Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 1,184 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 16 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,184
Change on 2024-0.8%
Series high1,2002017
Series low1,0462013

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

1,0001,0501,1001,1501,20020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,084 count2002: 1,079 count2003: 1,087 count2004: 1,131 count2005: 1,108 count2006: 1,093 count2007: 1,124 count2008: 1,133 count2009: 1,094 count2010: 1,080 count2011: 1,063 count2012: 1,058 count2013: 1,046 count2014: 1,058 count2015: 1,092 count2016: 1,169 count2017: 1,200 count2018: 1,081 count2019: 1,064 count2020: 1,070 count2021: 1,100 count2022: 1,122 count2023: 1,172 count2024: 1,194 count2025: 1,184 count1,0001,0501,1001,1501,2002001201020252001: 1,084 count2002: 1,079 count2003: 1,087 count2004: 1,131 count2005: 1,108 count2006: 1,093 count2007: 1,124 count2008: 1,133 count2009: 1,094 count2010: 1,080 count2011: 1,063 count2012: 1,058 count2013: 1,046 count2014: 1,058 count2015: 1,092 count2016: 1,169 count2017: 1,200 count2018: 1,081 count2019: 1,064 count2020: 1,070 count2021: 1,100 count2022: 1,122 count2023: 1,172 count2024: 1,194 count2025: 1,184 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
20251,184
20241,194
20231,172
20221,122
20211,100
20201,070
20191,064
20181,081
20171,200
20161,169
20151,092
20141,058
20131,046
20121,058
20111,063
20101,080
20091,094
20081,133
20071,124
20061,093
20051,108
20041,131
20031,087
20021,079
20011,084

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2025
Washington County1,184
Maine66,603
United States12,112,924

Washington County compared with nearby places

Androscoggin County: 3,558 countAroostook County: 2,390 countCumberland County: 17,916 countFranklin County: 1,120 countHancock County: 2,939 countKennebec County: 4,352 countKnox County: 2,272 countLincoln County: 1,782 countOxford County: 1,819 countPenobscot County: 5,234 countPiscataquis County: 609 countSagadahoc County: 1,316 countSomerset County: 1,583 countWaldo County: 1,438 countWashington County: 1,184 countYork County: 8,739 count
  • 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. 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.

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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-maine. 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-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), 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-maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 1,184 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 14th 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 Washington County?

1,200 in 2017, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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