Business establishments (QCEW) in Sharp County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Sharp County was 419 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.5% from 2024. That is the 43rd highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, count419
Change on 2024+3.5%
Series high4592008
Series low3882022

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

38040042044046020012005200920132017202120252001: 400 count2002: 402 count2003: 397 count2004: 392 count2005: 402 count2006: 445 count2007: 458 count2008: 459 count2009: 448 count2010: 442 count2011: 419 count2012: 396 count2013: 402 count2014: 403 count2015: 404 count2016: 399 count2017: 406 count2018: 395 count2019: 392 count2020: 394 count2021: 392 count2022: 388 count2023: 399 count2024: 405 count2025: 419 count3804004204404602001201020252001: 400 count2002: 402 count2003: 397 count2004: 392 count2005: 402 count2006: 445 count2007: 458 count2008: 459 count2009: 448 count2010: 442 count2011: 419 count2012: 396 count2013: 402 count2014: 403 count2015: 404 count2016: 399 count2017: 406 count2018: 395 count2019: 392 count2020: 394 count2021: 392 count2022: 388 count2023: 399 count2024: 405 count2025: 419 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
2025419
2024405
2023399
2022388
2021392
2020394
2019392
2018395
2017406
2016399
2015404
2014403
2013402
2012396
2011419
2010442
2009448
2008459
2007458
2006445
2005402
2004392
2003397
2002402
2001400

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Sharp County419
Arkansas109,976
United States12,112,924

Sharp County compared with nearby places

Arkansas County: 628 countAshley County: 503 countBaxter County: 1,381 countBenton County: 9,148 countBoone County: 1,045 countBradley County: 341 countCalhoun County: 103 countCarroll County: 828 countChicot County: 366 countClark County: 672 countClay County: 359 countCleburne County: 650 countCleveland County: 125 countColumbia County: 633 countConway County: 505 countCraighead County: 3,090 countCrawford County: 1,332 countCrittenden County: 1,121 countCross County: 455 countDallas County: 218 countDesha County: 432 countDrew County: 528 countFaulkner County: 3,419 countFranklin County: 390 countFulton County: 217 countGarland County: 3,407 countGrant County: 374 countGreene County: 970 countHempstead County: 502 countHot Spring County: 632 countHoward County: 340 countIndependence County: 964 countIzard County: 264 countJackson County: 414 countJefferson County: 1,673 countJohnson County: 522 countLafayette County: 164 countLawrence County: 432 countLee County: 214 countLincoln County: 228 countLittle River County: 254 countLogan County: 470 countLonoke County: 1,496 countMadison County: 300 countMarion County: 318 countMiller County: 936 countMississippi County: 1,058 countMonroe County: 236 countMontgomery County: 188 countNevada County: 188 countNewton County: 124 countOuachita County: 568 countPerry County: 169 countPhillips County: 578 countPike County: 261 countPoinsett County: 484 countPolk County: 509 countPope County: 1,788 countPrairie County: 211 countPulaski County: 14,711 countRandolph County: 400 countSt. Francis County: 594 countSaline County: 2,652 countScott County: 183 countSearcy County: 176 countSebastian County: 3,794 countSevier County: 329 countSharp County: 419 countStone County: 301 countUnion County: 1,192 countVan Buren County: 345 countWashington County: 7,428 countWhite County: 1,889 countWoodruff County: 188 countYell County: 428 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Sharp 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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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), Sharp 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), Sharp 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/sharp-county-arkansas. 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), Sharp 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/sharp-county-arkansas.

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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), Sharp 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/sharp-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Sharp County was 419 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.5% from 2024. That is the 43rd highest of 75 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 Sharp County?

459 in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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