Business establishments (QCEW) in Union County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Union County was 1,192 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,192

Change on 2024+2.3%

Rank15th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked

Series high1,4282008

Series low1,1652024

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Union 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	1,192
2024	1,165
2023	1,179
2022	1,189
2021	1,216
2020	1,258
2019	1,294
2018	1,310
2017	1,306
2016	1,312
2015	1,353
2014	1,351
2013	1,371
2012	1,356
2011	1,365
2010	1,380
2009	1,397
2008	1,428
2007	1,421
2006	1,396
2005	1,335
2004	1,354
2003	1,379
2002	1,396
2001	1,403

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place	2025
Union County	1,192
Arkansas	109,976
United States	12,112,924

Union County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 600
600 to 1,400
1,400 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Union 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 Arkansas by business establishments (QCEW) 75 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), Union 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), Union 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/union-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), Union 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/union-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), Union 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/union-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Union County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Union County was 1,192 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024. That is the 15th 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 Union County?

1,428 in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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