Business establishments (QCEW) in Ness County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Ness County was 140 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.8% from 2024. That is the 79th highest of 105 counties in 2025.

2025, count140
Change on 2024-2.8%
Series high1782009
Series low1402025

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

14015016017018020012005200920132017202120252001: 174 count2002: 167 count2003: 163 count2004: 160 count2005: 162 count2006: 163 count2007: 173 count2008: 176 count2009: 178 count2010: 177 count2011: 175 count2012: 168 count2013: 165 count2014: 167 count2015: 168 count2016: 164 count2017: 157 count2018: 153 count2019: 147 count2020: 146 count2021: 147 count2022: 148 count2023: 146 count2024: 144 count2025: 140 count1401501601701802001201020252001: 174 count2002: 167 count2003: 163 count2004: 160 count2005: 162 count2006: 163 count2007: 173 count2008: 176 count2009: 178 count2010: 177 count2011: 175 count2012: 168 count2013: 165 count2014: 167 count2015: 168 count2016: 164 count2017: 157 count2018: 153 count2019: 147 count2020: 146 count2021: 147 count2022: 148 count2023: 146 count2024: 144 count2025: 140 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
2025140
2024144
2023146
2022148
2021147
2020146
2019147
2018153
2017157
2016164
2015168
2014167
2013165
2012168
2011175
2010177
2009178
2008176
2007173
2006163
2005162
2004160
2003163
2002167
2001174

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2025
Ness County140
Kansas98,159
United States12,112,924

Ness County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 400 countAnderson County: 245 countAtchison County: 414 countBarber County: 206 countBarton County: 878 countBourbon County: 394 countBrown County: 339 countButler County: 1,618 countChase County: 84 countChautauqua County: 104 countCherokee County: 425 countCheyenne County: 138 countClark County: 87 countClay County: 275 countCloud County: 302 countCoffey County: 252 countComanche County: 90 countCowley County: 767 countCrawford County: 1,056 countDecatur County: 126 countDickinson County: 541 countDoniphan County: 230 countDouglas County: 3,561 countEdwards County: 129 countElk County: 79 countEllis County: 1,084 countEllsworth County: 182 countFinney County: 1,111 countFord County: 842 countFranklin County: 686 countGeary County: 718 countGove County: 160 countGraham County: 114 countGrant County: 222 countGray County: 294 countGreeley County: 70 countGreenwood County: 203 countHamilton County: 104 countHarper County: 219 countHarvey County: 827 countHaskell County: 168 countHodgeman County: 78 countJackson County: 330 countJefferson County: 424 countJewell County: 110 countJohnson County: 28,431 countKearny County: 150 countKingman County: 238 countKiowa County: 99 countLabette County: 494 countLane County: 86 countLeavenworth County: 1,657 countLincoln County: 107 countLinn County: 265 countLogan County: 131 countLyon County: 857 countMcPherson County: 956 countMarion County: 341 countMarshall County: 394 countMeade County: 163 countMiami County: 938 countMitchell County: 266 countMontgomery County: 2,025 countMorris County: 161 countMorton County: 96 countNemaha County: 424 countNeosho County: 480 countNess County: 140 countNorton County: 194 countOsage County: 361 countOsborne County: 161 countOttawa County: 150 countPawnee County: 205 countPhillips County: 228 countPottawatomie County: 727 countPratt County: 391 countRawlins County: 119 countReno County: 1,648 countRepublic County: 209 countRice County: 349 countRiley County: 1,924 countRooks County: 195 countRush County: 108 countRussell County: 295 countSaline County: 1,547 countScott County: 251 countSedgwick County: 14,038 countSeward County: 572 countShawnee County: 6,986 countSheridan County: 122 countSherman County: 275 countSmith County: 162 countStafford County: 167 countStanton County: 90 countStevens County: 200 countSumner County: 600 countThomas County: 404 countTrego County: 129 countWabaunsee County: 184 countWallace County: 91 countWashington County: 278 countWichita County: 113 countWilson County: 231 countWoodson County: 92 countWyandotte County: 3,930 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Ness 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), Ness 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), Ness 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/ness-county-kansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), Ness 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/ness-county-kansas.

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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), Ness 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/ness-county-kansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Ness County was 140 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.8% from 2024. That is the 79th highest of 105 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 Ness County?

178 in 2009, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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