Business establishments (QCEW) in Pulaski County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Pulaski County was 14,711 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, count14,711

Change on 2024+2.8%

Rank1st of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked

Series high15,1132011

Series low12,6992001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Pulaski 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	14,711
2024	14,314
2023	14,271
2022	14,356
2021	14,491
2020	14,517
2019	14,551
2018	14,431
2017	14,323
2016	14,322
2015	14,378
2014	14,278
2013	14,474
2012	14,368
2011	15,113
2010	15,042
2009	15,035
2008	15,065
2007	14,657
2006	14,129
2005	13,488
2004	13,198
2003	13,069
2002	12,912
2001	12,699

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place	2025
Pulaski County	14,711
Arkansas	109,976
United States	12,112,924

Pulaski County compared with nearby places

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600 to 1,400
1,400 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Pulaski 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 Arkansas by business establishments (QCEW) 75 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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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), Pulaski 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), Pulaski 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/pulaski-county-arkansas. 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), Pulaski 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/pulaski-county-arkansas.

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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), Pulaski 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/pulaski-county-arkansas (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/pulaski-county-arkansas. 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 Pulaski County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Pulaski County was 14,711 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 75 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 Pulaski County?

15,113 in 2011, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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