Business establishments (QCEW) in Sweetwater County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Sweetwater County was 1,737 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 23 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,737
Change on 2024+0.3%
Series high1,7372025
Series low1,2482001

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

1,2001,3001,4001,5001,6001,7001,80020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,248 count2002: 1,281 count2003: 1,321 count2004: 1,398 count2005: 1,489 count2006: 1,628 count2007: 1,664 count2008: 1,707 count2009: 1,723 count2010: 1,690 count2011: 1,691 count2012: 1,703 count2013: 1,703 count2014: 1,689 count2015: 1,685 count2016: 1,630 count2017: 1,620 count2018: 1,616 count2019: 1,613 count2020: 1,621 count2021: 1,635 count2022: 1,668 count2023: 1,689 count2024: 1,732 count2025: 1,737 count1,2001,4001,6001,8002001201020252001: 1,248 count2002: 1,281 count2003: 1,321 count2004: 1,398 count2005: 1,489 count2006: 1,628 count2007: 1,664 count2008: 1,707 count2009: 1,723 count2010: 1,690 count2011: 1,691 count2012: 1,703 count2013: 1,703 count2014: 1,689 count2015: 1,685 count2016: 1,630 count2017: 1,620 count2018: 1,616 count2019: 1,613 count2020: 1,621 count2021: 1,635 count2022: 1,668 count2023: 1,689 count2024: 1,732 count2025: 1,737 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
20251,737
20241,732
20231,689
20221,668
20211,635
20201,621
20191,613
20181,616
20171,620
20161,630
20151,685
20141,689
20131,703
20121,703
20111,691
20101,690
20091,723
20081,707
20071,664
20061,628
20051,489
20041,398
20031,321
20021,281
20011,248

Compared with Wyoming and United States

Place2025
Sweetwater County1,737
Wyoming30,752
United States12,112,924

Sweetwater County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 1,671 countBig Horn County: 512 countCampbell County: 2,030 countCarbon County: 686 countConverse County: 666 countCrook County: 381 countFremont County: 1,828 countGoshen County: 518 countHot Springs County: 248 countJohnson County: 520 countLaramie County: 4,865 countLincoln County: 1,232 countNatrona County: 4,024 countNiobrara County: 121 countPark County: 1,872 countPlatte County: 426 countSheridan County: 1,800 countSublette County: 605 countSweetwater County: 1,737 countTeton County: 2,901 countUinta County: 881 countWashakie County: 447 countWeston County: 270 count
  • Under 430
  • 430 to 590
  • 590 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,900
  • 1,900 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Sweetwater 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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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), Sweetwater 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), Sweetwater 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/sweetwater-county-wyoming. 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), Sweetwater 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/sweetwater-county-wyoming.

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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), Sweetwater 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/sweetwater-county-wyoming (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Sweetwater County was 1,737 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 23 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 Sweetwater County?

1,737 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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