Business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County was 416 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 60th highest of 87 counties in 2025.

2025, count416
Change on 2024-0.5%
Series high4782008
Series low4072021

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

40042044046048020012005200920132017202120252001: 420 count2002: 421 count2003: 436 count2004: 438 count2005: 457 count2006: 458 count2007: 473 count2008: 478 count2009: 465 count2010: 451 count2011: 448 count2012: 453 count2013: 435 count2014: 423 count2015: 417 count2016: 411 count2017: 413 count2018: 423 count2019: 409 count2020: 415 count2021: 407 count2022: 418 count2023: 417 count2024: 418 count2025: 416 count4004204404604802001201020252001: 420 count2002: 421 count2003: 436 count2004: 438 count2005: 457 count2006: 458 count2007: 473 count2008: 478 count2009: 465 count2010: 451 count2011: 448 count2012: 453 count2013: 435 count2014: 423 count2015: 417 count2016: 411 count2017: 413 count2018: 423 count2019: 409 count2020: 415 count2021: 407 count2022: 418 count2023: 417 count2024: 418 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
2024418
2023417
2022418
2021407
2020415
2019409
2018423
2017413
2016411
2015417
2014423
2013435
2012453
2011448
2010451
2009465
2008478
2007473
2006458
2005457
2004438
2003436
2002421
2001420

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2025
Pennington County416
Minnesota212,524
United States12,112,924

Pennington County compared with nearby places

Aitkin County: 477 countAnoka County: 8,780 countBecker County: 1,125 countBeltrami County: 1,320 countBenton County: 1,058 countBig Stone County: 223 countBlue Earth County: 2,143 countBrown County: 897 countCarlton County: 792 countCarver County: 2,855 countCass County: 955 countChippewa County: 414 countChisago County: 1,384 countClay County: 1,484 countClearwater County: 236 countCook County: 328 countCottonwood County: 435 countCrow Wing County: 2,346 countDakota County: 11,892 countDodge County: 512 countDouglas County: 1,478 countFaribault County: 484 countFillmore County: 798 countFreeborn County: 826 countGoodhue County: 1,365 countGrant County: 258 countHennepin County: 43,883 countHouston County: 478 countHubbard County: 674 countIsanti County: 975 countItasca County: 1,343 countJackson County: 362 countKanabec County: 367 countKandiyohi County: 1,438 countKittson County: 202 countKoochiching County: 420 countLac qui Parle County: 242 countLake County: 381 countLake of the Woods County: 180 countLe Sueur County: 778 countLincoln County: 225 countLyon County: 855 countMcLeod County: 1,047 countMahnomen County: 121 countMarshall County: 356 countMartin County: 712 countMeeker County: 701 countMille Lacs County: 800 countMorrison County: 1,114 countMower County: 892 countMurray County: 326 countNicollet County: 848 countNobles County: 642 countNorman County: 262 countOlmsted County: 4,036 countOtter Tail County: 1,882 countPennington County: 416 countPine County: 733 countPipestone County: 384 countPolk County: 1,038 countPope County: 379 countRamsey County: 15,186 countRed Lake County: 125 countRedwood County: 580 countRenville County: 592 countRice County: 1,764 countRock County: 325 countRoseau County: 472 countSt. Louis County: 5,529 countScott County: 3,984 countSherburne County: 2,512 countSibley County: 400 countStearns County: 4,672 countSteele County: 1,148 countStevens County: 393 countSwift County: 370 countTodd County: 628 countTraverse County: 151 countWabasha County: 603 countWadena County: 443 countWaseca County: 530 countWashington County: 7,032 countWatonwan County: 333 countWilkin County: 208 countWinona County: 1,258 countWright County: 4,014 countYellow Medicine County: 380 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Pennington 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.

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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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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), Pennington 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), Pennington 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/pennington-county-minnesota. 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), Pennington 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/pennington-county-minnesota.

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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), Pennington 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/pennington-county-minnesota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County was 416 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 60th highest of 87 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 Pennington County?

478 in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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