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Business establishments (QCEW) in Sitka City and Borough

Business establishments (QCEW) in Sitka City and Borough was 415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 30 counties in 2025.

2025, count415
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank8th of 30Counties in Alaska ranked
Series high4152025
Series low3592019

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Sitka City and Borough, 2001 to 2025

34036038040042020012005200920132017202120252001: 382 count2002: 371 count2003: 382 count2004: 384 count2005: 387 count2006: 373 count2007: 370 count2008: 384 count2009: 389 count2010: 392 count2011: 390 count2012: 391 count2013: 392 count2014: 390 count2015: 383 count2016: 381 count2017: 367 count2018: 363 count2019: 359 count2020: 360 count2021: 372 count2022: 381 count2023: 400 count2024: 413 count2025: 415 count3403603804004202001201020252001: 382 count2002: 371 count2003: 382 count2004: 384 count2005: 387 count2006: 373 count2007: 370 count2008: 384 count2009: 389 count2010: 392 count2011: 390 count2012: 391 count2013: 392 count2014: 390 count2015: 383 count2016: 381 count2017: 367 count2018: 363 count2019: 359 count2020: 360 count2021: 372 count2022: 381 count2023: 400 count2024: 413 count2025: 415 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
2025415
2024413
2023400
2022381
2021372
2020360
2019359
2018363
2017367
2016381
2015383
2014390
2013392
2012391
2011390
2010392
2009389
2008384
2007370
2006373
2005387
2004384
2003382
2002371
2001382

Compared with Alaska and United States

Place2025
Sitka City and Borough415
Alaska25,169
United States12,112,924

Sitka City and Borough compared with nearby places

Aleutians East Borough: 90 countAleutians West Census Area: 155 countAnchorage Municipality: 8,763 countBethel Census Area: 302 countBristol Bay Borough: 114 countChugach Census Area: 399 countCopper River Census Area: 146 countDenali Borough: 148 countDillingham Census Area: 151 countFairbanks North Star Borough: 2,472 countHaines Borough: 166 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 140 countJuneau City and Borough: 1,170 countKenai Peninsula Borough: 2,406 countKetchikan Gateway Borough: 630 countKodiak Island Borough: 480 countKusilvak Census Area: 124 countLake and Peninsula Borough: 109 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 2,892 countNome Census Area: 292 countNorth Slope Borough: 228 countNorthwest Arctic Borough: 152 countPetersburg Borough: 175 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 240 countSitka City and Borough: 415 countSkagway Municipality: 110 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 252 countWrangell City and Borough: 99 countYakutat City and Borough: 43 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 244 count
  • Under 110
  • 110 to 150
  • 150 to 200
  • 200 to 300
  • 300 to 720
  • 720 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Sitka City and Borough 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), Sitka City and Borough, 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), Sitka City and Borough, 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/sitka-city-and-borough-alaska. 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), Sitka City and Borough, 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/sitka-city-and-borough-alaska.

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), Sitka City and Borough, 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/sitka-city-and-borough-alaska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Sitka City and Borough?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Sitka City and Borough was 415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 30 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 Sitka City and Borough?

415 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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