Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 1,616 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 88 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,616

Change on 2024-2.4%

Rank36th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high1,6812003

Series low1,5812014

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington 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	1,616
2024	1,656
2023	1,640
2022	1,636
2021	1,619
2020	1,606
2019	1,620
2018	1,612
2017	1,645
2016	1,627
2015	1,606
2014	1,581
2013	1,592
2012	1,603
2011	1,633
2010	1,631
2009	1,641
2008	1,652
2007	1,653
2006	1,648
2005	1,664
2004	1,661
2003	1,681
2002	1,676
2001	1,673

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2025
Washington County	1,616
Ohio	347,138
United States	12,112,924

Washington County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,300
1,300 to 2,200
2,200 to 4,800
4,800 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.

Rankings

US states by business establishments (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Ohio by business establishments (QCEW) 88 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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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-ohio. 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-ohio.

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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-ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
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  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 Washington County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 1,616 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 88 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?

1,681 in 2003, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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