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Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 7,428 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.3% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 75 counties in 2025.

2025, count7,428
Change on 2024+5.3%
Rank3rd of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high7,4282025
Series low4,4892001

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

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 4,489 count2002: 4,630 count2003: 4,817 count2004: 5,022 count2005: 5,299 count2006: 5,578 count2007: 5,682 count2008: 5,761 count2009: 5,617 count2010: 5,520 count2011: 5,511 count2012: 5,548 count2013: 5,674 count2014: 5,636 count2015: 5,771 count2016: 5,878 count2017: 5,943 count2018: 6,147 count2019: 6,302 count2020: 6,379 count2021: 6,505 count2022: 6,639 count2023: 6,831 count2024: 7,052 count2025: 7,428 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0002001201020252001: 4,489 count2002: 4,630 count2003: 4,817 count2004: 5,022 count2005: 5,299 count2006: 5,578 count2007: 5,682 count2008: 5,761 count2009: 5,617 count2010: 5,520 count2011: 5,511 count2012: 5,548 count2013: 5,674 count2014: 5,636 count2015: 5,771 count2016: 5,878 count2017: 5,943 count2018: 6,147 count2019: 6,302 count2020: 6,379 count2021: 6,505 count2022: 6,639 count2023: 6,831 count2024: 7,052 count2025: 7,428 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
20257,428
20247,052
20236,831
20226,639
20216,505
20206,379
20196,302
20186,147
20175,943
20165,878
20155,771
20145,636
20135,674
20125,548
20115,511
20105,520
20095,617
20085,761
20075,682
20065,578
20055,299
20045,022
20034,817
20024,630
20014,489

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2025
Washington County7,428
Arkansas109,976
United States12,112,924

Washington County compared with nearby places

Arkansas County: 628 countAshley County: 503 countBaxter County: 1,381 countBenton County: 9,148 countBoone County: 1,045 countBradley County: 341 countCalhoun County: 103 countCarroll County: 828 countChicot County: 366 countClark County: 672 countClay County: 359 countCleburne County: 650 countCleveland County: 125 countColumbia County: 633 countConway County: 505 countCraighead County: 3,090 countCrawford County: 1,332 countCrittenden County: 1,121 countCross County: 455 countDallas County: 218 countDesha County: 432 countDrew County: 528 countFaulkner County: 3,419 countFranklin County: 390 countFulton County: 217 countGarland County: 3,407 countGrant County: 374 countGreene County: 970 countHempstead County: 502 countHot Spring County: 632 countHoward County: 340 countIndependence County: 964 countIzard County: 264 countJackson County: 414 countJefferson County: 1,673 countJohnson County: 522 countLafayette County: 164 countLawrence County: 432 countLee County: 214 countLincoln County: 228 countLittle River County: 254 countLogan County: 470 countLonoke County: 1,496 countMadison County: 300 countMarion County: 318 countMiller County: 936 countMississippi County: 1,058 countMonroe County: 236 countMontgomery County: 188 countNevada County: 188 countNewton County: 124 countOuachita County: 568 countPerry County: 169 countPhillips County: 578 countPike County: 261 countPoinsett County: 484 countPolk County: 509 countPope County: 1,788 countPrairie County: 211 countPulaski County: 14,711 countRandolph County: 400 countSt. Francis County: 594 countSaline County: 2,652 countScott County: 183 countSearcy County: 176 countSebastian County: 3,794 countSevier County: 329 countSharp County: 419 countStone County: 301 countUnion County: 1,192 countVan Buren County: 345 countWashington County: 7,428 countWhite County: 1,889 countWoodruff County: 188 countYell County: 428 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Washington 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), Washington 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), Washington 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/washington-county-arkansas. 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), Washington 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/washington-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), Washington 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/washington-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 7,428 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.3% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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 Washington County?

7,428 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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