Business establishments (QCEW) in Nelson County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Nelson County was 178 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 53 counties in 2025.

2025, count178
Change on 2024-1.1%
Series high1832023
Series low1512007

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

15016017018019020012005200920132017202120252001: 156 count2002: 156 count2003: 156 count2004: 158 count2005: 155 count2006: 152 count2007: 151 count2008: 155 count2009: 158 count2010: 157 count2011: 163 count2012: 165 count2013: 167 count2014: 168 count2015: 170 count2016: 172 count2017: 168 count2018: 167 count2019: 163 count2020: 158 count2021: 162 count2022: 175 count2023: 183 count2024: 180 count2025: 178 count1501601701801902001201020252001: 156 count2002: 156 count2003: 156 count2004: 158 count2005: 155 count2006: 152 count2007: 151 count2008: 155 count2009: 158 count2010: 157 count2011: 163 count2012: 165 count2013: 167 count2014: 168 count2015: 170 count2016: 172 count2017: 168 count2018: 167 count2019: 163 count2020: 158 count2021: 162 count2022: 175 count2023: 183 count2024: 180 count2025: 178 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
2025178
2024180
2023183
2022175
2021162
2020158
2019163
2018167
2017168
2016172
2015170
2014168
2013167
2012165
2011163
2010157
2009158
2008155
2007151
2006152
2005155
2004158
2003156
2002156
2001156

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2025
Nelson County178
North Dakota36,560
United States12,112,924

Nelson 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. Nelson 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), Nelson 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), Nelson 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/nelson-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), Nelson 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/nelson-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), Nelson 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/nelson-county-north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Nelson County was 178 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 30th 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 Nelson County?

183 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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