Business establishments (QCEW) in Palm Beach County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Palm Beach County was 69,989 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.9% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, count69,989

Change on 2024-1.9%

Rank3rd of 67Counties in Florida ranked

Series high71,3422024

Series low38,0672001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Palm Beach 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	69,989
2024	71,342
2023	71,210
2022	67,772
2021	64,861
2020	60,917
2019	58,567
2018	56,924
2017	55,644
2016	54,247
2015	52,791
2014	52,165
2013	50,990
2012	49,739
2011	48,752
2010	48,654
2009	49,014
2008	51,128
2007	49,917
2006	48,486
2005	46,655
2004	43,817
2003	41,724
2002	39,937
2001	38,067

Compared with Florida and United States

Place	2025
Palm Beach County	69,989
Florida	868,046
United States	12,112,924

Palm Beach County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 18K
18K and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Palm Beach 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 Florida by business establishments (QCEW) 67 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), Palm Beach 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), Palm Beach 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/palm-beach-county-florida. 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), Palm Beach 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/palm-beach-county-florida.

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), Palm Beach 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/palm-beach-county-florida (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/palm-beach-county-florida. 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 Palm Beach County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Palm Beach County was 69,989 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.9% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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 Palm Beach County?

71,342 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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