Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 694 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 93 counties in 2025.

2025, count694
Change on 2024+1.3%
Series high7002023
Series low5182001

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

50055060065070020012005200920132017202120252001: 518 count2002: 546 count2003: 537 count2004: 549 count2005: 558 count2006: 567 count2007: 567 count2008: 590 count2009: 591 count2010: 591 count2011: 572 count2012: 630 count2013: 649 count2014: 642 count2015: 633 count2016: 656 count2017: 665 count2018: 668 count2019: 663 count2020: 651 count2021: 689 count2022: 696 count2023: 700 count2024: 685 count2025: 694 count5005506006507002001201020252001: 518 count2002: 546 count2003: 537 count2004: 549 count2005: 558 count2006: 567 count2007: 567 count2008: 590 count2009: 591 count2010: 591 count2011: 572 count2012: 630 count2013: 649 count2014: 642 count2015: 633 count2016: 656 count2017: 665 count2018: 668 count2019: 663 count2020: 651 count2021: 689 count2022: 696 count2023: 700 count2024: 685 count2025: 694 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
2025694
2024685
2023700
2022696
2021689
2020651
2019663
2018668
2017665
2016656
2015633
2014642
2013649
2012630
2011572
2010591
2009591
2008590
2007567
2006567
2005558
2004549
2003537
2002546
2001518

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place2025
Washington County694
Nebraska77,604
United States12,112,924

Washington County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,023 countAntelope County: 290 countArthur County: 14 countBanner County: 14 countBlaine County: 27 countBoone County: 256 countBox Butte County: 361 countBoyd County: 90 countBrown County: 161 countBuffalo County: 1,890 countBurt County: 242 countButler County: 276 countCass County: 714 countCedar County: 346 countChase County: 223 countCherry County: 289 countCheyenne County: 338 countClay County: 264 countColfax County: 310 countCuming County: 402 countCuster County: 471 countDakota County: 511 countDawes County: 286 countDawson County: 757 countDeuel County: 74 countDixon County: 148 countDodge County: 1,107 countDouglas County: 18,975 countDundy County: 84 countFillmore County: 278 countFranklin County: 130 countFrontier County: 96 countFurnas County: 209 countGage County: 729 countGarden County: 70 countGarfield County: 107 countGosper County: 76 countGrant County: 53 countGreeley County: 122 countHall County: 1,964 countHamilton County: 376 countHarlan County: 120 countHayes County: 35 countHitchcock County: 96 countHolt County: 522 countHooker County: 34 countHoward County: 223 countJefferson County: 279 countJohnson County: 128 countKearney County: 213 countKeith County: 380 countKeya Paha County: 33 countKimball County: 138 countKnox County: 330 countLancaster County: 9,818 countLincoln County: 1,126 countLogan County: 38 countLoup County: 21 countMcPherson County: 10 countMadison County: 1,324 countMerrick County: 272 countMorrill County: 178 countNance County: 104 countNemaha County: 219 countNuckolls County: 186 countOtoe County: 508 countPawnee County: 88 countPerkins County: 144 countPhelps County: 420 countPierce County: 239 countPlatte County: 1,157 countPolk County: 163 countRed Willow County: 435 countRichardson County: 291 countRock County: 60 countSaline County: 382 countSarpy County: 4,810 countSaunders County: 678 countScotts Bluff County: 1,183 countSeward County: 522 countSheridan County: 218 countSherman County: 106 countSioux County: 26 countStanton County: 98 countThayer County: 262 countThomas County: 39 countThurston County: 159 countValley County: 230 countWashington County: 694 countWayne County: 277 countWebster County: 128 countWheeler County: 40 countYork County: 644 count
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  • 700 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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APA 7

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

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), 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-nebraska. 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), 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-nebraska.

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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-nebraska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 694 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 93 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?

700 in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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