Business establishments (QCEW) in Whitman County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Whitman County was 1,242 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, count1,242

Change on 2024-0.1%

Rank24th of 39Counties in Washington ranked

Series high1,3842001

Series low1,2362023

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Whitman 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	1,242
2024	1,243
2023	1,236
2022	1,334
2021	1,355
2020	1,321
2019	1,282
2018	1,264
2017	1,286
2016	1,300
2015	1,343
2014	1,346
2013	1,352
2012	1,313
2011	1,303
2010	1,315
2009	1,276
2008	1,252
2007	1,254
2006	1,276
2005	1,277
2004	1,271
2003	1,336
2002	1,370
2001	1,384

Compared with Washington and United States

Place	2025
Whitman County	1,242
Washington	242,344
United States	12,112,924

Whitman County compared with nearby places

Under 500
500 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 2,700
2,700 to 7,300
7,300 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Whitman 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 Washington by business establishments (QCEW) 39 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), Whitman 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), Whitman 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/whitman-county-washington. 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), Whitman 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/whitman-county-washington.

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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), Whitman 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/whitman-county-washington (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 Whitman County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Whitman County was 1,242 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 39 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 Whitman County?

1,384 in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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