Business establishments (QCEW) in Waldo County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Waldo County was 1,438 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 16 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,438

Change on 2024-1.4%

Rank12th of 16Counties in Maine ranked

Series high1,4592024

Series low1,0132001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Waldo 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	1,438
2024	1,459
2023	1,404
2022	1,360
2021	1,315
2020	1,255
2019	1,224
2018	1,213
2017	1,248
2016	1,226
2015	1,169
2014	1,132
2013	1,125
2012	1,119
2011	1,127
2010	1,119
2009	1,113
2008	1,149
2007	1,134
2006	1,085
2005	1,056
2004	1,099
2003	1,040
2002	1,029
2001	1,013

Compared with Maine and United States

Place	2025
Waldo County	1,438
Maine	66,603
United States	12,112,924

Waldo County compared with nearby places

Under 1,300
1,300 to 1,800
1,800 to 2,400
2,400 to 4,400
4,400 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Waldo 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 Maine by business establishments (QCEW) 16 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), Waldo 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), Waldo 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/waldo-county-maine. 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), Waldo 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/waldo-county-maine.

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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), Waldo 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/waldo-county-maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Waldo County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Waldo County was 1,438 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 16 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 Waldo County?

1,459 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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