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Business establishments (QCEW) in Rutherford County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Rutherford County was 1,460 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.5% from 2024. That is the 46th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,460
Change on 2024-2.5%
Rank46th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,5082023
Series low1,2782018

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

1,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,55020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,282 count2002: 1,334 count2003: 1,288 count2004: 1,296 count2005: 1,303 count2006: 1,324 count2007: 1,367 count2008: 1,367 count2009: 1,341 count2010: 1,326 count2011: 1,344 count2012: 1,354 count2013: 1,297 count2014: 1,307 count2015: 1,294 count2016: 1,300 count2017: 1,294 count2018: 1,278 count2019: 1,279 count2020: 1,325 count2021: 1,340 count2022: 1,420 count2023: 1,508 count2024: 1,498 count2025: 1,460 count1,2001,3001,4001,5001,6002001201020252001: 1,282 count2002: 1,334 count2003: 1,288 count2004: 1,296 count2005: 1,303 count2006: 1,324 count2007: 1,367 count2008: 1,367 count2009: 1,341 count2010: 1,326 count2011: 1,344 count2012: 1,354 count2013: 1,297 count2014: 1,307 count2015: 1,294 count2016: 1,300 count2017: 1,294 count2018: 1,278 count2019: 1,279 count2020: 1,325 count2021: 1,340 count2022: 1,420 count2023: 1,508 count2024: 1,498 count2025: 1,460 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
20251,460
20241,498
20231,508
20221,420
20211,340
20201,325
20191,279
20181,278
20171,294
20161,300
20151,294
20141,307
20131,297
20121,354
20111,344
20101,326
20091,341
20081,367
20071,367
20061,324
20051,303
20041,296
20031,288
20021,334
20011,282

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2025
Rutherford County1,460
North Carolina359,089
United States12,112,924

Rutherford County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 4,230 countAlexander County: 709 countAlleghany County: 329 countAnson County: 473 countAshe County: 736 countAvery County: 668 countBeaufort County: 1,313 countBertie County: 341 countBladen County: 668 countBrunswick County: 4,529 countBuncombe County: 12,693 countBurke County: 1,734 countCabarrus County: 6,718 countCaldwell County: 1,584 countCamden County: 209 countCarteret County: 2,700 countCaswell County: 326 countCatawba County: 5,073 countChatham County: 2,433 countCherokee County: 918 countChowan County: 425 countClay County: 356 countCleveland County: 2,190 countColumbus County: 1,158 countCraven County: 2,672 countCumberland County: 6,980 countCurrituck County: 1,006 countDare County: 2,252 countDavidson County: 3,494 countDavie County: 1,116 countDuplin County: 1,120 countDurham County: 11,213 countEdgecombe County: 861 countForsyth County: 10,844 countFranklin County: 1,681 countGaston County: 5,490 countGates County: 188 countGraham County: 212 countGranville County: 1,148 countGreene County: 387 countGuilford County: 16,482 countHalifax County: 1,024 countHarnett County: 2,505 countHaywood County: 1,936 countHenderson County: 4,018 countHertford County: 447 countHoke County: 700 countHyde County: 206 countIredell County: 7,065 countJackson County: 1,234 countJohnston County: 5,428 countJones County: 187 countLee County: 1,744 countLenoir County: 1,327 countLincoln County: 2,678 countMcDowell County: 931 countMacon County: 1,428 countMadison County: 573 countMartin County: 474 countMecklenburg County: 50,264 countMitchell County: 423 countMontgomery County: 590 countMoore County: 3,422 countNash County: 2,352 countNew Hanover County: 11,000 countNorthampton County: 342 countOnslow County: 4,270 countOrange County: 5,080 countPamlico County: 332 countPasquotank County: 1,124 countPender County: 2,034 countPerquimans County: 269 countPerson County: 788 countPitt County: 4,324 countPolk County: 706 countRandolph County: 3,080 countRichmond County: 868 countRobeson County: 2,012 countRockingham County: 1,831 countRowan County: 3,287 countRutherford County: 1,460 countSampson County: 1,214 countScotland County: 678 countStanly County: 1,669 countStokes County: 842 countSurry County: 1,950 countSwain County: 486 countTransylvania County: 1,215 countTyrrell County: 104 countUnion County: 7,938 countVance County: 926 countWake County: 49,283 countWarren County: 340 countWashington County: 267 countWatauga County: 1,907 countWayne County: 2,465 countWilkes County: 1,336 countWilson County: 2,039 countYadkin County: 781 countYancey County: 480 count
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  • 2,000 to 4,300
  • 4,300 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Rutherford 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), Rutherford 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), Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-north-carolina. 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), Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-north-carolina.

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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), Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Rutherford County was 1,460 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.5% from 2024. That is the 46th highest of 100 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 Rutherford County?

1,508 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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