 count2010: 360 count2011: 367 count2012: 370 count2013: 359 count2014: 367 count2015: 372 count2016: 376 count2017: 375 count2018: 371 count2019: 369 count2020: 371 count2021: 370 count2022: 381 count2023: 385 count2024: 392 count2025: 416 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
2025416
2024392
2023385
2022381
2021370
2020371
2019369
2018371
2017375
2016376
2015372
2014367
2013359
2012370
2011367
2010360
2009348
2008341
2007338
2006327
2005331
2004323
2003314
2002316
2001304

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2025
McLean County416
North Dakota36,560
United States12,112,924

McLean County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 120 countBarnes County: 452 countBenson County: 147 countBillings County: 74 countBottineau County: 337 countBowman County: 203 countBurke County: 122 countBurleigh County: 4,413 countCass County: 9,501 countCavalier County: 176 countDickey County: 300 countDivide County: 124 countDunn County: 221 countEddy County: 99 countEmmons County: 170 countFoster County: 174 countGolden Valley County: 91 countGrand Forks County: 2,803 countGrant County: 110 countGriggs County: 112 countHettinger County: 149 countKidder County: 128 countLaMoure County: 241 countLogan County: 116 countMcHenry County: 242 countMcIntosh County: 136 countMcKenzie County: 838 countMcLean County: 416 countMercer County: 332 countMorton County: 1,242 countMountrail County: 512 countNelson County: 178 countOliver County: 73 countPembina County: 397 countPierce County: 198 countRamsey County: 524 countRansom County: 264 countRenville County: 143 countRichland County: 703 countRolette County: 286 countSargent County: 183 countSheridan County: 49 countSioux County: 81 countSlope County: 16 countStark County: 1,575 countSteele County: 86 countStutsman County: 871 countTowner County: 98 countTraill County: 402 countWalsh County: 527 countWard County: 2,680 countWells County: 207 countWilliams County: 2,182 count
  • Under 110
  • 110 to 140
  • 140 to 200
  • 200 to 340
  • 340 to 750
  • 750 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. McLean 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), McLean 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), McLean 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/mclean-county-north-dakota. 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), McLean 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/mclean-county-north-dakota.

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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), McLean 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/mclean-county-north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in McLean County was 416 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 53 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 McLean County?

416 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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