Business establishments (QCEW) in Richland County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Richland County was 2,907 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 88 counties in 2025.

2025, count2,907

Change on 2024+0.4%

Rank24th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high3,0462003

Series low2,7092016

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Richland 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	2,907
2024	2,896
2023	2,901
2022	2,893
2021	2,815
2020	2,795
2019	2,779
2018	2,753
2017	2,735
2016	2,709
2015	2,712
2014	2,757
2013	2,740
2012	2,785
2011	2,826
2010	2,868
2009	2,945
2008	3,011
2007	2,981
2006	3,011
2005	3,027
2004	3,001
2003	3,046
2002	3,031
2001	3,011

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2025
Richland County	2,907
Ohio	347,138
United States	12,112,924

Richland County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,300
1,300 to 2,200
2,200 to 4,800
4,800 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Richland 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 Ohio by business establishments (QCEW) 88 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), Richland 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), Richland 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/richland-county-ohio. 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), Richland 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/richland-county-ohio.

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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), Richland 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/richland-county-ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Richland County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Richland County was 2,907 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 88 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 Richland County?

3,046 in 2003, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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