Business establishments (QCEW) in Rhode Island

Business establishments (QCEW) in Rhode Island was 49,285 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count49,285

Change on 2024+0.6%

Rank45th of 51US states ranked

Series high49,2852025

Series low33,6362001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Rhode Island, 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	49,285
2024	49,013
2023	48,204
2022	46,162
2021	42,938
2020	39,966
2019	38,871
2018	38,005
2017	37,355
2016	36,862
2015	36,347
2014	35,770
2013	35,457
2012	35,243
2011	34,900
2010	35,060
2009	35,336
2008	35,787
2007	36,141
2006	35,946
2005	35,643
2004	35,074
2003	34,500
2002	34,175
2001	33,636

Compared with United States

Place	2025
Rhode Island	49,285
United States	12,112,924

Rankings

US states by business establishments (QCEW) 51 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.

How to cite

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), Rhode Island, 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), Rhode Island, 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/rhode-island. 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), Rhode Island, 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/rhode-island.

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), Rhode Island, 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/rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties: Business establishments (QCEW), Rhode Island, 2001 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/rhode-island. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Rhode Island?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Rhode Island was 49,285 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 45th highest of 51 states 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 Rhode Island?

49,285 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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