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Business establishments (QCEW) in Putnam County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Putnam County was 1,925 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 55 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,925
Change on 2024+1.6%
Rank9th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1,9252025
Series low1,2412001

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

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,241 count2002: 1,269 count2003: 1,268 count2004: 1,281 count2005: 1,316 count2006: 1,329 count2007: 1,372 count2008: 1,360 count2009: 1,359 count2010: 1,373 count2011: 1,399 count2012: 1,443 count2013: 1,443 count2014: 1,450 count2015: 1,465 count2016: 1,477 count2017: 1,475 count2018: 1,488 count2019: 1,484 count2020: 1,482 count2021: 1,509 count2022: 1,573 count2023: 1,755 count2024: 1,894 count2025: 1,925 count1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002001201020252001: 1,241 count2002: 1,269 count2003: 1,268 count2004: 1,281 count2005: 1,316 count2006: 1,329 count2007: 1,372 count2008: 1,360 count2009: 1,359 count2010: 1,373 count2011: 1,399 count2012: 1,443 count2013: 1,443 count2014: 1,450 count2015: 1,465 count2016: 1,477 count2017: 1,475 count2018: 1,488 count2019: 1,484 count2020: 1,482 count2021: 1,509 count2022: 1,573 count2023: 1,755 count2024: 1,894 count2025: 1,925 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
20251,925
20241,894
20231,755
20221,573
20211,509
20201,482
20191,484
20181,488
20171,475
20161,477
20151,465
20141,450
20131,443
20121,443
20111,399
20101,373
20091,359
20081,360
20071,372
20061,329
20051,316
20041,281
20031,268
20021,269
20011,241

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2025
Putnam County1,925
West Virginia62,518
United States12,112,924

Putnam County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 391 countBerkeley County: 3,926 countBoone County: 432 countBraxton County: 388 countBrooke County: 630 countCabell County: 3,370 countCalhoun County: 146 countClay County: 198 countDoddridge County: 133 countFayette County: 1,224 countGilmer County: 165 countGrant County: 370 countGreenbrier County: 1,406 countHampshire County: 558 countHancock County: 972 countHardy County: 466 countHarrison County: 2,508 countJackson County: 733 countJefferson County: 2,463 countKanawha County: 6,837 countLewis County: 540 countLincoln County: 338 countLogan County: 1,015 countMcDowell County: 370 countMarion County: 1,756 countMarshall County: 699 countMason County: 507 countMercer County: 1,696 countMineral County: 736 countMingo County: 528 countMonongalia County: 4,368 countMonroe County: 323 countMorgan County: 410 countNicholas County: 824 countOhio County: 1,824 countPendleton County: 230 countPleasants County: 191 countPocahontas County: 350 countPreston County: 884 countPutnam County: 1,925 countRaleigh County: 2,634 countRandolph County: 993 countRitchie County: 258 countRoane County: 360 countSummers County: 264 countTaylor County: 346 countTucker County: 285 countTyler County: 171 countUpshur County: 848 countWayne County: 712 countWebster County: 218 countWetzel County: 443 countWirt County: 113 countWood County: 2,668 countWyoming County: 439 count
  • Under 260
  • 260 to 370
  • 370 to 530
  • 530 to 850
  • 850 to 1,800
  • 1,800 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Putnam 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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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), Putnam 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), Putnam 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/putnam-county-west-virginia. 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), Putnam 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/putnam-county-west-virginia.

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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), Putnam 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/putnam-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Putnam County was 1,925 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 55 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 Putnam County?

1,925 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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