Business establishments (QCEW) in Montgomery County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Montgomery County was 36,636 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 24 counties in 2025.

2025, count36,636

Change on 2024+3.4%

Rank1st of 24Counties in Maryland ranked

Series high36,6362025

Series low29,8442001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Montgomery 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	36,636
2024	35,443
2023	34,740
2022	34,513
2021	33,103
2020	32,753
2019	33,242
2018	33,041
2017	33,044
2016	32,962
2015	32,862
2014	32,946
2013	33,666
2012	33,489
2011	32,956
2010	32,629
2009	32,704
2008	33,243
2007	33,422
2006	32,752
2005	32,501
2004	31,685
2003	30,823
2002	30,488
2001	29,844

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place	2025
Montgomery County	36,636
Maryland	199,467
United States	12,112,924

Montgomery County compared with nearby places

Under 1,400
1,400 to 2,100
2,100 to 3,700
3,700 to 13K
13K and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Montgomery 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 Maryland by business establishments (QCEW) 24 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), Montgomery 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), Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland. 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), Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland.

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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), Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland (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},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/montgomery-county-maryland. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Montgomery County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Montgomery County was 36,636 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 24 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 Montgomery County?

36,636 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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