Business establishments (QCEW) in Strafford County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Strafford County was 3,162 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 counties in 2025.

2025, count3,162

Change on 2024-0.8%

Rank5th of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked

Series high3,1892024

Series low2,6712001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Strafford 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	3,162
2024	3,189
2023	3,164
2022	3,125
2021	3,090
2020	3,002
2019	2,927
2018	2,896
2017	2,874
2016	2,890
2015	2,871
2014	2,859
2013	2,855
2012	2,860
2011	2,843
2010	2,873
2009	2,916
2008	2,969
2007	2,983
2006	2,961
2005	2,869
2004	2,782
2003	2,734
2002	2,688
2001	2,671

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place	2025
Strafford County	3,162
New Hampshire	66,888
United States	12,112,924

Strafford County compared with nearby places

Under 1,900
1,900 to 2,200
2,200 to 3,200
3,200 to 6,700
6,700 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Strafford 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 New Hampshire by business establishments (QCEW) 10 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), Strafford 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), Strafford 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/strafford-county-new-hampshire. 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), Strafford 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/strafford-county-new-hampshire.

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), Strafford 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/strafford-county-new-hampshire (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/strafford-county-new-hampshire. 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 Strafford County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Strafford County was 3,162 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 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 Strafford County?

3,189 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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