Business establishments (QCEW) in Salt Lake County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Salt Lake County was 67,945 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 29 counties in 2025.

2025, count67,945

Change on 2024+1.3%

Rank1st of 29Counties in Utah ranked

Series high67,9452025

Series low32,2362001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Salt Lake 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	67,945
2024	67,066
2023	64,965
2022	62,715
2021	55,945
2020	51,034
2019	48,510
2018	46,269
2017	44,238
2016	43,142
2015	41,947
2014	40,419
2013	39,095
2012	37,752
2011	36,693
2010	36,412
2009	37,287
2008	38,302
2007	38,259
2006	38,194
2005	36,478
2004	34,455
2003	33,018
2002	32,793
2001	32,236

Compared with Utah and United States

Place	2025
Salt Lake County	67,945
Utah	141,305
United States	12,112,924

Salt Lake County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 1,300
1,300 to 4,000
4,000 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Salt Lake 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 Utah by business establishments (QCEW) 29 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), Salt Lake 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), Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah. 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), Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah.

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), Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Salt Lake County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Salt Lake County was 67,945 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 29 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 Salt Lake County?

67,945 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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