Business establishments (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County was 1,222 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 15 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,222

Change on 2024-1.5%

Rank10th of 15Counties in Arizona ranked

Series high1,3442008

Series low1,0612002

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Santa Cruz 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	1,222
2024	1,240
2023	1,245
2022	1,204
2021	1,166
2020	1,142
2019	1,161
2018	1,173
2017	1,193
2016	1,169
2015	1,157
2014	1,169
2013	1,158
2012	1,190
2011	1,192
2010	1,202
2009	1,232
2008	1,344
2007	1,331
2006	1,247
2005	1,171
2004	1,088
2003	1,076
2002	1,061
2001	1,068

Compared with Arizona and United States

Place	2025
Santa Cruz County	1,222
Arizona	225,937
United States	12,112,924

Santa Cruz County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 2,000
2,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 6,000
6,000 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Santa Cruz 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 Arizona by business establishments (QCEW) 15 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), Santa Cruz 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), Santa Cruz 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/santa-cruz-county-arizona. 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), Santa Cruz 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/santa-cruz-county-arizona.

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), Santa Cruz 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/santa-cruz-county-arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/santa-cruz-county-arizona. 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.},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County was 1,222 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.5% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 15 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 Santa Cruz County?

1,344 in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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