Business establishments (QCEW) in St. Louis County

Business establishments (QCEW) in St. Louis County was 5,529 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 87 counties in 2025.

2025, count5,529

Change on 2024-2.1%

Rank6th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high5,8962006

Series low5,1432016

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Business establishments (QCEW) in St. Louis 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	5,529
2024	5,646
2023	5,578
2022	5,491
2021	5,359
2020	5,391
2019	5,341
2018	5,376
2017	5,265
2016	5,143
2015	5,145
2014	5,247
2013	5,356
2012	5,519
2011	5,580
2010	5,641
2009	5,722
2008	5,843
2007	5,869
2006	5,896
2005	5,861
2004	5,674
2003	5,705
2002	5,670
2001	5,725

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2025
St. Louis County	5,529
Minnesota	212,524
United States	12,112,924

St. Louis County compared with nearby places

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300 to 400
400 to 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. St. Louis 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 Minnesota by business establishments (QCEW) 87 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), St. Louis 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), St. Louis 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/st-louis-county-minnesota. 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), St. Louis 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/st-louis-county-minnesota.

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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), St. Louis 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/st-louis-county-minnesota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties: Business establishments (QCEW), St. Louis County, 2001 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/st-louis-county-minnesota. 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 St. Louis County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in St. Louis County was 5,529 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 87 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 St. Louis County?

5,896 in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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