Business establishments (QCEW) in Salem city

Business establishments (QCEW) in Salem city was 1,125 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,125

Change on 2024+0.2%

Rank47th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high1,1252025

Series low9532001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Salem city, 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	1,125
2024	1,123
2023	1,115
2022	1,119
2021	1,048
2020	1,030
2019	1,051
2018	1,069
2017	1,059
2016	1,058
2015	1,038
2014	994
2013	998
2012	1,013
2011	1,007
2010	1,028
2009	1,036
2008	1,046
2007	1,023
2006	1,013
2005	1,003
2004	981
2003	962
2002	959
2001	953

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2025
Salem city	1,125
Virginia	319,557
United States	12,112,924

Salem city compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,200
1,200 to 2,500
2,500 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Salem city 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 Virginia by business establishments (QCEW) 133 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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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), Salem city, 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), Salem city, 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/salem-city-virginia. 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), Salem city, 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/salem-city-virginia.

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), Salem city, 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/salem-city-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Salem city?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Salem city was 1,125 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 133 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 Salem city?

1,125 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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