Business establishments (QCEW) in Washoe County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washoe County was 18,198 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.4% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 17 counties in 2025.

2025, count18,198

Change on 2024+7.4%

Rank2nd of 17Counties in Nevada ranked

Series high18,1982025

Series low10,6452001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Washoe 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	18,198
2024	16,950
2023	16,847
2022	16,616
2021	15,543
2020	15,076
2019	15,206
2018	14,807
2017	14,550
2016	14,627
2015	14,366
2014	13,936
2013	13,725
2012	13,602
2011	13,602
2010	13,789
2009	14,422
2008	14,639
2007	14,404
2006	13,985
2005	13,317
2004	12,663
2003	11,816
2002	11,022
2001	10,645

Compared with Nevada and United States

Place	2025
Washoe County	18,198
Nevada	108,001
United States	12,112,924

Washoe County compared with nearby places

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100 to 300
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2,000 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Washoe 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 Nevada by business establishments (QCEW) 17 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), Washoe 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), Washoe 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/washoe-county-nevada. 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), Washoe 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/washoe-county-nevada.

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), Washoe 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/washoe-county-nevada (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  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 Washoe County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Washoe County was 18,198 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.4% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 17 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 Washoe County?

18,198 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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