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Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 5,935 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 5 counties in 2025.

2025, count5,935
Change on 2024+2.1%
Rank3rd of 5Counties in Rhode Island ranked
Series high5,9352025
Series low3,8872001

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

3,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,887 count2002: 4,008 count2003: 4,094 count2004: 4,296 count2005: 4,358 count2006: 4,436 count2007: 4,527 count2008: 4,514 count2009: 4,415 count2010: 4,347 count2011: 4,297 count2012: 4,284 count2013: 4,277 count2014: 4,285 count2015: 4,298 count2016: 4,340 count2017: 4,439 count2018: 4,457 count2019: 4,538 count2020: 4,609 count2021: 4,927 count2022: 5,335 count2023: 5,640 count2024: 5,814 count2025: 5,935 count3,0004,0005,0006,0002001201020252001: 3,887 count2002: 4,008 count2003: 4,094 count2004: 4,296 count2005: 4,358 count2006: 4,436 count2007: 4,527 count2008: 4,514 count2009: 4,415 count2010: 4,347 count2011: 4,297 count2012: 4,284 count2013: 4,277 count2014: 4,285 count2015: 4,298 count2016: 4,340 count2017: 4,439 count2018: 4,457 count2019: 4,538 count2020: 4,609 count2021: 4,927 count2022: 5,335 count2023: 5,640 count2024: 5,814 count2025: 5,935 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
20255,935
20245,814
20235,640
20225,335
20214,927
20204,609
20194,538
20184,457
20174,439
20164,340
20154,298
20144,285
20134,277
20124,284
20114,297
20104,347
20094,415
20084,514
20074,527
20064,436
20054,358
20044,296
20034,094
20024,008
20013,887

Compared with Rhode Island and United States

Place2025
Washington County5,935
Rhode Island49,285
United States12,112,924

Washington County compared with nearby places

Bristol County: 2,386 countKent County: 7,086 countNewport County: 4,505 countProvidence County: 24,726 countWashington County: 5,935 count
  • Under 4,100
  • 4,100 to 5,400
  • 5,400 to 6,400
  • 6,400 to 11K
  • 11K 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.

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-rhode-island. 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-rhode-island.

Harvard

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-rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washington County was 5,935 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 5 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?

5,935 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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