Business establishments (QCEW) in Webster County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Webster County was 928 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, count928
Change on 2024+6.1%
Series high9282025
Series low5962001

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

5006007008009001,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 596 count2002: 604 count2003: 610 count2004: 625 count2005: 626 count2006: 653 count2007: 669 count2008: 688 count2009: 692 count2010: 670 count2011: 649 count2012: 643 count2013: 648 count2014: 668 count2015: 692 count2016: 706 count2017: 749 count2018: 769 count2019: 797 count2020: 833 count2021: 831 count2022: 839 count2023: 869 count2024: 875 count2025: 928 count5006007008009001,0002001201020252001: 596 count2002: 604 count2003: 610 count2004: 625 count2005: 626 count2006: 653 count2007: 669 count2008: 688 count2009: 692 count2010: 670 count2011: 649 count2012: 643 count2013: 648 count2014: 668 count2015: 692 count2016: 706 count2017: 749 count2018: 769 count2019: 797 count2020: 833 count2021: 831 count2022: 839 count2023: 869 count2024: 875 count2025: 928 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
2025928
2024875
2023869
2022839
2021831
2020833
2019797
2018769
2017749
2016706
2015692
2014668
2013648
2012643
2011649
2010670
2009692
2008688
2007669
2006653
2005626
2004625
2003610
2002604
2001596

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2025
Webster County928
Missouri254,399
United States12,112,924

Webster County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 843 countAndrew County: 492 countAtchison County: 230 countAudrain County: 641 countBarry County: 993 countBarton County: 346 countBates County: 484 countBenton County: 568 countBollinger County: 252 countBoone County: 5,282 countBuchanan County: 2,731 countButler County: 1,566 countCaldwell County: 240 countCallaway County: 970 countCamden County: 1,777 countCape Girardeau County: 2,882 countCarroll County: 321 countCarter County: 256 countCass County: 2,701 countCedar County: 410 countChariton County: 265 countChristian County: 2,486 countClark County: 179 countClay County: 6,915 countClinton County: 504 countCole County: 2,770 countCooper County: 498 countCrawford County: 703 countDade County: 190 countDallas County: 458 countDaviess County: 289 countDeKalb County: 277 countDent County: 561 countDouglas County: 289 countDunklin County: 1,759 countFranklin County: 3,125 countGasconade County: 547 countGentry County: 242 countGreene County: 11,442 countGrundy County: 290 countHarrison County: 283 countHenry County: 723 countHickory County: 211 countHolt County: 179 countHoward County: 240 countHowell County: 1,466 countIron County: 590 countJackson County: 26,173 countJasper County: 3,578 countJefferson County: 4,731 countJohnson County: 1,328 countKnox County: 110 countLaclede County: 900 countLafayette County: 962 countLawrence County: 980 countLewis County: 255 countLincoln County: 1,268 countLinn County: 398 countLivingston County: 486 countMcDonald County: 484 countMacon County: 442 countMadison County: 349 countMaries County: 194 countMarion County: 1,025 countMercer County: 121 countMiller County: 795 countMississippi County: 425 countMoniteau County: 367 countMonroe County: 258 countMontgomery County: 340 countMorgan County: 653 countNew Madrid County: 937 countNewton County: 1,530 countNodaway County: 639 countOregon County: 276 countOsage County: 279 countOzark County: 270 countPemiscot County: 946 countPerry County: 594 countPettis County: 1,340 countPhelps County: 1,384 countPike County: 514 countPlatte County: 3,232 countPolk County: 830 countPulaski County: 928 countPutnam County: 140 countRalls County: 278 countRandolph County: 682 countRay County: 465 countReynolds County: 274 countRipley County: 674 countSt. Charles County: 11,274 countSt. Clair County: 259 countSte. Genevieve County: 512 countSt. Francois County: 1,939 countSt. Louis County: 47,200 countSaline County: 674 countSchuyler County: 101 countScotland County: 153 countScott County: 1,316 countShannon County: 246 countShelby County: 210 countStoddard County: 884 countStone County: 907 countSullivan County: 144 countTaney County: 2,237 countTexas County: 646 countVernon County: 746 countWarren County: 806 countWashington County: 780 countWayne County: 391 countWebster County: 928 countWorth County: 66 countWright County: 612 countSt. Louis city: 15,936 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Webster 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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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), Webster 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), Webster 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/webster-county-missouri. 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), Webster 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/webster-county-missouri.

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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), Webster 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/webster-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Webster County was 928 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 115 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 Webster County?

928 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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